Valley View Overlook Trail

This short out-and-back trail passes through two washes and then gradually ascends a ridge.  The view from this ridge is superb, with Avra Valley below and Picacho Peak to the north.  The trail is rough and uneven in places and contains rock steps

The interpretive signs along the trail, similar to those on the Desert Discovery Trail, are for chainfruit cholla, mesquite, palo verde, ironwood, hedgehog cactus, brittlebush, teddy bear cholla, bursage, and buckhorn cholla.  A sign at the lookout titled "The Desert Ecosystem and You" discusses the impacts of development, mining, and agriculture on the natural desert environment, all of which are visible from the lookout.