Hassayampa River Preserve

This special piece of Arizona's natural environment is being protected and restored at the Hassayampa River Preserve near Wickenburg. For most of its 100-mile course through the desert, the Hassayampa River flows only underground. But within the preserve its crystal clear waters emerge, flowing above ground throughout the year. The lush streamside habitat of the Hassayampa is home to some of the desert's most spectacular wildlife. Many of them have become dangerously imperiled as riparian areas have disappeared from the Arizona landscape.

Guided one-hour nature walks happen at the preserve on the last Saturday of every month beginning at 8:30 a.m. (closed during the summer). The trails lead you along the lush riverbottom, across the river's floodplain, through majestic cottonwood-willow forests and dense mesquite forests that are found only near desert waterways.

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