Rio Salado Audubon Center
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The Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Once a dried-up riverbed full of trash, the Rio Salado Habitat is now home to over 200 species of birds and animals
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The Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

Once a dried-up riverbed full of trash, the Rio Salado Habitat is now home to over 200 species of birds and animals

The Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

The Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area stretches along five miles of the Salt River just south of downtown Phoenix. Once a dump site, the area is now a lush riparian corridor with five miles of paved and dirt trails dotted with unique design and user features. Bird watchers have spotted more than 200 species of birds (and counting...) in Rio Salado's varied habitats from wetland ponds to mesquite bosque to cottonwood/willow forest. Hike, bike, wheelchair, jog, horseback -- anyone can access Rio Salado and experience the Salt River's rich and varied wildlife as it once was -- all in the heart of the nation's fifth largest city.

Before Restoration 

Rio Salado habitat near 7th St, 2005

After Restoration

Rio Salado habitat near 7th St, 2015 Photo: Chantal Duquette

Want to help us track the restoration? On your visit to our trails, take a photo with your smartphone at one of our Photo Points and upload it to our Facebook page!

How you can help