Dividing the Sonoran desert are numerous picturesque desert washes that have been carved into the earth by water during the rainy seasons. The variation in terrain created by the mixing of rock, soil and bits and pieces of plants forms a landscape that provides many different niches for plants and animals.
Washes also provide thoroughfares for animals to move from one place to another. Galloway Wash is one such passageway for animals as is evidenced by the countless animal tracks found in the sand. To help people appreciate the importance of desert washes, Desert Foothills Land Trust volunteers constructed a trail and placed plant identifications signs.

The trail is open year round for the public to enjoy and share with the local wildlife. Acquired by the Desert Foothills Land Trust in 1995 through the generous donation of Joe Fiorrilla and Roger Guffey, the 11-acre Galloway Wash will continue to be the home of many Sonoran desert plants and animals.