Nature Trail

Well marked nature walks crisscross the areas surrounding the museum buildings, all located at the base of the West Wall of the beautiful Superstition Mountain….a one of a kind location.

The total walking distance of the Nature Walk is approximately 1/3 mile.

Highlights of the walk are available in our nature walk guide (see below), which highlights the following plants and trees along the scenic walk.

: Brittle-Bush (Encelia-farinose)

: Buckhorn-Chollo (Cylindropuntia-acanthocarpa)

: Century Plant (Agave Americana)

: Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentate)

: Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida)

: Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron-californicum)

: Engelmann’s Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)

: Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla)

: Fishhook Barrel Cactus (Feroocactus wislizeni)

: Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla)

: Giant Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantean)

: Ironwood (Olneya tesota)

: Jojoba Bush (Simmondsia chinensis)

: Mesquite Tree (Prosopis velutina)

: Mormon Tea (Ephedra trifurca)

: Nurse Tree or Nurse Plant

: Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)

: Blue Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida)

: Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria microcarpa)

: Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia engdmannii)

: Teddy Bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)

: Triangle-leaf Bursage (Ambrosia deltoidea)

: White Ratany (Krameria greyi)