Phoenix: Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Find an oasis in the barren Sonoran landscape on this 1.75-mile hike along a restored riparian corridor of the Salt River.

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Author:	Phoenix Summit Challenge
Date:	26 Sep 2006 5:49:30 AM
Activity:	Hiking ActivitySearchHiking
State:	Arizona (AZ)
Distance:	1.04 mi (Change units)
Survey Elevation:	Total Gain: 46 ft Total Loss: 55 ft Net Change: -9 ft
Difficulty:	2 / 10
Tags:	Hiking, Phoenix, Arizona
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

TO TRAILHEAD: Take I-17N to exit 195B toward 7th St./Central Ave., turn slight L onto E Maricopa Fwy (this is not clearly marked) and turn L onto S. Central Ave. Parking will be found on the E side of the street.

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Distance: 1.04 mi	Points: 202	Calories: none
Total Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi
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Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Points of Interest

RSA001

Location: 33.423901, -112.072701
Head W past reservoir

RSA002

Location: 33.423458, -112.071198
Go R. continue downhill toward Salt River and an oasis-like mesquite bosque habitat. This Sonoran woodland zone develops near desert streams and rivers.

RSA003

Location: 33.422722, -112.072197
Reach lower pond of the Demonstration Wetland where wintering waterfowl nest and rest. To continue, head W under Central Ave. bridge

RSA004

Location: 33.423210, -112.073898
Cross stream on bridge and enter green stands of regenerating cottonwood willows, historically the most abundant riparian ecosystem among low-elevation rivers of the Southwest.

RSA005

Location: 33.423489, -112.075897
Reach hilltop and continue L

RSA006

Location: 33.421864, -112.079262
Lower terraces feature fringes of the cottonwood willows mixed with native sacaton grasses

RSA007

Location: 33.419552, -112.082199
7th Ave. Bridge, beyond the bridge, communities of saltbrush, quail brush and burro brush cling to the banks of the Salt River; retrace route to car

Rows of Willows

Lush Landscape

Location: 33.420231, -112.081230
Flecks of green along the Salt River, which stretches into the mountain-ringed Valley of the Sun. ©Rebecca Somerville