Queen Creek, Arizona
Things to do.
Parks, museums, family days and nights out in Queen Creek, plus the Valley icons a short drive away. Something for tonight and something for the weekend.
Outdoors
San Tan foothills
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Eight-plus miles of desert trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding.
San Tan foothills
Lost Goldmine Trail
A long, flat desert trail along the base of the Superstitions.
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
Queen Creek
San Tan Historical Society Museum
Local settler and farming history in a preserved landmark.
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
Queen Creek
Queen Creek Olive Mill
Arizona's only working olive farm: Olive Oil 101 tours, farm-to-table dining and 7,000 trees.
Queen Creek
Schnepf Farms
A fourth-generation family farm: u-pick orchards, fresh pies and the October Pumpkin & Chili Party.
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
Queen Creek
Queen Creek Marketplace
Where the town gathers for shopping, food and seasonal events.
Hours and prices change. Confirm with each spot before you head out. Looking for a bite after? Where to eat in Queen Creek.
Never wonder what to do.
The Queen Creek weekly rounds up what is happening, what is new and what is worth your weekend. Every Friday morning.
