Did You Know?

Phoenix purchased the original 13,000 acres of South Mountain Park from the federal government in 1924 for 17,000. A large number of the structures and trails were built in the park throughout the ‘30s. Today, visitors enjoy more than 50 miles of trails suitable for hiking, as well as riding bikes and horses.

Chaparral Lake offers beautiful, stocked trout for fishermen on shore and in their boats. Waterfront property owners can use human-powered and electric-powered crafts on this lake, however inflated and gas-powered boats are not permitted on Scottsdale bodies of water.