Runners up:
2. Fantasy Island
3. Saguaro National Park East Cactus Forest Loop Drive, Park Web site
Best Bike Riding
Rillito River Park Trail
This flat and easy, 11-mile route following the sandy-bottomed Rillito is a frequent winner in this category. Sure, the river is dry on top, but it's still a relatively green and shady route. For north-end bike-commuters, it's a kind of an east-west freeway--one with bunnies and lizards always popping out to keep you sharp. The path runs from near Interstate 10 all the way to Craycroft Road, and along the way, it passes several parks, always hugging the parched riverbed, colored here and there with seeping lushness. To the north, the Santa Catalinas tower close by, and birds scatter and dive all around. It almost helps you forget you're about to pass out from the heat.
Previous Winners
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2021
The Loop
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2020
The Loop
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2019
The Loop
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2018
The Loop
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2017
Rillito River Path
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2016
Rillito River Bike Path
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2015
Rillito River Path
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2014
The Loop
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2013
The Loop
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2010
Rillito River Park Trail
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2009
Rillito River Park Trail
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2007
Rillito River Park Trail
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2006
Rillito River Park Trail
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2005
Rillito River Park Trail
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2004
Rillito River Trail
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2003
Rillito River Trail
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2002
Rillito Linear Park
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2001
Third Street
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2000
Rillito Linear Park
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