The city of Phoenix is one step closer to implementing new rules for closing hiking trails at South Mountain Park /Preserve ...

The three most difficult trails on South Mountain will close when the National Weather Service declares heat warnings from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A select group of trails, which prove difficult for rescue crews to reach hikers, will remain closed during extreme heat, but ...

The department’s data reveals that since 2021, Arizona residents accounted for 437 mountain rescues, or 71% of all incidents.

PHOENIX - A few select trails at South Mountain will close from 8 a.m. to ... "Yeah, it gets hot down here, but people understand if it's hot. They should be able to self-police and make sure ...

Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted to close a few trails on South Mountain on days when the National Weather Service ...

A man is dead after being rescued from a popular Phoenix mountain hiking trail earlier this week. Reports of a hiker “experiencing a medical emergency" were first called in to the local fire ...

If you're a hiker or mountain biker who visits South Mountain and you're not into climbing, you may have looked in bewilderment at some point at people walking through the bush with odd-looking ...

Arizona offers a seemingly endless array of outdoor experiences. And Phoenix's South Mountain Park is no exception. The park, which spans more than 16,000 acres and is one of the country’s ...