Phoenix park leaders are considering two options when it comes to closing trails at South Mountain Park on Thursday.

It's open for tours between October and May. Recent visitors loved the scenic trails at South Mountain Park. The views and plant life were popular. Some travelers also praised the beautiful drives.

At 7 p.m., the gate closes off the park road leading into Pima Canyon, near the northeast tip of Phoenix's extraordinary South Mountain Park ... a desert single-track trail, this hike is easy ...

South Mountain Park and Preserve recently reopened the Visitor Center located through the Central Avenue entrance to the park ...

Bouldering in the Pima Canyon wash, near the east end of Phoenix's vast South Mountain Park/Preserve ... signs were posted for each of the many trails, maps were printed, the secret got out ...