The Preserves are a great place to spend time with your dog, and most of the Phoenix desert preserve system is open to dogs. However, the Piestewa Peak Summit Trail is closed to dogs and mountain bikes.

If you do head out with your dog, remember the preserves are more crowded than ever, and complaints about off-leash dogs are common. People on horseback, mountain bikers, and hikers with leashed dogs are some of the users at risk from an off-leash dog, even a friendly one. Even when the trails look empty, there’s always someone around the next bend. Be a good neighbor – keep your dog leashed at all times.

There are lots of other good reasons to keep your dogs leashed:

It’s the law. The city’s leash law applies to all Phoenix parks and desert/mountain preserves.

An unleashed dog can more easily end up with a rattlesnake bite or a paw full of cactus needles.

 

 

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