As the temperatures start to rise, hiking the trails in the White Tank Mountains can be challenging, even for the experienced hiker. Before you go, check out our Tips from the Trails brochure for useful information on desert safety and how to handle emergencies.
Stay Wild
Our Mission
Inspire all to conserve and enjoy the natural and cultural
resources of the White Tank Mountains
The White Tank Mountains stand in the path of one of the fastest growing metro areas in the nation. How do we make sure the natural beauty lives on? The White Tank Mountains Conservancy and our many partners are working together to create an innovative approach to balance population growth and development with nature.
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To The White Tank Mountains
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Get Involved
There are many ways to help
Volunteer
Our volunteer team of Stewards are active in helping preserve the White Tank Mountains for the benefit of this and future generations. As a Steward, you’ll donate your time and talent to assist us in our endeavors. There is no minimum or maximum time requirement.
Donate
Your donation to the White Tank Mountains Conservancy helps protect the mountains, the abundant wildlife and the enjoyment of the people who visit. Donations fund the educational programs and conservation projects that ensure the vitality of the White Tank Mountains, including the preservation of wildlife corridors that allow animals to roam freely as nature intended.
Connectivity INITIATIVE
The White Tank Mountains Conservancy’s Connectivity Initiative is a collaborative effort to envision, enable, and sustain the preservation of wildlife corridors that connect the White Tank Mountains to other regional mountain ranges. The initiative will provide a host of ecological benefits that will not only conserve the natural heritage of the mountains, but also support a 21st century economy and quality of life for residents in this fast-developing area of the Sonoran Desert.
Identifying and removing invasive plant species is critical to ensuring the White Tank Mountains “Stay Wild”. As a Desert Defender, you will learn how to identify, map and remove non-native plants that can threaten wildlife and contribute to wildfires.
Our Parks
Skyline Regional Park
White Tank Mountain Regional Park
Wildfire Ravages 128 Acres In The White Tank Mountain Regional Park
It was a sad day when an ember from an illegal charcoal grill started a wildfire that burnt 128 acres in one of the most popular hiking and picnicking areas in the White Tank Mountain Regional Park. Thankfully, there were no casualties or damage to park structures.
Wildfires are the predictable result of the desert ecosystem being carpeted by invasive plant species that fuel wildfires. Deserts are not meant to burn in this way and, as a result, native vegetation in some of the areas charred by this wildfire may never completely recover.
Annual Fire Ban in Place
It is vitally important that visitors to the White Tank Mountain Regional Park and Skyline Regional Park take notice of the Fire Ban currently in place.
The annual fire bans prohibit open, wood, or charcoal fires in the parks.
TripSavvy Editor's Choice Award
Thank you, TripSavvy! The White Tank Mountain Regional Park has been honored with a TripSavvy 2019 Editors’ Choice Award! The park was selected as one of the BEST FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS in the world! The world renown travel site hailed the park as a “hidden gem” acknowledging and appreciating the beauty and experience of our wild space in the Phoenix metropolitan area. We are radiant with joy for our beloved mountains and the wildlife that lives within it.
