- The list below includes 168 free or cheap things to do in or near Mesa, Arizona, including 72 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Music Venue, Farms & Ranches and Parks.
- From Usery Mountain Regional Park to Riverview Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Mesa and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Chandler.
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Gather with friends to sip drinks while creating your own masterpieces; choose from marbling, felting, glass fusing, and more
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Kierland Commons is an outdoor lifestyle plaza that features high end retail shopping, fine dining and trendy independent boutiques. The plaza is surrounded by top golf courses and a selection of boutique hotels and resorts.
15.5 Miles
The Scottsdale Quarter is an open-air center of shopping, dining and entertainment. Featuring high end brands and exquisite food selections, it's the perfect place in the desert for an evening stroll.
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Featuring local musicians, Char's Has the Blues offers visitors live entertainment in the genres of soul, funk, and blues. Visitors can enjoy the music from the bar or the dance floor.
15.7 Miles
Desert Mountain Park offers 2 playgrounds, one for toddlers and one for older kids. Sporting areas include lighted baseball and multipurpose fields, lighted basketball courts, and sand volleyball courts with sprinklers to wet the sand.
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For those looking to tour the local area by horseback, the Silver Rein Horsemanship - Day Tours offers just that to its guests. The horsemanship also has horses for sale in addition to the training of others' horses.
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Situated on nearly three million acres, Tonto National Forest features ponderosa pines, several lakes and eight wilderness areas. The forest offers a trail system for hiking and biking, water access for fishing, swimming and boating, campsites and picnic areas.
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With views of East Valley and the Superstition Mountains, Siphon Draw is a rock formation that can be hiked to. During the winter, visitors can see a waterfall with rain water draining from the rock.
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A one-acre canine recreation facility, Pocket Park For Pups offers separate grass fields for small and large dogs. The park also provides dog waste bags, drinking fountains for both humans and dogs, benches and shaded areas.
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Located in Founders Park, Queen Creek Skate Park offers ramps, rails, ledges, and other structures for visitors to skate on. The park is gated, outdoors, and has a quarter pipe.
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18333 N. Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ
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4 trails await the hikers at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Other activities which can be performed in here are rock-climbing, horseback riding, and mountain biking. The area is also popular among the birdwatchers, being the home of more than 100 bird species.