Rillito River Park

Perfect place to walk with nice wide paved trails, plenty of parking close to restaurants and shopping. The smaller loop is just over a mile with longer options for your choosing . Walking under the Campbell overpass note the Bat signage and you can here the bast rustling overhead.Make sure you bring water and wear a hat and sunscreen because it sure heats up fast !

If you come to Tucson or live in the area, you should definitely take a stroll along the Rillito River path. There is a paved path great for cyclists, runners or walkers. Or if you prefer, you can walk/run/bike along the wild side on the packed sand next to the paved trail weaving your way through the mesa verde trees and mesquite. Bring your dogs too, they'll also enjoy it.Most of the year, the river bed is dry and filled with scrub brush common in the Sonoran desert, but occasionally in the spring when the snow melts in the mountains, or during the summer monsoon season, the river will completely fill and the water will rage. Some have even been known to try riding a raft when the water reaches the banks. (FYI, don't do this! It isn't safe.)There are several city parks like Brandi Fenton where you can park and start your journey. Best to look at maps online to find the closest entry point and parking location convenient to you; as the park does cross over a lot of streets. In the distance, you will be able to enjoy the view of Mt. Lemmon and the rest of the Santa Catalina mountain range as it turns different hues of pink, red, orange, brown depending on the time of day you come. Sunrise in the summer months and sunset in the winter are great times to go in order to stay comfortable temperature wise. The trail was an almost daily staple in our lives when we lived here and walked the dogs along the trail or cycled and ran with friends. Even returning, while driving through town, we couldn't help but stop and take a stroll down memory lane by revisiting this lovely gem in Tucson.

This path is incredible for Tucson. Today Tucson was out!! All ages, all levels! Biking, running and walking. Some areas are more crowded so one needs to bike slower. There are open spots where one can ride hard and fast. The views and parks along the way are great!! We love to bike on this path because it is fun and safe!! The path is well maintained!!

I am lucky to live really close to the park and the cycling/walking path.Also lucky to have covinced my guy to take our bikes out these past few months. Hey, they've been standing in the corner ,neglected, and he agreed to try it.What I love is you can park at the park, or any other on the route, and just jump.on. also you will see all age groups out here. People on 10 speeds, mountain bikes and some nifty elliptical kinds. I've seen strollers, skaters, joggers and runners and four legged fur babies.The best part is we all get along. Sure,some of us are slow and others are speedy , but it gives me incentive to push myself.The park and the others along the way have restrooms, water and places to sit and relax. It has given me more insight into all the neighborhoods in the area. Yup, still a newbie here I absolutely love this resource we have available and I can say I'm loving it.

Nice park will definitely visit again soon. Very nice view and plenty of trails. I went skating.

After reading reviews of this place, I decided to come and check it out for myself; I wasn't very impressed...To begin with, while it's an AOK place to take a stroll, it is not by any stretch of the imagination what I was call a "River Park" - how could it be that when there's no water!?My furry buddy enjoys walking and sniffing, especially when there's water for him to play in. If your dog also prefers actual H2O, then I suggest you seek elsewhere for that experience :-(

Hey it is the desert ..... this is a huge long park along the river with an excellent path for walking, biking or running. Take water in hot weather. Women should have their cell phone ... there have been a couple of bad instances.Overall this is very clean and very safe.Oddly I have only seen some bunnies and birds, you would think that the dry river bed would be great for animal transition. Some areas have restrooms. If you are a biker, you can avoid traffic and pop out at different places to go shopping.Enjoy

Once you get over the initial sadness of realizing that there's no water in the river (right...I live in Tucson...desert...right, this makes sense), you realize that the park is a real gem. I usually come here for running, but the park is commonly used for biking, as well. There is a wonderfully paved path, as well as a dirt path that runs along side of it so you have options. Most of the path is flat, which is makes it a great option for anyone who is new to running/biking, or trying to get back into shape. The views are lovely and you can see plants and mountains from almost everywhere on the trail. Parking is plentiful, and the park is huge so you have a lot to explore.

Great place to walk, enjoy view of Catalina Mountains, share pathway with bicycles, walkers, joggers, and people walking their dogs. Sometimes gets a bit crowded and some users not as considerate of others as could be. Overall a valuable resource.

A gem in Tucson. Linear trail along the Rillito. Nice multi-use paved trail for bikers, runners and walkers. Great views and nicely maintained. I've done Flowing Wells to First Ave. Pima has a great trail system and this is part of it.