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The state park system in Arizona includes both state parks and state historic parks, as well as other designations such as natural areas and recreation areas. Arizona currently has 31 state park units, which are managed wholly or partly by the Arizona State Parks government agency. [1] In 2010 several Arizona state parks were closed due to ...
The Tonto National Forest, encompassing 2,873,200 acres (1,162,700 ha; 11,627 km 2 ), is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the ninth largest national forest in the United States. [ 1][ 2] The forest has diverse scenery, with elevations ranging from 1,400 feet (427 m) in the Sonoran Desert to 7,400 feet (2,256 m) in the ...
Governing body. Arizona State Parks. Lost Dutchman State Park is a 320-acre (129 ha) state park located in northwestern Pinal County, Arizona on the Apache Trail (State Route 88) north of Apache Junction, near the Superstition Mountains in central Arizona. It is named after the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, a famously lost gold mine legendary in ...
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. / 31.954°N 112.801°W / 31.954; -112.801. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. national monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona that shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the senita and organ ...
South Mountain Park. Coordinates: 33°20′10″N 112°4′10″W. Monument at the entrance of the South Mountain Park. South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona, is the largest municipal park in the United States, [ 1] and one of the largest urban parks in North America and in the world. It has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride.
The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre (751,000 ha) United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff, with elevations ranging from 2,600 feet to the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet (Humphrey's Peak).
Red Rock State Park. / 34.81472°N 111.82833°W / 34.81472; -111.82833. Red Rock State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, featuring a red sandstone canyon outside the city of Sedona. The main mission of this day-use park is the preservation of the riparian habitat along Oak Creek. Red Rock State Park serves as an ...
Arizona State Parks. Patagonia Lake State Park is a state park of Arizona, US, containing Patagonia Lake. The 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km), 250-acre (100 ha) lake located near Patagonia, Arizona, is a popular southern Arizona site for fishing, camping, boat rental, picnicking, hiking, and birding. Located inside the park is the recently established ...