Maeveen Behan Desert Sanctuary

The Maeveen Behan Desert Sanctuary trailhead fits about 10 vehicles in its natural-surfaced lot, and provides easy access to 6 miles of trails in the southern part of Arthur Pack Regional Park. The trails offer gentle grades and a surprisingly remote feeling experience for a suburban park. Trails are well suited for beginning mountain bicyclists and hand cycles. Click here for the trail map.

This urban oasis is named for Maeveen Behan, a lawyer and visionary environmental planner who played a leading role in developing Pima County's Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.

Directions: Take Thornydale Road to the main access drive at Overton Road for Arthur Pack Regional Park. Drive 1/4 mile west on the access road and turn left on the only dirt road before the large parking lot. Drive 900 feet to the trailhead.

Open dawn to dusk.

Dogs permitted on leash.

Hiking
Hiking with dogs on a leash
Mountain biking
Horseback riding
Trail running