Background
PRESERVE VISTOSO MISSION
Friends of the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve
The mission of Preserve Vistoso is to promote the public support and appreciation of the natural beauty and recreational amenities of Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve for the inspiration, education and enjoyment of current and future generations.
We continue to partner with the Town of Oro Valley to support the development of a plan for restoration and revegetation of the property. As a first step the Town Council recently approved a motion to restore the pond on Vistoso Highlands Drive. We'll provide regular updates as this first project progresses. Once the Parks and Recreation department has a more complete plan for restoration we expect there to be many opportunities for community involvement.
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The Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve presents the beauty of the Sonoran Desert teeming with wildlife and artifacts of the Native Americans who lived and hunted there. The existing 6.2-mile, eight-foot-wide concrete path winds through the property providing visitors with views of the Catalina and Tortolita mountains, examples of varied desert vegetation, and the opportunity to view an abundance of wildlife. With easy access from multiple locations, visitors can stroll the property and connect with the natural world we tend take for granted.
Click here to read more about the Preserve.
Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve Field Guide
Jake Smith, a resident of Rancho Vistoso, prepared a wonderful, comprehensive field guide to the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve. It contains hundreds of photographs and descriptions of what you can observe in the Preserve. Click here or the image to the to read more about this wonderful resource.
A note from TOV: Rules signs are posted throughout the Preserve. Go-carts and ATVs have been driving on the property. While this is a fun recreational activity, it is NOT allowed in the Preserve.
Planning for the Future​
The Town of Oro Valley has engaged Kimley Horn, a landscape architecture and planning firm to create a master plan for Vistoso Trails. A link to the Town's website that discuss the status of Vistoso Trails is here.​
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