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.

Phoenix park leaders are considering two options when it comes to closing trails at South Mountain Park on Thursday.

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

Warren Long spent part of his visit to Phoenix from Wisconsin enjoying the South Mountain Mormon Trail. He said he feels hikers should have the choice to head out on the trail regardless of ...

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

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 ...

South Mountain Park and Preserve recently reopened the Visitor Center located through the Central Avenue entrance to the park ...

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board could vote Thursday on new heat restrictions for mountain and preserve trails, but ...

Phoenix leaders are considering closing fewer hiking trails during the extreme heat. The city’s Parks and Recreation Board will discuss two options for South Mountain Park on Thursday evening.

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 ...