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SCVN Friday Trail Hike (Old Ski Run) and Ancient Cultures Table

Sabino Canyon Visitor Center plaza (table); Sunset Trailhead, Catalina Hwy milepost 22.9, Mount Lemmon (hike) · Tucson

Volunteer naturalists lead a roughly 3-mile round-trip hike with about 300 feet of gain from Sunset Trailhead on Mount Lemmon past old-growth trees and fall aspens to the base of the Old Ski Run. Separately, a drop-in table outside the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center covers Hohokam farming, pottery, housing and ball courts.

When

• Fri, Oct 30Trail hike: briefing 7:45 a.m., hike 8 a.m.–noon at Sunset Trailhead, Mt. Lemmon (optional carpool meets 6:45 a.m. at Tanque Verde Rd & Catalina Hwy). Ancient Cultures Table: 9–11 a.m. at the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center ramada.
  Two programs at two different locations.
  Forecast: 81° · 73% rain · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Dates are stated explicitly by the source.

Getting in

Hike is free and guided; no registration, sign up at the 7:45 a.m. briefing. Table fee not stated. Forest Service day-use fee $8 per vehicle applies at Sabino Canyon and at fee sites on Mount Lemmon; Interagency passes accepted.

Hike: no registration; rough, steep terrain, not a nature walk; check the Catalina Highway closure line (520-351-8844) or the SCVN calendar the morning of for weather cancellations; optional late breakfast at Mt. Lemmon Lodge afterward. Table: drop in anytime 9–11 a.m. Sabino Canyon parking $8 per vehicle; the Oct 31 'Wild Cats of Sabino Canyon' table is cancelled.

• Hike may be cancelled at the last minute for weather or road closure; check 520-351-8844 or the SCVN calendar that morning.
• Forest Service $8 per vehicle day-use fee may apply.

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Where

Sources

1. sabinonaturalists.org organizer
   Friday Trail Hike: Old Ski Run from Sunset Trailhead, October 30, 2026; sign-up/briefing 7:45 am, hike 8 am–12 pm; meets Sunset Trailhead parking lot near milepost 22.9 on Catalina Highway; carpool 6:45 am from lot near McDonald's at Tanque Verde and Catalina Highway; about 3 miles round trip, 300 ft gain; free and guided, no registration; Forest Service $8 day pass per car may apply; subject to weather/road cancellation (closure line 520-351-8844).
2. sabinonaturalists.org organizer
   Ancient Cultures Table, October 30, 2026, 9:00–11:00 am; meet at the ramada in the plaza outside the Visitor Center, 5700 N Sabino Canyon Road; Hohokam culture program description; cost not listed.
3. sabinonaturalists.org organizer
   'What's Happening' sidebar lists Oct 30, 2026 8:00 am Friday Trail Hike and 9:00 am Ancient Cultures Table, neither marked cancelled; Oct 31 'Wild Cats of Sabino Canyon' table marked cancelled.
4. fs.usda.gov municipal
   Sabino Canyon day-use fee $8 per vehicle per day or $10 per week; visitor center open daily 8:00 AM–4:30 PM.