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Welcome to Estrella Mountain Regional Park.
These 19,840 acres of desert and
mountains became the first regional park in the Maricopa County Park System in
1954. Located near the meeting of the Gila and Agua Fria Rivers in the southwest
Valley, the park includes a large wetland, or riparian, area. The majority of
the park remains pristine desert, very similar in appearance to the landscape
seen by the first settlers and explorers. The Sierra Estrella range, or Star
Mountains, was once within the Mexican border, and remained so until the Gadsden
Purchase in 1853. Today, many amenities are available to visitors, including the
only grass picnic area in the Maricopa County Park System.
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