We found the best hiking for our little kids at the Dreamy Draw Nature Trail. It is one of the most centrally located hikes near the middle of downtown Phoenix. Dreamy Draw Recreation Area – This is a trail that is great for the whole family and doesn’t require a long drive.We highly recommend this hike if you can.
We hiked this near sunset and the views of the valley were amazing. There is a fun water area and hieroglyphics to spot at the end of the trail. Hieroglyphics Trail – This is a bit longer of a hike but was totally doable for my twins who were four at the time.There are educational signs that taught us more about the wildlife in the area. McDowell Mountain Regional Park – Here we loved the Gateway Loop Trail and Scenic Trail.I was able to take all three of my kids here by myself because the path is paved. North Mountain – This is a great hike for small kids and moms.Here are a few of our favorite hikes near Phoenix. There are so many kid-friendly hikes.Ī lot of them have educational signs up which Rowen and Raven loved. There are so many great outdoor activities near Phoenix, and we found one of our favorites to be hiking. We went to Arizona to escape the cold Idaho winter so we knew we wanted to spend as much time outside as we could. Rafting, kayaking and even over night camping tours are other fun ways to enjoy the Salt River. You can take a Salt River Tubing adventure with a company, or venture off and orchestrate the float on your own. The Salt River, just outside of Phoenix, has drawn visitors eager to float its waters from all over the country over the past few years. If your kids enjoy being on the water, this activity is a sure fire winner for your family. We spent about two hours there and we were pretty rushed to see everything there. My four-year-old twins really enjoyed exploring the trails for about 90 minutes or so and then they were ready to go. I really enjoyed our visit to the gardens. There is a very informative loop about the native people and how they used the plants for food, medicine, and building supplies. There are multiple loops and trails throughout the garden that will give you beautiful views of the Phoenix area as well as the beautiful plants. I was amazed at the variety and beauty of the desert plants. The most recent duo were brought to a wetland area near Hunt Valley known as Paper Mill Flats, close to the NCR Trail and Big Gunpowder Falls.īy this point, many of the young night herons hatched in Fells Point earlier this year have grown their feathers and flown away.Before visiting the Desert Botanical Garden, I had no idea how many types of cacti there were. But they are not returned to Fells Point. Once they’ve grown their flight feathers and demonstrated that they can fly, the juvenile birds are deemed ready for release. But before long, they are moved into outdoor enclosures and feast on fish by themselves. Initially, volunteers feed the young birds with tongs inside the center. Once at the center, the black-crowned night herons receive helpings of finger mullet and other small fish, and their body weight is carefully tracked, Woods said. Lights Out recently joined a new Bird-Safe Baltimore network with Phoenix - as well as other Baltimore organizations such as Baltimore Gas and Electric, the National Aquarium and the Maryland Zoo - in an effort to increase momentum around bird-safe modifications, Jacks said. The nonprofit advocates for local buildings to make bird-safe improvements in lighting and window infrastructure, and conducts surveying walks downtown during birds’ migration season, to monitor the number of bird strikes and collect birds in need of rehabilitation. As director of Lights Out, Jacks is accustomed to collecting fallen and injured birds and transporting them for rehabilitation at Phoenix.
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