Estrella Mountain Regional Park

This 19,800 acre park was the first Regional Park in Maricopa County. Estrella (Estreya) Park is south of Goodyear, Arizona.  A small fee of $7.00 per vehicle will get you into this park anytime between 6AM and 8PM Sunday through Friday and 6AM - 10PM on Saturdays.  There are all kinds of organized activities in the park.  Visit the parks website at maricopacountyparks.net to get information about the park, the schedule and the fees.  

There are several trails in this park if you’d like to go for a little hike.  We visited this park for the first time this year.  We decided to go for a walk on the Quail Trail.  The slight incline and pebbly surface make this a very easy trail for walkers of all abilities.  

 

There has been a lot of rain in this area so plants are blooming.  

You can get a trail map when you check in and the trails are well marked.  The desert views are amazing.

The Park Nature Center has all kinds of information about the area and there are live snakes in cages inside the building.  

 The bathrooms are really clean and this is the first park bathroom I've been in that has toilet covers.  

If you are in the Phoenix area, I recommend you check out the Estrella Mountain Regional Park.