Organ Stop Pizza

“There are so many fun things to do here in the Valley with the entire family during the summer. But as an avid outdoor enthusiast and owner of a guided hiking company, I have to say that one of my favorite family activities is hiking. During the warmer summer months, one of our favorite things to do is head out to Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa for an evening hike. We love hiking the Wind Cave Trail. This area gets you away from the city lights and allows you to see a night sky full of endless stars. This is one of the first areas where our kids discovered the Milky Way Galaxy. To add to the fun of hiking in the desert at night, we also take along our black lights and look for scorpions and other desert dwellers that come out at night. It is great fun! Afterwards, we love to go to Organ Stop Pizza for dinner. The whole family is entertained by the lively music, and the food is good too. 

On our hotter days, I enjoy taking the kids to the Arizona Museum of Natural History, also in Mesa. The museum has great interactive exhibits including actual gold panning, which can entertain the kids (and some of us adults) for quite some time.” —Tracey Epel of Take A Hike Arizona and 14-year Valley resident