Cave Creek Recreation Area is located 1.5 miles north of Carefree Highway on 32nd Street. It was a silent spectator to successive waves of speculators and settlers who hoped to make their fortunes either from mining the hills to the north and east or by irrigating the level plains to the south and west. The desert landscape within Cave Creek Recreation Area is beautiful and quite fragile.
All visitors have a responsibility to care for the park.
We believe that Cave Creek Recreation Area is a valuable asset to the citizens of Maricopa County and visitors from around the nation. We hope you will agree.