Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Phoenix
Cielito Park
Park with a pool & lit sports facilities. Accessible park with lit basketball, tennis & softball courts, a pool, playground & picnic area,
La Pradera Park
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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.
Dreamy Draw Recreation Area
Desert park with hiking & biking trails. Expansive public park with miles of hiking & biking trails winding through rocky desert terrain.
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.
Mountain Vista Park
Lighted sports areas & a splash pad. Public park with lighted sports courts & fields, picnicking, grills, a playground & a splash pad.
Cave Creek Park - Larkspur
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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 - Thunderbird
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Phoenix Mountains Preserve
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Arizona River Runners
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Base & Meridian Wildlife Area
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Friendship Park
Complex with little league & ball fields. This sports complex offers 10 multi-use fields, 2 little league fields & 1 softball diamond.
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
Recreational fields & a swimming pool. Level space with a rec center, exercise course, grills, playground, swimming pool & sports courts.
Rio Vista Community Park
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Saguaro Skies Famcamp
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Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort
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Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Mountainous park with desert & wetlands. Big, mountainous park featuring wetlands & undisturbed desert areas plus trails & picnic sites.
Bullard Wash Park
Park with outdoor fitness equipment. Open space featuring fitness stations along a lighted pathway, plus playgrounds & picnic tables.
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.
Goodyear Recreation Campus - Park
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Encore Paradise
RV resort with cottages, games & a pool. 55+ campground featuring RV sites & cottages, plus a pool, a restaurant, games & activities.
Quartz Peak Trailhead
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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.
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.
Discovery District Park
Soccer, basketball, a playground & lake. This 48-acre park features soccer fields, basketball courts, jogging trails, a playground & a lake.
Chandler Nature Center
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Veterans Oasis Park
Desert park with a nature center. Outdoor recreation area with trails & a playground, plus a visitor center with educational programs.
Gilbert Regional Park
Splash pad, fishing lake & sports courts. Large splash pad, modern playground & a fishing lake, plus pickleball, volleyball & tennis courts.
Desert Sky Park
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Coon Bluff Recreation Area
Riverfront park with mesquite trees. Relaxed, shady riverside park with mature mesquite trees, birdwatching & river access for tubers.
Cave Creek Regional Park Campgrounds
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Usery Park Campground
Serene spot with electricity & views. Cacti dot this simple, serene campground featuring electricity, running water & scenic views.
Buckhorn Family Campground
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Family Campground
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Skyline Regional Park
Mountainous reserve with hiking trails. 8,700-acre parkland with mountains & wide-open spaces, plus hiking trails, campsites & programs.
Copper Sky Regional Park
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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.
White Tank Mountain Regional Park
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Goldmine Trailhead
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Robbins Butte Wildlife Area
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North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness
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North mountain park
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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
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