Rio Salado Trail, Phoenix AZ

Did a longboard ride here early Sunday morning. Almost no one out. It’s a great spot to ride or skate.

It should be a nice relaxing peaceful place to unwind.
However, it's a location for the homeless to hang out with their carts and bikes loaded with belongings.
It makes me feel unsafe, uncomfortable, and reluctant to visit.

Very beautiful trail lots of greenery and wild life. Definitely a bird watchers heaven

Any time stress gets me bugging, I walk it off. Had, having a bad day? Walk it off. Challenge the body, rest the mind and feed the spirit some fresh air.

I have to say this really is a new River.the high-water has washed away 40 years of topsoil to reveal foundations. Homes were once so close to the river their roofs would have been 12 ft un away is the tropicalderwater. There are now new beaches and alot of accessible Beach and trails yet-to-be made. I even saw Easter lillies from yards long ago in bloom. Then 10 ft away is a tropical forest.no where else in Arizona can you say this doesn't feel like Arizona!

There were not much to see except the narrow paved way for hiking. The river is a little far away and full of tall weeds besides the bank that makes approaching the river difficult. The rest rooms are locked.