We have the perfect solution for 'tweeners: a day hike at Papago Park ... a Railroad Park T-shirt and paper engineer hat, ice cream, and punch. All you bring is the cake and the kid.

Papago Park features several hikes – perhaps the most distinctive is Hole in the Rock. Nestled in and among the red butte formations of the park, this short but spectacular hike (it is only 0.3 ...