We love hiking here in the morning before the day heats up. We were visiting family recently and decided to go on a weekday. It wasn’t busy at all. The trails are marked but I would use their map to make sure you make the right turns based on the trail you want to stick to. The woman who was working at the booth was friendly and helpful.

Estrella Mountain Regional Park is a wealth of information about the surrounding flora and fauna, as well as the plans to heal the Gila, Salt, and Agua Fria rivers.You can picnic, ride bikes or horses, get fit with guided hikes, or go on your own on trails from easy, moderate, and difficult.

Really nice just be prepared to pay for entrance. $7 per car load. Not expensive, and so many trails to choose from. I’m definitely going back. Their hiking map though is not for the inexperienced.

Nice place. $7 entrance fee. During the Summer months go early and bring a lot of water.

Pleasant surprise we enjoyed the nature center and all the critters and I have lived in Arizona 44 years but in Scottsdale and Tempe area and had never driven over there it was worth the drive we really enjoyed it and my husband bought himself a little gift in the shopHikes were easy and enjoyable - there at 11 o’clock Sunday morning

A nice place to hike now that temp dropped. My kids and I loved the trails

Ive been going to this place for many years! Its amazing and plenty of space to go hiking, walking, have picnic and camping. Keep in mind there is a minimal fee to enter the park, I would suggest getting the annual pass as it allows you to visit other parks.

Beautiful area to hike. It is always clean, the trails are well signed and the staff are friendly

Great place to bike trails, ride horses (bring your own or rent one at the park)

Place was super nice. Its $7 to get in. They close early too.

Trails are pristine. Gorgeous views and lots of wildlife. Nearly deserted when its 102F. Love it.

Is a perfect place for mountain biking and hiking i highly recommended

Nice quiet walk thru some peaceful AZ desert

Many hiking trails. We didnt stop at the visitors center because we dont go where we dont have due to CoVid.

Great place for picnic. Grass an brush was very dry

Nice nature center with a couple of snakes and spiders and a toad. They have allot of info about the park. $7.00 a car load for the day. Well marked trails through the mountain.

I brought my parents to join the full moon hike. It was a guided hike. A good group of people showed up. Amanda led us through and she would stop and tell us facts about the park, its wildlife and plants. You could tell she cared about what she does. The hike was 2 miles long and about 2 hours- although it felt much shorter. Amanda and her four helpers were great! Both, my parents and I, loved the hike.

We were looking to do a little hiking while in Phoenix. This fit the bill! The lady at the visitor center was helpful in finding a nice hike. We did 2.25 miles. It was nice.

Beautiful park comprising more than 19,000 acres with a variety of well-marked trails suitable for all levels. Activities include: hiking, trail-running, mountain biking, picnicking in dedicated reservable ramadas, camping, equestrian. Nice visitor center with very friendly staff. Restrooms, water at visitor center and equestrian staging area. Includes a section of the Maricopa Trail. $2 entry if on foot or bike; $7 per car. Day use except for the camping area, which currently is only available at the equestrian center. Gem of a park!

This is a beautiful hiking area with lots of scenic views in every direction. Lots of variety for the trails. Not much elevation difference, so not a lot of steep climbs. Very child friendly and pet friendly. We went on Thanksgiving so it was very open with just a few people. Great place to enjoy outdoors without many people. It cost 6 dollars to enter, but happy to support this place. Very detailed maps and brochures are available. There is also a place where you can go horseback riding, but have not tried it yet.

This place is gorgeous my daughter and I took her senior pictures there and it’s an absolutely amazing park if you are looking for a place to hike and to have many options please come here

Beautiful desert landscape. Nice trails but very short with the longest trail at 2.5 miles. $7 park admission seems unreasonable give the size and scope of the park

One word- amazing! The natural views, spectacular desert views... places like this is why we love AZ!

Good hiking trails. Clean. Not crowded. They also have great playgrounds. It was $7 for a daily pass.

Well maintained trails with great views of the valley and downtown. IG @more2exploring

This was my 3rd time going on the baseline trail. Im already aware of the many trails Estrella has to offer and one of the spots that are very popular with the Star Tower is near.They have great visitor center if you want to know more about the animals in the area. The trails range in difficulty. From most of the trails you have a great view looking out to Phoenix, Goodyear and Avondale.

