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Scottsdale is in Central Arizona. It is in Maricopa County. The town is located adjacent to Phoenix on the east side. Scottsdale covers 184 square miles and stretches 32 miles north to south.

Scottsdale is a beautiful town to take in art, good cuisine and history. It is a growing town that began as a farming town. Today Scottsdale's population is 196,310. The town sits at an elevation of 1,259 feet. The climate is moderate. The summer high temperatures around 103 degrees and winter lows around 40 degrees. The town does receive rainfall, approximately 7 inches a year.

Scottsdale has many popular planned communities such as: McCormick Ranch, Gainey Ranch, Troon, McDowell Mountain Ranch and Grayhawk Desert Mountain. These communities offer so much to their residents. Golf courses, shopping, schools and recreational facilities are just some of the benefits you will find in a planned community. Scottsdale is also famous for its nationally recognized resorts and hotels. There are so many attractions in town that will interest a variety of visitors.

The magnificent natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert and Scottsdale's inviting climate make outdoor adventures and activities a way of life. Begin your day with a breakfast trailride into the McDowell Mountain foothills. Your reward at the end of the trail - a hearty cowboy breakfast cooked over an open fire. Refresh yourself with a rafting adventure on the Salt or Verde River. Experience the tranquillity of kayaking on a desert lake. Hike a mountain, bike a trail, rollerblade through the lush green expanses of Indian Bend Wash. In Scottsdale, there's never a shortage of ways to enjoy the magnificent outdoors!

Arizona's bountiful natural resources offer stimulating and challenging outings that can revitalize the body and renew the spirit. Some of the most popular hiking and backpacking spots in Scottsdale and the Valley of the Sun include McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Camelback Mountain, Papago Park, Squaw Peak and the Superstition Mountains. All of these trails offer magnificent vistas and the opportunity to experience the Sonoran Desert up close and personal! Scottsdale's outdoor specialists can help you explore these areas and discover their hidden natural treasures.

Combine your outdoor exercise with another of Scottsdale's favorite pastimes - shopping! The arts and shopping districts in downtown Scottsdale feature unique retail shops, world-class art galleries and magnificent restaurants, all within comfortable walking distance of each other.

Desert and mountain biking are two of the fastest growing and most popular sports around! Enjoy some of the desert's most picturesque nature trails by bike with qualified guides leading the way. You'll not only enjoy the thrills of mountain and cross-country desert biking, you may also learn about the area's rich history, the native plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert and how Arizona's first residents, the Native Americans, used desert plants for food, medicine and more!

With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, Scottsdale is the perfect playground to indulge in your favorite adventure - or even discover a new one. Reach new heights with a hot air balloon ride. Or see the beauty of the Sonoran Desert up close with a morning hike in the McDowell Mountain foothills and watch the desert come alive around you. Want more? Float down the cool waters of the Salt River on a raft, dive into the crystal blue waters of a hotel or resort pool, and kayak on Saguaro Lake.

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