PHOENIX — With temperatures in Phoenix already reaching triple-digits twice in 2025, the city is being proactive by updating its Trail Heat Safety Program to keep hikers safe. A few major trails will ...

Summertime in Phoenix means taking extra precautions when outdoors, as temperatures can soar upwards of 110 degrees. This is especially true if you’re planning on going for a hike. In 2021, the Parks ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A hiker is in critical condition after being rescued from a Phoenix mountain hiking trail that’s currently closed due to dangerous heat. Technical rescue teams from the Phoenix ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Hiking Arizona’s mountains and trails is a favorite activity for many, even during the hot summer months. But it can be dangerous. In Phoenix, the city saw 68 mountain rescues ...

PHOENIX — A hiker was found dead on a north Phoenix trail on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Another hiker found the man on a trail near 29th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road around 4:30 p.m., ...

When AJ Johnson heard that the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board put South Mountain and Preserve trails under its Trails and Heat Safety Program last October – and now wants to toughen the ban on ...

A family of 11, ignoring closure signs due to extreme heat, were rescued from a Phoenix hiking trail. The rescue occurred on the Holbert Trail at South Mountain Park, which was closed due to an ...

Popular Phoenix hiking trails were closed for 45 heat warning days last summer. But the city could go further: Under a change proposed for next summer, those trails would have shut down for nearly ...

PHOENIX — Phoenix's Parks and Recreation Department reopened the Echo Canyon Trail at Camelback Mountain on Sunday morning after a two-month closure for critical safety repairs following storm damage.

Echo Canyon Trail on Camelback Mountain remains closed due to unstable boulders and soil erosion caused by recent storms. Heavy rainfall this week is delaying repairs, as crews must wait for drier ...