Apache Junction, Arizona
Things to do.
Parks, museums, family days and nights out in Apache Junction, plus the Valley icons a short drive away. Something for tonight and something for the weekend.
Outdoors
East Apache Junction
Silly Mountain Park
A city park and restored hiking destination with panoramic views of the Superstition Mountains and the Valley.
Ironwood Dr
Apache Creek Golf Club
A turf-style desert golf course at 3401 S. Ironwood Drive, with transitional areas framing the fairways.
North Apache Trail
Lost Dutchman State Park
Three hundred and twenty acres directly under the Superstitions, with the Treasure Loop and Siphon Draw trails and camping under the cliffs.
Northwest of town
Usery Mountain Regional Park
Three and a half thousand acres on the Usery range, with the Wind Cave Trail, an archery range and a campground.
Phoenix / Around the Valley
Camelback Mountain
The Valley's signature summit hike, 2,704 feet over the Sonoran Desert.
North Valley / Around the Valley
Lake Pleasant Regional Park
The Valley's big blue playground: boating, kayaking and desert coves up north.
Arts & culture
Apache Trail
Superstition Mountain Museum
Twelve acres at the foot of the Superstitions holding the Lost Dutchman story, a working stamp mill and the Elvis Memorial Chapel moved here from a film set.
Papago Park / Around the Valley
Desert Botanical Garden
50,000 desert plants and rotating shows like the Chihuly glass. Free the 2nd Tuesday monthly.
Phoenix / Around the Valley
Musical Instrument Museum
4,000+ instruments from every country on earth, routinely called the Valley's best museum.
Family fun
Downtown
Flatiron Community Park
A downtown city park at 100 N. Apache Trail that hosts free concerts, outdoor movies and family events. The city lists daily hours from sunrise to 10 p.m.
North Idaho Rd
Prospector Park
A city park used for community recreation and the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The city lists daily hours from sunrise to 10 p.m.
Southern Ave
Superstition Shadows Park
A city recreation park next to the aquatic center at 1091 W. Southern Avenue. The city lists park hours from sunrise to 10 p.m.
Apache Trail
Goldfield Ghost Town
A rebuilt 1890s gold camp with a narrow-gauge railroad, a mine tour and gunfights in the street, five miles up the Apache Trail.
Superstition Springs
AMC Superstition East 12
Twelve screens about four miles west, and the closest cinema to town.
Superstition Shadows Park
Superstition Shadows Aquatic Center
The city pool, with lap lanes and open swim through the hot months.
Papago Park / Around the Valley
Phoenix Zoo
Arizona's beloved nonprofit zoo, wild since 1962.
Downtown Phoenix / Around the Valley
Arizona Science Center
Hands-on STEM, a planetarium and a five-story screen downtown.
Nightlife & events
Old West Highway
Barleen's Arizona Opry
A family-run dinner theatre that has been putting on the same kind of variety show here for decades.
Hours and prices change. Confirm with each spot before you head out. Looking for a bite after? Where to eat in Apache Junction.
Never wonder what to do.
The Apache Junction weekly rounds up what is happening, what is new and what is worth your weekend. Every Friday morning.
