Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Maricopa

Copper Sky Regional Park

Copper Sky Regional Park

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Quartz Peak Trailhead

Quartz Peak Trailhead

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Mountain Vista Park

Mountain Vista Park

Lighted sports areas & a splash pad. Public park with lighted sports courts & fields, picnicking, grills, a playground & a splash pad.

Chandler Nature Center

Chandler Nature Center

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Veterans Oasis Park

Veterans Oasis Park

Desert park with a nature center. Outdoor recreation area with trails & a playground, plus a visitor center with educational programs.

North mountain park

North mountain park

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Pima Canyon Trailhead

Pima Canyon Trailhead

Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains. There is a trail running up this canyon that rises from 880m above sea level to 1940m in elevation.

Sonoran Desert National Monument

Sonoran Desert National Monument

Desert park with trails & saguaro cacti. National park featuring desert landscape trails for hiking & horses, plus saguaro cacti.

Maricopa Outdoor Adventures

Maricopa Outdoor Adventures

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Gilbert Regional Park

Gilbert Regional Park

Splash pad, fishing lake & sports courts. Large splash pad, modern playground & a fishing lake, plus pickleball, volleyball & tennis courts.

Discovery District Park

Discovery District Park

Soccer, basketball, a playground & lake. This 48-acre park features soccer fields, basketball courts, jogging trails, a playground & a lake.

Goldmine Trailhead

Goldmine Trailhead

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Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Mountainous park with desert & wetlands. Big, mountainous park featuring wetlands & undisturbed desert areas plus trails & picnic sites.

Desert Sky Park

Desert Sky Park

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Base & Meridian Wildlife Area

Base & Meridian Wildlife Area

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North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness

North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness

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Cielito Park

Cielito Park

Park with a pool & lit sports facilities. Accessible park with lit basketball, tennis & softball courts, a pool, playground & picnic area,

Friendship Park

Friendship Park

Complex with little league & ball fields. This sports complex offers 10 multi-use fields, 2 little league fields & 1 softball diamond.

Goodyear Recreation Campus - Park

Goodyear Recreation Campus - Park

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La Pradera Park

La Pradera Park

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Bullard Wash Park

Bullard Wash Park

Park with outdoor fitness equipment. Open space featuring fitness stations along a lighted pathway, plus playgrounds & picnic tables.

Dreamy Draw Recreation Area

Dreamy Draw Recreation Area

Desert park with hiking & biking trails. Expansive public park with miles of hiking & biking trails winding through rocky desert terrain.

Cotton Lane RV Park

Cotton Lane RV Park

RV park with a pool, golf & other games. Ages 55+ RV park offering 30/50-amp hookups, plus an indoor pool, activities, golf & other games.

Cortez Park

Cortez Park

Lake for fishing & swimming plus trails. 3-acre green space with sports fields, a picnic table & a fish-stocked lake that's open to swimmers.

Sahuaro Ranch Park

Sahuaro Ranch Park

Green space with farm animals & a museum. Set on old ranch grounds, this park features wandering fowl, a historic house museum & play areas.

Cave Creek Park - Larkspur

Cave Creek Park - Larkspur

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Saguaro Skies Famcamp

Saguaro Skies Famcamp

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Usery Park Campground

Usery Park Campground

Serene spot with electricity & views. Cacti dot this simple, serene campground featuring electricity, running water & scenic views.

Buckhorn Family Campground

Buckhorn Family Campground

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Cave Creek Park - Thunderbird

Cave Creek Park - Thunderbird

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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

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Arizona River Runners

Arizona River Runners

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Robbins Butte Wildlife Area

Robbins Butte Wildlife Area

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Leaf Verde

Leaf Verde

Desert RV site with a pool & activities. Well-equipped desert RV site with a heated pool, social club, fitness center, dog run & games.

Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort

Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort

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Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park

Land animals, an aquarium & rides. Expansive collection of land & water animals with special features like giraffe feeding, plus rides.

Rio Vista Community Park

Rio Vista Community Park

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Coon Bluff Recreation Area

Coon Bluff Recreation Area

Riverfront park with mesquite trees. Relaxed, shady riverside park with mature mesquite trees, birdwatching & river access for tubers.

Skyline Regional Park

Skyline Regional Park

Mountainous reserve with hiking trails. 8,700-acre parkland with mountains & wide-open spaces, plus hiking trails, campsites & programs.

Desert Shadows RV Resort

Desert Shadows RV Resort

RV park with a pool & family activities. Family RV park offering an indoor pool & activities like bingo, bocce, fitness classes & live music.

Deer Valley Park

Deer Valley Park

Recreational fields & a swimming pool. Level space with a rec center, exercise course, grills, playground, swimming pool & sports courts.

Encore Paradise

Encore Paradise

RV resort with cottages, games & a pool. 55+ campground featuring RV sites & cottages, plus a pool, a restaurant, games & activities.

Cave Buttes Recreation Area

Cave Buttes Recreation Area

Scenic nature preserve for hiking. Hiking is a popular in this scenic nature preserve also offering a field for flying model airplanes.

Family Campground

Family Campground

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White Tank Mountain Regional Park

White Tank Mountain Regional Park

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