White Tank's trailhead lot is getting paved parking and flush toilets

Maricopa County Parks closed the Trailhead Staging Area at White Tank Mountain Regional Park from April 13 through Sept. 30 for a construction project that expands the parking footprint, partially paves it, adds a restroom with flush toilets and moves the entrance to line up with Waterfall Canyon Road. Trails that start there stay open but are not reachable from that lot during the work; the park's closure map shows the exact points, and the Nature Center takes questions at 602-506-2930 ext. 5.