the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted to close some of the city's most popular mountain trails, including some in Camelback Mountain, on days the National Weather Service declares a heat ...

Camelback Mountain is a point of pride for people living in the Valley and truly captivating for so many out-of-town visitors, but the trails can be just as dangerous as they are mesmerizing.

Neither plan would affect the trail closures on Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain. “I mean, honestly, I would like to see no closures on South Mountain,” said John Bawden, who hikes South ...

Since 2021, trails at Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak have had parking lot gates closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on excessive heat warning days. Last year, there was a total of 45 days when that was ...

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) — A man died after he was rescued from a Phoenix mountain hiking trail earlier this week. Technical rescue teams from Phoenix and Tempe were called to Camelback Mountain ...

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) — A man died after he was rescued from a Phoenix mountain hiking trail earlier this week. Technical rescue teams from Phoenix and Tempe were called to Camelback Mountain’s ...

With temperatures in Phoenix already reaching triple-digits twice in 2025, the city is being proactive by updating its Trail Heat Safety Program to keep hikers safe.