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VULTURE
MOUNTAINS
RECREATION
AREA UPDATE
JENNIFER WALLER, DIRECTOR | MAY 2026
2006
Discussions begin
between Parks and BLM
regarding cooperative
recreation management
in the Vulture
Mountains.
2009
Parks awarded grant
from BLM to create
recreation activity plan.
Parks, BLM & Town
work with community
on a Recreation Area
Management Plan.
2012
Maricopa County Board
of Supervisors
approves Cooperative
Recreation Area
Management Master
Plan.
2017
Parks & TNC enter into
an agreement for Park
to manage a 65-acre
parcel of the
Hassayampa River
Preserve.
2018
Plan of Development
created for BLM to work
through environmental
assessment process
and Finding of No
Significant Impact
issued.
PROJECT HISTORY:
2010
Parks selects the
planning consultant for
the Recreation Area
Management Plan
(RAMP).
2019
Maricopa County Board
of Supervisors and BLM
sign lease agreement to
manage 1,045 acres of
public lands in the
Vulture Mountains
Recreation Area.
2022
Contractor breaks
ground on Phase 1 of
the multi-phase project
and completes the
scope of work in
January 2025.
PHASE I
ROADWAYS,
UTILITIES, AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
PHASES II & III
DAY-USE FACILITIES
AND CAMPGROUND
WORK IN
PROGRESS
INSPECTING THE SEPTIC TANK
PHASE II & III
PROJECT TIMELINE - 2025-2026
VULTURE MOUNTAINS RECREATION AREA
ENGINEERING & PROCUREMENT
01/2025-02/2025
WELL ROAD
01/2025-02/2025
ET BED TIMELINE
2025-2026
LANDSCAPING & WALLS
01/2025-02/2026
Prepare & Submit Orders: 1/2025-3/2025
Review & Approve Products: 1/2025-6/2025
Procure Products: 2/2025-4/2026
Mobilization: 1/2025-2/2025
01
Clear & Grub / Rough Grading / Water Line / APS
Conduit / Cutoff Walls / ABC & Asphalt / Hydro
Seeding
02
Maintenance Site: 6/2025-6/2026
Nature Center Site: 6/2025-2/2026
Playground: 1/2025-10/2025
Picnic Areas: 2/2025-2/2025
03
Decorative Retaining Wall/Gabion Retaining Wall Type 2:
7/2025-8/2025
Gabion Cantelever Seat Wall Type B: 7/2025-10/25
Stone Seat Wall/Gabion Cantelever Seat Wall: 9/2025-10/2025
Gabion Retaining Wall Type 1: 9/2025
Gabion Seat Wall: 2/2026-2/2026
04
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
02/2025-05/2026
STRUCTURES & BUILDINGS
06/2025-12/2025
PROJECT CLOSEOUT
FALL 2026
Dump Station: 2/25-4/2026
Tent Site: 6/2025-7/2025
Landscaping: 7/2025/12/2025
05
Project information is posted at:
https://www.maricopacountyparks.net/park-locator/vulture-mountain-recreation-
area/park-information/park-projects/
Last updated: 10/2025
Playground Shade/Playground Structure: 6/2025-8/2025
Well Site Construction: 5/2025-11/2025
Nature Center: 9/2025-7/2026
Maintenance Buildings: 6/2025-6/2026
Restrooms: 6/2025-10/2025
Contact Station: 6/2025-10/2025
06
07
Once the project has been completed and the park has
been staffed, a Grand Opening date will be determined to
celebrate this milestone event!
CAMPGROUND AREA
PLAYGROUND INSTALLATION
RESTROOM INSTALLATION
NATURE CENTER CONSTRUCTION
NATURE CENTER CONSTRUCTION - EXTERIOR
NATURE CENTER CONSTRUCTION - INTERIOR
NATURE CENTER CONSTRUCTION - EXTERIOR
QUESTIONS?
CONTACT US:
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41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Rd.
Morristown, AZ 85342
Call Us
(602) 506-2930
(602) 506-9500
Drop Us A Note
maricopacountyparks@
maricopa.gov
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