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WELCOME to SCFH.org

Our mission is to protect and promote the Fountain Hills McDowell Mountain Preserve (MMP), the Fountain Hills Desert Botanical Garden (FHDBG) and the Lake Overlook Trail for the benefit of the community. We provide free recreational and educational opportunities for the public to enjoy these open spaces and to learn about these natural assets.

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The Fountain Hills Hiking Challenge is

Nov. 1 - 30th!
LEARN MORE & REGISTER! FOLLOW THIS LINK:
https://www.experiencefountainhills.org/events/2026/hiking-challenge

Desert Plant Garden

Fall Program Registration Is Open!

Click here to view.

Trailheads
Lake Overlook Trail

FOUNTAIN HILLS
McDOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVE 
PROVIDING ACCESS TO MILES OF SONORAN DESERT HIKING & BIKING TRAILS. 

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THE PRESERVE TRAILHEADS 
THE ADERO CANYON TRAILHEAD (ACT) AND GOLDEN EAGLE TRAILHEAD (GET) PROVIDE HIKER AND BIKER ACCESS TO THE SOUTH AND NORTH ENDS OF THE PRESERVE. 

LAKE OVERLOOK TRAIL

EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE BEST VIEWS IN FOUNTAIN HILLS

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FOUNTAIN HILLS
DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN

YOUR BOTANICAL OASIS 

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