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South Mountain Park
A 16,000-acre municipal park in Phoenix, the largest in the United States, with 51 miles of trails and a road up to Dobbins Lookout.
- Rank in Arizona
- #190of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 46.6 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
South Mountain Park, also known as South Mountain Park and Preserve, is a municipal park in Phoenix, Arizona, described as the largest municipal park in the United States and among the largest urban parks in North America. It covers more than 16,000 acres and carries 51 miles of trails used for walking, mountain biking and horse riding. Summit Road climbs to Dobbins Lookout, which overlooks the metropolitan Phoenix area. The park is designated a Phoenix Point of Pride.
Where it is
South Mountain Park is a natural landmark near Phoenix, in Maricopa County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for South Mountain Park, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/trails/locations/south-mountain(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Phoenix
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 46.6 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 33.0
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Official website
- phoenix.gov(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 33.3451, -112.0587
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12