Welcome to Estrella Mountain Regional Park.

These 19,840 acres of desert and mountains became the first regional park in the Maricopa County Park System in 1954. Located near the meeting of the Gila and Agua Fria Rivers in the southwest Valley, the park includes a large wetland, or riparian, area. The majority of the park remains pristine desert, very similar in appearance to the landscape seen by the first settlers and explorers. The Sierra Estrella range, or Star Mountains, was once within the Mexican border, and remained so until the Gadsden Purchase in 1853. Today, many amenities are available to visitors, including the only grass picnic area in the Maricopa County Park System.

Nature Center
The Nature Center is now open (as of Nov.24, 2008) - please stop by. Center hours are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ~ 7 days a week.

HOST PROGRAM
Thank you for your interest in Estrella Mountain Regional Park. We’ve currently filled all of the FY09-10 host positions. Please check back with us again next year for vacancies.

Even More Animal Olympics-Estrella - 5/6/2009

Baseline Quickie Hike-Estrella - 5/7/2009

Full Moon Hike-Estrella - 5/8/2009

Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt-Estrella - 5/9/2009

Meet Ms. Tarantula and Conan the Scorpion-Estrella - 5/9/2009

CEMP Park Friends and Volunteers Meeting-Estrella - 5/13/2009

Bug Scavenger Hunt-Estrella - 5/14/2009

Endangered Species Day-Estrella - 5/15/2009

Desert Edibles/Southwestern Cuisine-Estrella - 5/16/2009

Learn Indian Basketweaving-Estrella - 5/16/2009

more...

Coming soon!

*When a fire ban is in effect for the
park system, you are not permitted to
have campfires, fire pits or operate
charcoal grills in the parks for safety
reasons. Thank you.

Park Hours
Sun-Thu: 6am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 6am-10pm
- 365 days a year 

Nature Center Hours
Sun - Wed: 8 am - 6 pm
Thu - Sat: 8 am - 8 pm

Admin. Office Hours
Mon - Fri: 8 am - 4 pm