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    North Mountain Park

    4.3 (113 reviews)
    Closed • 5:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Debbi P.

    Absolutely beautiful hiking trails! Breathtaking views!! Rocky in some areas with some climbs, but overall a fairly easy hike!!! Many different trails to many different views. Clean bathroom facilities and plenty of parking.

    Charles R.

    Make sure you bring water and don't bring your animal out if it's over 100° ended up stopping to give most of my water to a dog owner who decided to think it was smart to trail with an animal. Not a lot of shade. Fall winter and spring would be ideal weather for this area.

    Cassandra A.

    One of my favorite mountains to hike when I am short on time and want to get a nice workout in. Beautiful views and usually not that crowded.

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    Ashanti V.

    Beautiful park with great views. Most of the trails are gravel but there is one paved path that leads up the mountain

    Made it to the top!
    Ngoc H.

    This mountain and trailheads are amazing. I haven't been here in awhile since they've remodeled the trails and it's great. Easy access, ample parking and keeps your heart pumping. I love the area. Easy trails too.

    Colette C.

    Plenty of parking, great incline, few different trails to explore. Also, killer view at the top! I like how it's right by my house so whenever I'm feeling like I need to get out the house or get some steps in.... this will be my go to spot :)

    O'Zandra F.

    Great park for the family! There is a paved trail. If you desire a challenge, try trail 44. It's about 1 hour round trip. The trailhead begins in the Chechan parking lot. Not the avid hiker? There are lots of seating areas with barbeque grills. Great for private lunches or kid birthday parties. Several parking lots.

    Jon M.

    Park with easy access off N. 7th st and adequate parking(although I was a walkin). I just walked the 0.8 mile loop that does have excellent views of downtown and mountains. There are nice facilities including several picnic tables, toilets and well marked areas. However, they closed off many areas to visitors. Recommended.

    Savannah J.

    My boyfriend and I came here for a sunrise hike, it's early November and was a little chilly so I recommend wearing long pants and a crew neck. Although, majority of the hike is completely vertical so that was pretty misleading and if you are a beginner it will be slightly harder, but not impossible. Half the trail is paved anyways. Just take your time and some water stops along the way and you'll be just fine. Once you get at the top, it's absolutely beautiful and totally worth it.

    Phoenix

    Wonderful hike! Clean, safe, and your surrounded by like minded people who are pumped and eager for this morning hike. Everyone is super friendly and we all encourage each other with words of kindness and motivation. It's beautiful and pretty uplifting!

    Rafael R.

    Went on my first hike of the year. This was also my first time hitting this trail. The views were pretty great. The trails lead in a few directions which is good for changing it up. Plenty of parking since it's probably not one of the more popular hiking destinations. The desert can be rather beautiful especially when the desert foliage is blooming. One small knock is that some of the paths can be a little sketchy with footing. This is the time of year you really need to get out and enjoy theses trails. Ramadas are available for a family outings as well. It's crazy close to downtown, so it's an easy cruise up the hill. Get off the couch and hike.

    Phoenix view.
    Rick V.

    Beautiful view of Phoenix and the surrounding area. A moderate hike, but bring lots of water and sunscreen. Part of the way is paved if you enter through North Mountain Park.

    7th Street going all the way downtown
    Brett B.

    About 1.6 miles roundtrip from the Maricopa Ramada. Pretty cool little climb, but then you end up on a road heading to the summit. Near the top, you get to go offroad for a bit to the very top. You can see 7th St go all the way downtown. Total time up and back was 50:12. Pretty easy hike. This was my third of four mountains, one Saturday in April.

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    Great and fun park I totally recommend going there with your kids whether it's fishing or just playing it's awesome

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    amazing views, not too crowded and i went on a Saturday, plenty of parking space as well

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    Beautiful grounds! I…read morewent in June in the early morning and it got hot fast. It's a small park so very doable for a quick in and out of your area short on time or want to avoid the heat. It cost about $15 for an adult ticket. No food or drinks are allowed on the grounds. I thought I could walk around with my morning coffee it had to quickly drink it before entering the park.

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    Being that I work in Parks and Recreation, whenever I visit a friend in another city, I always like…read moreto check out the local parks. So when I was visiting my friend in Phoenix, she wanted to take me to one of her favorites, Encanto Park. Of course, the name immediately made me think of the Disney movie, so naturally we played the Encanto soundtrack all the way there! Unfortunately, we picked a particularly brutal day to visit because it was a blistering 110° in Phoenix. Needless to say, our visit was a pretty quick lap around the park! It was beautiful and appeared to be fairly well maintained and clean. I was curious about why the water was SO green, though. I'm not sure if that's typical or just a result of the heat. There wasn't a whole lot happening while we were there, which wasn't surprising given the temperature. Even Enchanted Island, the amusement park attached to Encanto Park, wasn't open yet because of the heat. One thing I absolutely loved was the drum circle. I could have stood there and watched for quite a while, but we knew we couldn't stay outside for too long in that heat, so we moved along. Overall, the park looked beautifully maintained and fairly clean. I definitely think this would be a great place to hang out, explore, or spend the day on a much more reasonable-temperature day. I'd love to come back when it's not 110° because I have a feeling there's a lot more to experience here than we were able to see during our very hot and very quick visit!

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    4.4(78 reviews)
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    Was in the area today and had seen an insta post about this park so we visited it! It is so nice…read more They have nice ponds, a little veterans memorial, huge playground, and a cool little splash pad! We've had some bad experiences with wasp infested splash pads lately but this one was not bad at all, I think I saw one flying around. Definitely a good amount of shading here, making it nice for the summer. My son had a lot of fun and this park was super clean and not overly crowded. Would definitely recommend and will come back again,

    Anthem Community Park is honestly a beautiful, well-maintained park. The ambience is great, it's…read moreclean, and there's a huge variety of equipment and sports areas. I'd give the cleanliness and overall park quality a 10/10. There's something for all ages, and it's easy to spend a whole afternoon there. The train is definitely cute and fun for kids, but it's a bit overpriced at $5 per ticket, even for a one-year-old. Unfortunately, our experience with the train staff really took away from it. The woman taking tickets was extremely rude and didn't speak to us at all -- no hello, no eye contact, no thank you, nothing. It honestly felt like she didn't want to be there or interact with families. I was trying to make it a fun moment for my child by having them hand over the ticket, but they actually got scared and hid behind me. The woman selling the tickets, on the other hand, was very kind and welcoming. The park itself can also get very crowded, and we noticed older kids sometimes take over the younger kids' play areas, which can make it hard for little ones when there's roughhousing or inappropriate language. That's not really the park's fault, but it's something to be aware of if you have small children. Overall, it's definitely worth visiting at least once because it's a beautiful space with tons to do. I personally prefer smaller neighborhood parks for a calmer experience, but Anthem Community Park is great in terms of facilities. The biggest areas for improvement would be crowd management in the play areas and better, more family-friendly staffing for the train.

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