San Tan Valley, Arizona
Things to do.
Parks, museums, family days and nights out in San Tan Valley, plus the Valley icons a short drive away. Something for tonight and something for the weekend.
Outdoors
Golf Club Dr
San Tan Highlands Golf Course
A public 18-hole, par-72 course at 30761 Golf Club Drive in San Tan Valley, with year-round play and guest tee times welcomed.
Bella Vista Rd
Johnson Ranch Pitch and Putt Course
A nine-hole pitch-and-putt course behind the Johnson Ranch association office at 1475 E. Bella Vista Road in San Tan Valley. Access is limited to Johnson Ranch residents and is first come, first served.
Omega Dr
Johnson Ranch Disc Golf Course
A nine-hole disc golf course with Disc Golf Association baskets, concrete tee pads and directional maps at the Stardust recreation area, 1554 E. Omega Drive. Access is limited to Johnson Ranch homeowners and is first come, first served.
San Tan Mountains
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Ten thousand acres on our own range, with eight trails from the flat Littleleaf loop to the full Goldmine climb.
Combs Road
Encanterra Country Club
A Tom Lehman course inside the resort community, and the closest championship golf to home.
Johnson Ranch
The Golf Club at Johnson Ranch
A public eighteen in the middle of the community, and an easy walk-on midweek.
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
Bella Vista Rd
Central Arizona College San Tan Campus
A modern public college campus at 3736 E. Bella Vista Road with a campus library and learning center serving San Tan Valley and nearby communities.
Queen Creek
San Tan Historical Society Museum
A small volunteer-run museum in the old schoolhouse, keeping the farming history of this corner of the valley.
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
Schnepf Rd
San Tan Valley Library
The community library at 31505 N. Schnepf Road hosts teen programs, reading activities and volunteer opportunities. Check the current calendar before visiting.
Rittenhouse Road
Schnepf Farms
Three hundred acres of working farm running peach picking in May, the corn maze and pumpkins in October and the Country Thunder-sized crowds that come with both.
Queen Creek, about six miles north
Pecan Lake Entertainment
Wakeboarding on a cable lake, mini golf and a ropes course on one site.
Queen Creek Marketplace
Harkins Theatres Queen Creek 14
Fourteen screens about seven miles north, and the nearest first-run cinema.
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.
Hours and prices change. Confirm with each spot before you head out. Looking for a bite after? Where to eat in San Tan Valley.
Never wonder what to do.
The San Tan Valley weekly rounds up what is happening, what is new and what is worth your weekend. Every Friday morning.
