
Guided Bird Walk at Hassayampa River Preserve
Explore the resident and migrating birds of the Hassayampa River Preserve during a guided morning walk with Ranger Eric. Registration is required and limited to 10 participants.
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Explore the resident and migrating birds of the Hassayampa River Preserve during a guided morning walk with Ranger Eric. Registration is required and limited to 10 participants.

Explore the Hassayampa River Preserve after dark during an exciting wildlife walk in search of bats, owls, ringtails, scorpions and other nocturnal creatures.

Look and listen for resident and migrating birds during a ranger-guided morning walk through the Hassayampa River Preserve.

Learn to identify Arizona’s native butterflies and collect valuable citizen-science data during Hassayampa Butterfly Monitoring on September 19.

Watch hundreds of turkey vultures roost near the Hassayampa, then stay for the sunset bat emergence under the bridge during this free family wildlife event in Wickenburg.

Vulture City Ghost Town opens its visitor season October 8. Explore historic buildings, mining exhibits and Arizona’s Old West near Wickenburg.

Join Ranger Eric for a beginner-friendly bird count at Hassayampa River Preserve October 10. Advance registration is required.

Looking for a challenge? Look no further. Ranger Kevin has all the details about the annual hiking, running, biking and horseback riding challenge presented by Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department.

Explore the night sky with Ranger Kevin during a guided hiking and telescope-viewing evening at Hassayampa River Preserve on October 16.

Explore Arizona’s unexplained through paranormal footage, ghost-hunting equipment demonstrations and audience Q&A in Wickenburg on October 24.

Halloween meets the Old West at Vulture City on October 24. The Awakening brings haunted-house thrills, trick-or-treating, costume contests and fireside paranormal stories to Wickenburg’s historic mining ghost town.

Explore Wickenburg’s natural side with Ranger Nikki on October 25. This guided walk at Hassayampa River Preserve requires registration by October 23.

Join NATRC Region 2 at Boyd Ranch for a weekend of competitive trail riding, desert scenery and Western horsemanship. Newcomers welcome - junior riders ride free.