Lancaster's Prime Desert Woodland Preserve is an urban preserve in the center of a residential area of the city. The parkland was developed in order to give residents and students a chance to easily access the natural high desert environment within the urban area. In addition to the network of flat walking trails covering about 120 acres of space, there is an interpretive center offering displays and educational information on the area.
The hiking trails consist of several looping paths on mostly flat, well maintained terrain, dirt trail that spread out amidst the preserve. Interpretive signs and map displays located throughout the preserve show you where you are and explain the natural history of the area. There are several other interesting features the pop up along the paths, including art installations, arch walkways, benches and elevated wooden bridges.
The Prime Desert Woodland Preserve is an inviting place that aims to make outdoor walking trails in the high desert easily accessible to people of all ages and ability levels. If visitors follow the perimeter path around the entire property, it covers 2.7 miles, however being made up of several smaller loops, the distance can easily be modified to be much shorter.
Wheelchairs and strollers are the only wheeled devices permitted on the trails. Dogs are not permitted on trails.
The Prime Desert Woodland Preserve trails are open from 6am to 10pm daily. Visitors can visit the preserve website for further details, including sporadic guided birding tours open to the public.
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