While paddling at the Salt River is excellent all-day summer recreation, summer nights invite adventurers to set out on via kayak or paddleboard at these locations. Whichever you choose, just be sure to book in advance and verify whether or not equipment and/or guides are included.Īt Tempe Town Lake, you'll find rentals that go well beyond your standard paddling apparatus to include swan, dragon, duck and standard paddle boats available for reservations and rentals until well after sunset.
This pop-up event continues throughout the summer with more than 70 art galleries, venues art-related spaces open for touring.
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Also check out Nocturnal Wildlife Hikes with Ranger Derik as well as Sunset and Full Moonrise Walks.įrom small stages and galleries to boutiques and murals, there’s no shortage of creative expression awaiting you each month at downtown Phoenix's First Friday Art Walk. Select the "Animals" category on their event calendar to look for Scorpion Scavenger Hunts and other critter-filled adventures. On select nights through the summer, walk with a ranger through some of the Maricopa County Regional Parks with a flashlight and black light in hand for an educational scorpion hunt. We generally try to avoid scorpions and their pincers, but, yes, we’re recommending that you actually go looking for some of these desert dwellers. The Desert Botanical Garden has a calendar packed with special events and pop-up experiences to complement Flashlight Nights, including an evening farmers market and performances. What critters come alive at night in the desert? Bring a flashlight and find out at the Desert Botanical Garden's Flashlight Nights, from 7 to 9 p.m. With close proximity to nearby trails, adventure concierges guide guests through the living desert from morning to night. Direct access to golf offerings and biking excursions are also available.įlashlight Nights at Desert Botanical Garden Named after the iconic canyon that surrounds the property, this resort also maintains an exclusive sustainability trail, characterized by indigenous flora. Perched on an elevated ridgeline, this is the region's first Dark Sky Zone resort - and its location offers views of Arizona’s famed Four Peaks and McDowell Mountain Range by day and stargazing opportunities by night. Phoenix Mountains Preserve, South Mountain Park and Preserve, Lost Dutchman State Park, McDowell Mountain Regional Park and Cave Creek Regional Park are great spots to look down at the twinkling city or gaze skyward at the stars in our grand desert sky.įor a closer look at the skies, head to the Gilbert Rotary Centennial Observatory at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch on Friday and Saturday nights for a peek through their 16-inch diameter telescope.įor a sky-focused retreat, head to ADERO Scottsdale, an Autograph Collection Hotel. Lots of parking but come early to get a spot near the entrance.While we love Phoenix’s urban atmosphere, we also love to get away from the city lights and explore the open desert. We ate at their restaurant before the start of the Luminarias. The weather in November is cool but we were lucky to come at a perfect time when there was no rain, no breeze & balmy, A sweater was all we needed. There is a lot of walking level, up, down, & stairs. Hearing a guitar performance in the open air, around an outdoor open fire, with the stars in the sky is a balm to both body and soul. The performers vary from Jazz, Spanish guitar, country singers, Mariachi Band, etc. The bell ringers performance was the best.
There are however lots of well lighted trails too and in those areas you can see clearly the plants and trees. Feels like someone is lurking in the dark ready to jump at you. There are numerous trails one can go around and it is eerie to walk in a dark dimly lighted path. And it is worth seeing!!! Thousands of lighted lanterns illuminate the walkways, on top of the buildings, walls and trees are all decked in lights.
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One of the sights to see in Phoenix is the Las Noches de las Luminarias in the Desert Botanical Garden.
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