This is a great place to take your horses out. Plenty of different terrain and spots to stop and enjoy the day. Well before it gets too hot.

Nice place for a quiet afternoon. A lot of space for maintain social distance

Hiked 5 miles today. Im a novice hiker and it was doable although admittedly a challenge in a few spots. All the staff and fellow adventurers were very friendly. Beautiful scenery. Just keep your eyes on the trail, especially while going downhill. Dont get so busy hikung that you forget to pull over and look up. Magnificent!

What an amazing place 7 bucks to get in. Easy to navigate enjoyed it alot.

Peaceful, the trails are great we specially for the kiddos.

After a long day of looking for a nice and somewhat quiet place to have lunch and play with our drone, we remembered that there was a lovely state park with trees and hiking trails just minutes from home. Dont know why it was so empty on a beautiful October Saturday but, lucky us! Very peaceful and plenty of room to play with our drone.

Great hike. Wouldnt recommend during the summer as there is no shade

Very clean park, Nice trails and upkeep was good too. I would love to come more often but the $7 fee for a few times a week is over my budget. My daughter enjoyed our 1st hiking experience with a top of the mountain midpoint and Deabeau (my furbaby) enjoyed the New scenery

We love Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Very nice and clean. The playground is amazing. The ranger puts on great programs and hikes.

I hold a hiking group here on a regular basis and I love the terrain, and expansive trails. Ive never really seen it fully crowded like some other trails either which is nice.

Excellent local mountain park. There are great views and awesome trails for hiking.

Beautiful park!! Its worth the 7 dlls

Nice park with plenty of pavilions for picnics. Lots of cool trails. People in the nature / visitor center could have been more engaging.

Nice park. Less crowded than some of the others in the area because you have to pay to enter. My only negative is that the trails were filled with horse manure due to people horse back riding on the trails...

Nice hiking trail for first time hikers.

Great spot for hikes! Love the horseback riding option too! Worth the visit

They need to close this place down not being taken care of at all whole course in terrible shape

Varying degrees of hikes. Great views all throughout. Well marked hiking trails. Dog friendly was an added bonus

Well marked great place for a few hours to stretch get some movement in the limbs and enjoy the beautiful Arizona outdoors. My spouse and I had been to a springtraining baseball game and it was the perfect way to end the day.

We really love hiking this park - tons of family fun!

We love this park for hiking, mountain biking and the play ground is amazing.

Camping here has been a wonderful experience. Close to the city but so remote that you’d never even know it.

I live close and its just a Beautiful place to take the kids and play

We went for horseback riding lessons and had a great time. The rescue horses were awesome and our granddaughter loved it. Bring some apples or carrots, great treats for the horses. JD

This place is amazing love the mountains and the secret spot to look at the stars not to mention the man made lake a little further up the mountain. Love it!

Good fun ride today and nice hike.

I remember when this park used to be verry nice and very green year round and entrance fee was only $2. now the entrance fee is $7 grass which is so much easier to keep green during the Winter its now completely dead tons of plain dirt spots all over. This park is not well maintained as it once was, Im very disappointed and I will not be coming back to this park.

I mountain bike here often and have taken my family here for hikes and biking. Lots of trails to match whatever skill level.

Bring sunscreen. We enjoyed ourselves on this dry but not to hot hike. I bet its very hot in the summer with no shade on the trail of course.

Beautiful location, recommended for all families.

Perfect place for work outs

Nice hike, was a very busy place today! There was a long line of cars waiting to pay the $8.00 to get in on normal days it $7.00. They had what seemed to be a car show. Lots of families, music, old cars, and food.

I love hiking this park!

Today we took the family to the Estrella Mountain Regional Park for their annual Halloween festival. They had lots of fun with the creepy critters on display. They even had a bonfire with all the goodies for roasted marshmallows! My granddaughter had a blast!

Great park great customer service workers are very friendly and knowledgeable about the area will be recommending to family and friends...

Great park to come and hike, take photos, play with the pups, relax, and just have fun. Many cooking areas and Park tables. Clean. Restrooms have water and are clean. You can even camp here!

