Top 50 Photography Locations Near Phoenix

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As a Greater Phoenix Area transplant, I had to do my due diligence when scouting photography locations when we decided to move from Michigan. I exhausted all that Google had to offer to compile this list of the top 50 photography locations near Phoenix. This list was created with engagement, lifestyle, maternity, wedding, and family sessions in mind.

  1. Desert Botanical Garden, specifically Papago park on the side by the zoo

  2. Verrado in Buckeye

  3. Cortessa Trailhead

  4. South Mountain specifically Mormon trailhead

  5. Apache Wash Trailhead

  6. Coon Bluff

  7. Boyce Thompson Arboretum

  8. Kierland Commons

  9. Anthem Park

  10. Tierra Verde Lake Park

  11. Rio Vista

  12. Pioneer Park

  13. Marley Park

  14. Creekside Estates in Peoria, AZ

  15. Tres Rios

  16. White Tank Mountain Regional Park

  17. Scottsdale Quarter

  18. Manistee Ranch or Saguaro Ranch Park

  19. Market Street at DC Ranch

  20. Scottsdale Library

  21. Scottsdale Civic Center

  22. Along the Salt River near Lake Saguaro

  23. Usery Mountain Regional Park

  24. Jewel of the Creek in Cave Creek (up the Dragon Fly Trail) near Spur Cross Ranch (there’s a separate trail and tiny parking lot just before you get to Spur Cross)

  25. Tonto National Forest

  26. Hotel Valley Ho Parking Garage Rooftop in Scottsdale, AZ

  27. Tempe Town Lake

  28. Downtown Chandler

  29. Saguaro National Park Picture Rocks Trailhead (by Tucson)

  30. Granite Mountain Trailhead

  31. Westin Kierland Resort

  32. Lost Dutchman State Park

  33. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch

  34. Roosevelt Row Art District

  35. Arizona Science Center

  36. Veteran’s Oasis Park

  37. Anywhere in the State Lands between Scottsdale and Vave Creek Roads

  38. Mesa Center for the Arts

  39. Glendale Xeriscape Garden

  40. Up where the 17 meets the 303 has pull outs with gorgeous Saguaros

  41. Browns Ranch

  42. McDowell Preserve

  43. Phoenix North Mountain Shaw Butte Preserve

  44. Pecan Grove

  45. Superstition Mountains

  46. Desert Breeze Park

  47. Dixie Mine Trail

  48. Sahuaro Ranch Park

  49. Scorpion Gulch

  50. Encanterra Country Club

Serving North Phoenix, Glendale, Happy Valley, Deer Valley, Peoria, Norterra, Anthem, Cave Creek, Scottsdale, Carefree, Sun City, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Arrowhead Ranch, Windsong, and Fountain Hills.