North Mountain Park

This is a good desert wildlife park for hiking or picnicing in. There are some nice large picnic areas here. I like how they have the curved benches ccircling around the central firepit. There are several trails of varying dificulty and length depending on your skill and you can see desert landscape and city views. The elevation isn't quite as impressive as the summit trails of the mountains to the south, but it still tall enough to make you feel like you accomplished something. There are restrooms throughout the park. However, in one area, it was a porta-potty which was perched up on a curb so there was a huge step down to the parking lot. Someone in my group tripped while coming out, and ended up falling in some cholla! Hopefully they have relocated that one to a safer spot! There's a visitor center, but I've never been in the park during its operating hours.

Posted 09/25/06 | Report Abuse

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