Hayden Butte Preserve, overlooking downtown Tempe and Tempe Town Lake, has always been a favorite spot for hikers. Also know as "A" Mountain, it provides a challenging workout and a view of the greater Phoenix Metropolitan area. You can see a sailboat docked at Town Lake Marina, the Papago Park Area, and the Mill Avenue District.

Not only does it provide spectacular views of Tempe and the surrounding communities, it is also a historical landmark that is home to petroglyphs carved by the Hohokam people who inhabited the area between 500 A.D. and 1450 A.D.