Phoenix will continue to close some of the city’s most popular and most dangerous hiking trails during midday on the hottest days of the year, making permanent the policy from a pilot program tested this summer.
Trails at Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak will close 11 a.m.–5 p.m. during days when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch.
After a pilot program from mid-July through September, the city’s Parks and Recreation Board made the change permanent during its Thursday, Oct. 28, meeting after the pilot program yielded positive results and positive public feedback.
