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📍12950 N. 7th St. North Mountain Visitor Center is managed by the Save Our Mountains Foundation. We open daily at 8 AM and normally close at 2 PM.

in Phoenix, AZ
🕓 Open 8AM - 2PM daily
🔑 Operated by Save Our Mountains Foundation, 501 (c)(3)
🔌 Powered by volunteers
We exist to educate people about the Phoenix Mountains Preserve & protect it from overdevelopment & encroachment. We are 100% run by volunteers, so make sure to call to check what time we close.

04/27/2026

In the meantime learn more about our local authors! There is something for everyone so save the date!

📅 May 30th
⏰ 9 AM - 2 PM
📍North Mountain Visitor Center

04/27/2026

Join us for Author’s Day at the North Mountain Visitor Center 🌵📚👓

💛 Meet 17 local authors
📖 Story time and book talks
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Fun for all ages

Free event - bring your friends & family

04/19/2026

Join our Historic Preservation Office for a night of trivia, snacks, and prizes! Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the game will feature the people and places in Arizona at the time of the nation’s founding along with some Phoenix history.

Register by April 29: bit.ly/3PG1e6h

04/14/2026

Historic Preservation Month is here, and the City’s Historic Preservation Office is hosting a special trivia night celebrating Phoenix history 🇺🇸✨

This year’s event honors the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a fun and engaging evening highlighting the people, places, and stories that shape our state and community. No trivia expertise needed! ✨🫡

📍 A.E. England Building at Civic Space Park
📅 Wednesday, May 6th

Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/4aak1fqxce?origin=QRCode

04/14/2026

Phoenix Public Library and The New Wallace & Ladmo Fan Club invite you to the unveiling of a brand new Special Edition Library Card, created in honor of The Wallace & Ladmo Show.

Join us Saturday, April 25 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm to witness the card's unveiling by Pat McMahon, Wallace and Ladmo families, and the Wallace and Ladmo Foundation.

View a specially curated collection featuring rare Wallace & Ladmo memorabilia and history. Enjoy family-friendly activities themed around Wallace and Ladmo, including exciting surprises! Registration is recommended.

Visit PhoenixPublicLibrary.org to learn more.

04/12/2026

We want to hear from you! The City of Phoenix is doing a self-evaluation on accessibility and Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliance.

Community members are encouraged to take the survey to provide feedback on what the City can improve.

Survey: https://bit.ly/48AARVF

04/11/2026

Turn your passion into a program! 🌟We’re looking for talented individuals to bring new classes and events to our local communities. Join us at an upcoming info session to learn how you can become an instructor.

🔗 Get the details here: phoenix.gov/parks/instructors

04/11/2026

Women have helped shape historic preservation in Phoenix – from early policy pioneers to today’s adaptive reuse leaders. This list highlights only a few. More belong here. Who are the women advancing preservation in your community? https://buff.ly/FCfXSKY

04/10/2026

04/07/2026

04/04/2026

Mystery Castle has a new owner. Harrell Family of Companies will preserve the landmark and develop it as a destination event venue. Community Forum: May 2, 2–4pm, South Mountain Community Library; public invited. https://buff.ly/Zsn6PIg

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12950 N 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ
85022

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 2pm
Tuesday	8am - 2pm
Wednesday	8am - 1pm
Thursday	8am - 12pm
Friday	8am - 2pm
Saturday	8am - 11am
Sunday	8am - 2pm

Telephone

(602) 343-5125

Website

http://www.northmountainvisitorcenter.org/

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The North Mountain Visitor Center gives guests an up-close and personal tour of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve and the plants and animals that make up the beautiful area surrounding the Center.

Displays, classes, and workshops are offered to interpret and understand the Sonoran Desert found right outside the Center’s doors. Visitors to the Center will gain new insights into the richness and diversity of this landscape.

A series of trails adjacent to the center mean that desert exploration is just a step away. The Center is also a good stop for those planning a longer, more challenging hike, in this part of the Preserve.

• Exhibit Hall

The exhibit hall offers interpretive information on the preservation of the Phoenix Mountains, local geology, archaeology, Sonoran Desert plants and animals, and the cycle of the Arizona sun. The Center also features exhibits from affiliated agencies, a synopsis of the tuberculosis camps in the area from the early 1900’s and work from local artists.

• North Mountain Preserve

North Mountain Preserve is rich with history. There are centuries-old Hohokam petroglyphs, evidence of turn of the century campgrounds and abandoned local mines for a variety of minerals, mostly cinnabar.

Shaw Butte is the tallest mountain in the Preserve with an elevation of 2,149 feet. North Mountain is a close second at 2,104 feet. Throughout the North Mountain Preserve, there are over 20 miles of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails.

Visitors will be able to witness the rich desert ecosystem which includes saguaro cacti, palo verde and mesquite trees, creosote bushes, coyotes, javelinas, jackrabbits, rattlesnakes, chuckwallas, quail, cactus wrens, and roadrunners.

• Programs and Events

Be sure to check the website for upcoming programs and events at the Visitor Center. Program topics include: Wilderness First Aid, Plants and Animals of the Southwest, Geology, History of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, Hohokam Culture, and more. Just view the Event Calendar located to the right of this page. Click on any date to see what events are planned for that day.

• North Mountain Visitor Center At the Center, Visitors can:

Find trail maps and talk to the staff for information on hikes or mountain bike rides in the area. If you have a horse, there is horse trailer parking next to the center on the south side of the parking lot. All trails are multi-use trails open to all disciplines.

Pick up brochures and pamphlets on a variety of topics related to the Sonoran Desert and the Mountain Preserve.

Take a tour through the interpretive Exhibit Hall.

Learn about upcoming outdoor programs, lectures, and events.

Find unique gifts including jewelry, field guides, educational books, hats, T-shirts, water, snacks and local artists crafts.

12950 North 7th Street • Phoenix, Arizona 85022 Located on the west side of 7th Street, just south of Thunderbird Road. From east valley, remember that Cactus Road turns into Thunderbird Road.

• Visitor Center Operators The center was closed in April 2010, due to budget cuts. Now, thanks to the efforts of a collaboration of non-profit organizations, the facility has reopened in 2011.

North Mountain Visitor Center is operated by: Save Our Mountains Foundation Arizona Parks and Recreation Association Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council, Inc. Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association

12950 NORTH 7TH STREET • PHOENIX, AZ 85022 • (602)-343-5125 Front Desk • (602) 335-1962 Back Offices of APRA • WWW.SAVEOURMOUNTAINS.ORG

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