List of Arizona state parks

Alamo Lake
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Buckskin Mountain
Catalina
Cattail Cove
Dead Horse Ranch & Verde River
Fool Hollow Lake
Fort Verde
Granite Mountain Hotshots
Homolovi
Jerome
Kartchner Caverns
Lake Havasu
Lost Dutchman
Lyman Lake
McFarland
Oracle
Patagonia Lake
Picacho Peak
Red Rock
Riordan Mansion
Roper Lake
San Rafael Ranch
Slide Rock
Sonoita Creek
Tombstone Courthouse
Tonto Natural Bridge
Tubac Presidio
Yuma Quartermaster Depot
Yuma Prison
Location of state parks within Arizona


An Arizona state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Arizona preserved by the state for its natural, cultural, or recreational resources. 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 budget cuts. Some have since reopened thanks to support in the form of donations and partnerships with local agencies.[2]

List

Park name County Size[3] Elevation[3] Established[3] Remarks[3] Photography
acres ha ft m
Alamo Lake State ParkLa Paz & Mohave4,900 2,0001,300 4001969Features a remote reservoir on the Bill Williams River with premiere bass fishing and stargazing
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State ParkPinal323 1312,400 7301976Comprises Arizona's oldest and largest botanical garden
Buckskin Mountain State ParkLa Paz1,677 679420 1301967Provides water recreation on the Colorado River in the Parker Valley
Catalina State ParkPima5,493 2,2232,650 8101974Preserves a diverse desert landscape at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Cattail Cove State ParkMohave2,000 810450 1401970Provides water recreation on Lake Havasu
Dead Horse Ranch State ParkYavapai423 1713,300 1,0001972Provides outdoor recreation along the Verde River
Fool Hollow Lake Recreation AreaNavajo800 3206,300 1,9001994Surrounds a 150-acre (61 ha) mountain reservoir
Fort Verde State Historic ParkYavapai11 4.53,260 9901970Interprets the best-preserved Indian Wars-era fort in Arizona, active from 1871–1891
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State ParkYavapai320 1304,318–5,460 1,316–1,6642016Memorial to the nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died there on June 30, 2013 while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire
Homolovi State ParkNavajo4,500 1,8004,900 1,5001986Preserves several pueblo ruins and other Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
Jerome State Historic ParkYavapai|5,000 1,5001957Honors the Douglas family of mining entrepreneurs in their 1916 adobe mansion
Kartchner Caverns State ParkCochise|4,700 1,4001988Preserves a limestone cave kept in near-pristine condition since its discovery in 1974
Lake Havasu State ParkMohave928 376480 1501965Provides water recreation on Lake Havasu
Lost Dutchman State ParkPinal320 1302,000 6101977Faces the Superstition Mountains, where the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is said to be hidden
Lyman Lake State ParkApache1,200 4906,000 1,8001960Features Lyman Reservoir and a 14th Century pueblo ruin
McFarland State Historic ParkPinal|1,500 4601974Preserves a courthouse and jail from the Arizona Territory era
Oracle State ParkPinal3,948 1,5983,700 1,1001986Features an environmental learning center, a historic ranchhouse, and wildlife habitat in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Patagonia Lake State ParkSanta Cruz2,658 1,0763,750 1,1401974Provides recreational opportunities on 265-acre (107 ha) Patagonia Lake
Picacho Peak State ParkPinal3,747 1,5162,000 6101965Features a distinctive 3,374-foot (1,028 m) peak and spring wildflowers
Red Rock State ParkYavapai286 1163,900 1,2001986Preserves a section of scenic red rock canyon
Riordan Mansion State Historic ParkCoconino5 2.06,900 2,1001978Interprets the 1904 adjoined homes of influential lumber-baron brothers Timothy and Michael Riordan
Roper Lake State ParkGraham338 1373,130 9501972Features a 32-acre (13 ha) fishing reservoir and a pond fed by a natural hot spring
San Rafael State Natural AreaSanta Cruz3,557 1,4394,750 1,4501999Preserves a native grassland largely free of invasive plants. A former ranch complex is now a district on the National Register of Historic Places Not open to the public
Slide Rock State ParkCoconino43 174,930 1,5001985Features a natural waterslide and a historic apple orchard in Oak Creek Canyon
Sonoita Creek State Natural AreaSanta Cruz9,584 3,8793,750 1,1401994Preserves a diverse transition zone around Sonoita Creek adjacent to Patagonia Lake State Park
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic ParkCochise|4,539 1,3831949Preserves the historic 1882 courthouse, sheriff’s office, and jail
Tonto Natural Bridge State ParkGila161 654,530 1,3801969Features the world's largest natural arch made of travertine
Tubac Presidio State Historic ParkSanta Cruz|3,500 1,1001958Preserves the ruins of the 1753 Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac, an 1885 schoolhouse, and other structures plus a museum
Verde River Greenway State Natural AreaYavapai480 1903,300 1,0001986Preserves a 6-mile (9.7 km) section of the Verde River adjacent to Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic ParkYuma|120 371997Interprets an 1864 U.S. Army facility that supplied 14 military posts around the Southwest
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic ParkYuma|120 371960Interprets the famous Arizona Territory prison that operated from 1876 to 1909

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arizona State Parks (2010). "Arizona State Parks". Arizona State Parks. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  2. ↑ Arizona State Parks (2010). "Arizona's Rural Communities Rescue State Parks from Closures. Good News! 23 Arizona State Parks will Stay Open". Arizona State Parks. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 All data come from respective park webpages unless otherwise noted.
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