Superstition Shadows Park, 1091 W. Southern Ave., has two free nights coming up. That Band plays rock hits and classics at Concert in the Park on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Then on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., Movie in the Park screens The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Lost Dutchman State Park's new Sonoran Desert Botany Hike starts Oct. 24 at 8 a.m. from the Palo Verde Day Use Ramada, with more dates through Jan. 30. It is free with paid park entry and limited to the first 12 hikers. Trails can't take strollers; leashed pets are welcome.
Source: Arizona State ParksSuperstition Mountain near Apache Junction. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Waqcku at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Apache Junction's Halloween Festival is Saturday, Oct. 24, 4 to 8 p.m., at Superstition Shadows Park, 1091 W. Southern Ave. It is free, with costume and pumpkin-carving contests, inflatables, kids' games, a Trunk or Treat and activities from local nonprofits.
Source: City of Apache JunctionSuperstition Mountain near Apache Junction. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Waqcku at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Arizona State Parks volunteers Lisa and Abi lead the Wildlife of the Sonoran Desert guided hike at Lost Dutchman State Park at 10 a.m. on Oct. 2, 16 and 30, then Nov. 20 and Dec. 4 and 18. It is an Outdoors250 event. The park is also running a monthly Sonoran Desert Botany Hike from October through January and starts Desert Birding on Thursdays in November, 8:30 to 10 a.m. from the Palo Verde day use area. Park entry fees still apply.