There are all types of trails here. When we had our kids, wed even take a stroller out on the Gila trail, which is fairly flat and round. There are camping sites and a fun playground for the kids. Not a fan of paying 6 bucks to get in, but not much you can do about that. Worth it if its a once-in-a-while type thing.

Trail runners paradise. Very helpful staff. Incredibly beautiful.

Nature Center helpful and friendly. Beautiful area with plenty of trails for families, hikers, bikers, and horse back riders.

I like the trails. The only issue is there are no trashcans, so you can.pick up after your dog on the trails.

Im glad it was National Take a Hike day because paying an entry fee for any taxpayer funded park is ridiculous. That said, it was kind of pretty but the dead saguaros and other plant life is unfortunate and dismal. Thats nature I suppose. Worth a visit just to say you have.

Plenty of shady places with tables available. Theres water fountains for both people and dogs.Restrooms are available.

Nice hidden back mountain trails. Great for jogging or beginning hikers.

Good MTB trails. Camp area trailer friendly with plenty of open space. No services.

Nice place to relax and I love the drive to get there

It was fun, but I need to explore more of it.

Its a nice place to hike and i like how there is a play ground as well. Just wish that people would pick up after their dogs and themselves as well

The best view. Friendly atmosphere. I will go over and over.

Great park for walk with the dog and just for some relaxing times.. Very beautiful

Nice park for hiking. Many easy to moderate trails of various length. Trails are well marked and intersect often so you can hike as far as you want. Views both near and far are outstanding. Ample Picnic facilities, bathrooms and water available.

Beautiful mountain views.

What a great trail system! Pups and humans had a wonderful day.

Loved this hike, theres easy, medium and hard trails, lots of chords and cacti Super fud would definitely go again

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Great hiking. Go early in the summer as the temps can climb quickly and there is no shade. Many different hikes - mostly flat - pick your length. Horseback riding available in the winter.

This is an amazing park. Its huge, it has a great playground, and lots of well spaced ramadas. The hiking trails are beautiful and well kept. There is a $7 per vehicle fee, but its totally worth it. You can camp here, but it requires a special permit. Be aware, this is a desert habitat, so there are scorpions and snakes.

Pristine desert, beautiful landscape, well kept trails and a great new pavilion area for families

Quality and services are the best!

Beautiful views on the peaks. Just so AMAZING!!

Great hiking!

My 11-year-old son and I were here early on a Saturday morning for the Cactus Flower 6k race (part of a trail series). We were only in town for a few days and managed to find this race on the calendar.The park itself is pretty plain. The cost to get in ($5 or $6?) seems peculiar to me, since I dont know what the return was on my investment. Maybe thats just how the parks in Arizona/Phoenix work? Either that or Im spoiled by all of the free parks in the midwest.We ran on a very challenging course: lots of hills, sand gravel and so forth.Hitting the trails for a long hike or something? Bring lots of water and snacks. Theres not much in the way of shade or anything out there. :)

Nice park. Have been going there for the past 45 yrs. Alot of upgrades that have enhanced the park. Great place to take the kids and also for hiking.

Nice park. Very large. Lots of hiking trails. The visitors center is very nice.

Visited for kite festival which occurs usually near 14th January every year. Nice views and big picnic areas

Love hiking these trails....trying our new hiking shoes

A lot of Good Trails for Bikers, Hikers and Horseback Riding. .. had a great time doing 11mile bike trail..

In love this park, you can really appreciate the sunset from the top of the mountain. They have classes for kids at the nature center, there is also camping there. I really enjoy this park, specially in February when its covered by flowers.

Hiking into Estrella could take days if you let it. Beautiful place!

Nice trails to ride, take a rope and shovel in case you get stuck.

Loved how the trails are so wide and well maintained. As always, know the danger of the area you will be exploring and take plenty of water with you.

This place was awesome. The playground is just amazing. My 6 year old cried when it was time to leave.

Great place to Bike and Hike

I mountain bike ride here weekly. Easy access and a beautiful area to get out and hike or ride your bike. I appreciate having such an awesome place basically in my back yard. I live in estrella mountain ranch and appreciate how easy it is to get in and out of. Thank for such a beautiful place so close to home.

Love the outdoors? Great place for kids too. I took my niece their and she had a ton of fun!! Trying to do something non electronic...no cell phones actually getting outside and exploring nature. Take your kids there they will actually like it.