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Trail Rules

  • Respect other users, expect other users.
  • Be friendly and courteous.
  • Share the trail. Ride, walk or run on
    the right, pass on the left.
  • Stay on the trail. Creating your own trail or cutting switchbacks creates erosion, damages habitat and causes new trails which can't be maintained.
  • Bicyclists yield to equestrians, runners and hikers.
  • Keep your bike under control and at a safe speed.
  • Runners and hikers yield to equestrians.
  • Downhill traffic should yield to uphill traffic. When in doubt, give the other user the right of way.
  • Use unpaved trails only when they are dry, not muddy or wet, to avoid leaving ruts or prints.
  • Warn people when you are planning to pass. Use your voice to warn equestrians, not bells or horns.
  • Bells or horns may frighten horses.
  • Anticipate other trail users around corners and blind spots.
  • Ride within your ability at all times.
  • Respect wildlife.
  • Use caution when using headphones.
    You may not be able to hear people
    trying to warn you.
  • When a horse approaches, move off the trail.
  • Leave no trace.
  • Pack out your litter.
  • Dogs should be kept on leashes and under control.

To download literature, click on the links below:

   

 

 

Desert Edibles Walk - Usery Park
YOGA AT ESTRELLA MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK
All About Mountain Lions - "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park

Summer Plants and Plant Science at the White Tanks - 5/24/2012
Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park - 5/24/2012
Salute to Our Heroes - 5/24/2012
Little Critters Storytime w/ Ranger Amy -McDowell Park Nature Center - 5/24/2012
Fridays Fitness Hike - Dixie Mine Trail- *Outside of Park*- McDowell - 5/25/2012
"Just for Kids" - Toddler Cruise - Usery Park - 5/25/2012
Salute to Our Heroes - 5/25/2012
All About Black Widows - "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park - 5/25/2012
Brown Bag - The Gopher Snake at White Tank Park - 5/25/2012
Homesteading or Just Passing Through - Lake Pleasant - 5/25/2012
Summer Night Ride Series - Pemberton Trail - 5/25/2012
Search and Learn About Scorpions - Lake Pleasant - 5/25/2012
Trail Volunteers - 5/26/2012
Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park *CANCELED* - 5/26/2012
Memorial Day Weekend BBQ & Fireworks Shows - 5/26/2012
Salute to Our Heroes - 5/26/2012
There’s a Rattlesnake on my Doorstep!- Win Wet n Wild Tickets! - McDowell Park - 5/26/2012
(ALL FULL) Fun with Bows and Arrows, Archery 101 - Lake Pleasant - 5/26/2012
All About Scorpions - Evening "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park - 5/26/2012
Stargazing with Telescopes at Lake Pleasant - 5/26/2012
Scorpion Hunt - Usery Park - 5/26/2012
Family Fishing Fun - Lake Pleasant - 5/27/2012
Memorial Day Weekend BBQ & Fireworks Shows - 5/27/2012
Salute to Our Heroes - 5/27/2012
Chalky Springs Slot Canyon Hike - Lake Pleasant - 5/27/2012
more...


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Phoenix, AZ 85004
Ph: 602-506-2930 Fax: 602-506-4692
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