Billionaire William G. Hartranft wanted Phoenix to have a grand park similar to the famous parks of cities like San Francisco ...

According to South Mountain Park Ranger Sverre Bodung, roughly 10,000 visitors per week pass through the Dirt Road Trail ...

Phoenix celebrates South Mountain Park's centennial with a refurbished visitor center and community festivities.

Phoenix officials are beginning their months-long preparation of a budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 with a bit of good news.

Hartranft, also chair of the first Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board, oversaw the purchase of a large tract of land that was then outside city limits. Two hundred acres of cotton farmland were ...