Outdoors & Rec

Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak are closed during the day through Friday, and hiking on other city trails is discouraged.

Volunteers from across the Valley will head Papago Park to help pick up trash.

Skywatchers can see a pair of spectacular astronomical phenomena coinciding this week.

You shouldn’t miss this cool astronomical event. Here’s how to see it in Phoenix.

You’ll be a happy camper when you book one night at one of the county’s beautiful campgrounds and get a second night free.

How to catch a rare sight in the skies overhead.

How to catch the biggest meteor shower of the summer this weekend.

It’s one of three summer meteor showers lighting up the night skies in the coming weeks.

The summer meteor shower season is just getting started.

Jillian Stannard was battling several health conditions. Then, she discovered a life-changing passion.

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona has the most deaths per 1 million visits.

It’s usually $37 for an Arizona fishing lesson. This weekend, you can cast a line for free.

May’s full moon, also known as the Flower Moon, will occur on Thursday, May 23.

Local skywatchers were treated to a vibrant spectacle on Friday when the northern lights were visible throughout our state.

That’s right. The aurora borealis. At this time of year. In this part of the country.

Planning to watch the solar eclipse in Arizona on April 8? You’ll need special glasses to protect your eyes.

Want to see the solar eclipse in Phoenix and other parts of Arizona on April 8? Here’s when to look.

It’s prime hiking season in Arizona. Get outside on one of our recommended trails.

Get a little exercise and a lot of sugar at Sunday’s race.

The biggest meteor shower of the year will feature 60 to 100 shooting stars per hour in the night sky when it peaks over Arizona on Sunday.

Who knew?

Hiking faux pas are a real thing. Here are some ways to avoid them.