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White Tank Regional Park, AZ

  • Litchfield Park

    11 mi. SE
    Litchfield Park is a planned residential community, 16 miles west of central Phoenix. It is a unique suburban community boasting a small town atmosphere and casual lifestyle. Litchfield Park is just north of Interstate 10 with easy access to metropolitan Phoenix. It was incorporated in 1987. Litc Visit us in Litchfield Park

  • Glendale

    Glendale

    12 mi. E
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  • Sun City

    Sun City

    12 mi. E
    Sun City, Arizona means many things to many people, but all agree it is a place of cleanliness and friendliness, a wide variety of interests and activities - an ideal adult community - where all residents can be as active as they wish. The seven recreation centers, two bowling centers, eight golf co Visit us in Sun City

  • Avondale

    Avondale

    13 mi. SE
    The City of Avondale is ranked one of the fastest growing residential areas of Maricopa County, Arizona. With 54,000 current residents, Avondale has come a long way from its agricultural past. Parks, recreation areas, picnic ramadas, and nature trails are found throughout the city. These am Visit us in Avondale

  • Peoria

    Peoria

    13 mi. E
    Peoria, Arizona is a dynamic suburban community located just eleven miles west of Central Phoenix. One of the fastest growing cities in Arizona, Peoria\'s featured Sports Complex is home to Major League Spring Training for the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. Boasting a 10,000-seat stadium, t Visit us in Peoria

  • Sun City West

    Sun City West

    14 mi. NE
    In 1978, John Meeker, president of the Del E. Webb Development Company, who first master-planned a community for active adults in Sun City, looked at the desolate desert two miles to the west and visioned a new, larger community with facilities unmatched elsewhere. At its core, an "Emerald Valley Visit us in Sun City West

  • Buckeye

    Buckeye

    4 mi. S
    Nestled between the Sonoran National Monument and the White Tank Mountain Regional Park is a quality of life as synonymous as the desert sky - full of limitless colors and possibilities. From dawn to dusk an enchanted scenery unfolds, and as the day progresses, is only further captured by the resona Visit us in Buckeye

  • Goodyear

    6 mi. S
    Spectacular master-planned communities with country clubs, lakes, and golf courses. Quality homes for young families to top executives. Rural open spaces next to majestic desert mountains. Palm-lined avenues with a wide array of dining and shopping. All of this in a high-end community with a friend Visit us in Goodyear

  • Surprise

    Surprise

    9 mi. NE
    Founded in 1938, Surprise was just a sleepy square-mile farming community when it incorporated in 1960. Today, it's one of the nation's fastest growing cities with a new home completed almost every hour, and the state's largest Wal-Mart Supercenter. But Surprise is about more than just bricks and st Visit us in Surprise

White Tank Regional Park Camping

White Tank Camping
White Tank CampingWhite Tank Park offers family camping and Group Camping areas. The Family Campground consists of 40 sites with no hook-ups available. Each site has a picnic table, barbecue grill, a fire ring and plenty of room for camping. White Tank offers immaculate restrooms with flush toilets and showers. Overnight camping in the family campground is $10 per night. Sorry we do not accept reservations, the family campground is on a first-come first-served basis.

Large camping groups may reserve the spacious Group Campground Area 14. The group campground may be reserved by large camping groups, adult or youth. There are no hookups and no dump station available. The group campground offers 2 large ramadas with 4 picnic tables each, 2 large barbecue grills, one large fire ring, restrooms with showers, lights and electrical outlets. Parking for approximately 50 RVs is available. The group campground can be reserved for a $30 non-refundable fee. Camping is $8 per unit, per night, with a six unit minimum.

For Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and other youth groups White Tank Park offers a separate area for day use and overnight camping. Youth Group Area 12 may be reserved as a whole (not per site) for any youth-oriented group with the intent that the activity is to camp groups of children under the age of 18 years. Groups must be adult supervised. The group area offers 12 sites that accommodate 1 or 2 tents per site, 1 small grill at each site, a group fire ring, 3 picnic tables at the fire ring, and restroom facilities. The youth group area can be reserved for a $30 non-refundable fee. Camping is $2 per person per night.

Other camping areas include Willow Rd., Trailhead Staging Area, and the Competitive Track Parking Area. Details are available by contacting the park.

White Tank Regional Park Hiking

White Tank Hiking
White Tank Hiking White Tank Mountain Regional Park offers approximately 25 miles of excellent shared-use trails of varied difficulty. Overnight backpacking, with a permit, is allowed in established backcountry campsites. Day hikes can provide some breathtaking views of the mountains and panoramas of the valley below. Horseback and mountain bike riders are welcomed, although caution is stressed as some of the trails may be extremely difficult. Shared-use trails range in length from 0.9 mile to 7.9 miles and range in difficulty from easy to strenuous.

In addition, there are 2.5 miles of pedestrian-only trails. These include two short trails that are hard-surfaced and barrier free. Waterfall Trail is barrier-free to Petroglyph Plaza, about 4/10 of a mile from the parking lot. The short loop of Black Rock Trail, which is about � miles long, begins at Ramada 4.

Competitive Track

White Tank Mountain Regional Park offers an approximately 10-mile Competitive Track in addition to its trails. The Competitive Track is designed to provide challenging, strenuous, and high-speed outdoor recreation for individuals, groups, and organized events. All competitive tracks are multiple-use. They are designed for cross-country runners and joggers, fast bicyclists and racers, and trotting/galloping equestrians and endurance riders.

White Tank Regional Park Equestrian

White Tank Riding Stables
White Tank Riding StablesThe White Tank Riding Stables, located at the entrance to the White Tank Mountain Regional Park, offers a unique western horseback riding experience in a 30,000 acre pristine Sonoran Desert environment.

What sets us apart is our beautiful setting with spectacular views located within minutes of the city, yet far from city streets. The West greets you the minute you turn into the Stables. Your knowledgeable guide will escort you on the ride of you life. Along the trail, you may see wily coyotes, gentle mule deer, sharp-eyed hawks. During a moonlight ride, you will be treated to a coyote concert or maybe an inquisitive owl demanding "Who" goes there.

ONE HOUR RIDES: $25 per person on the pre-scheduled ride times of 9:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.

TWO HOUR RIDE: $45 per person on a ride scheduled each day at 10:30 a.m.

PRIVATE RIDES: (Evening, moonlight, catered, day long, etc.) are $30 per hour plus gratuity.

WAGON RIDE: $200 for 45 min. Holds approximately 14 people.

PONY RIDE: For children 7 and under $15 for a 1/2 ride.

White Tank Riding Stables is associated with the Stables at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO which has been in the public stable business for more than 40 years. White Tank Riding Stable is open each year from November 1st through May 1st. Riders should arrive 20 minutes prior to departure. No riders over 225 lbs. All-day rides can be scheduled for a minimum of four riders.

As with all Maricopa County Parks, equestrians are welcome into the park riding their own horse and must stay on designated trails. Contact the park for more information.

Park Area Attractions

Litchfield Park 3

Goodyear 5

Avondale 2

Glendale 17

Sun City 11

Buckeye 2

Sun City West 9

Peoria 11

Surprise 13

Park Area Events

Litchfield Park 4

Avondale 2

Glendale 9

Buckeye 8

Peoria 4

Surprise 2

Park Area Businesses

Litchfield Park 13

Goodyear 38

Avondale 23

Glendale 81

Sun City 6

Buckeye 9

Sun City West 13

Peoria 74

Surprise 32