Central Phoenix

The urban heart of the Valley of the Sun, stretching from the historic neighborhoods around downtown -- Encanto, Roosevelt Row, Coronado, Willo -- through the Camelback Corridor and up to the Biltmore area. Central Phoenix offers the metro's densest concentration of arts, dining, and nightlife, with Valley Metro Rail running along Central Avenue and Washington/Jefferson Streets. South Mountain Park and Papago Park bookend the area with some of the largest urban desert preserves in the country.