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Parks in Arizona

Explore 218 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Bonanza Springs Watchable Wildlife Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Bonanza Springs Watchable Wildlife Area

Arizona

This is one of the few natural watering areas for wildlife within the Mojave Desert. It is tucked into a beau…

Bradshaw Trail National Back Country Byway
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Bradshaw Trail National Back Country Byway

Arizona

The first road across Riverside County to the Colorado River was blazed by William Bradshaw in 1862 as an over…

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

Arizona

Spanning the 117,464-acre refuge are several distinct groups of plants and animals known as biotic communities…

Burro Creek Recreation Site
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Burro Creek Recreation Site

Arizona

The Burro Creek Recreation Site is situated along Burro Creek within a very scenic Sonoran Desert canyon at an…

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

Arizona

Located in Southwest Arizona, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was originally established in 1939 as a G…

Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area

Arizona

The 59,100-acre Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area is 15 miles southeast of Parker, and three miles north of B…

Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Cadiz Dunes Wilderness

Arizona

The Cadiz Dunes Wilderness now contains a total of 19,935 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Managemen…

Camp Clipper Divisional Camp -Patton
recreation area
Park

Camp Clipper Divisional Camp -Patton

Arizona

Camp Essex/Clipper were established in 1942.? It had two groups assigned to it including the the 93rd Infantry…

Camp Ibis-Patton
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Camp Ibis-Patton

Arizona

Camp Ibis was constructed in the winter of 1942-43 and stretched more than two miles north to south. The camp…

Canyon de Chelly National Monument
National Monument
Park

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Arizona

For nearly 5,000 years, people have lived in these canyons - longer than anyone has lived uninterrupted anywhe…

Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Arizona

This canyon is home to Dine' families who raise livestock, farm lands, and live here. People have lived in the…

Canyon Overlook Picnic Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Canyon Overlook Picnic Area

Arizona

This picnic area, located along the 21-mile-long Black Hills National Back Country Byway, provides a scenic vi…

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
National Monument
Park

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Arizona

An Ancestral Sonoran Desert People's farming community and "Great House" are preserved at Casa Grande Ruins. W…

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
National Monument
Park

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Arizona

Explore the history and stories of an extended network of communities and irrigation canals. An Ancestral Sono…

Castle Rock Hiking Trail
other
Park

Castle Rock Hiking Trail

Arizona

Castle Rock's is accessible from California Highway 62, near the railroad crossing west of Vital Junction. Th…

Chambless Rock Collecting Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Chambless Rock Collecting Area

Arizona

This area, on the southern boundary of the Trilobite Wilderness, is a popular place to explore for hemetite an…

Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness

Arizona

The Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness now contains a total of 85,840 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land …

Chiricahua National Monument
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Chiricahua National Monument

Arizona

Chiricahua National Monument preserves towering rhyolite pinnacles, balanced rocks, and mountain landscapes sh…

Chiricahua National Monument
National Monument
Park

Chiricahua National Monument

Arizona

A "Wonderland of Rocks" is waiting for you to explore at Chiricahua National Monument. The 8-mile paved scenic…

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

Arizona

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, located in the floodplain of the lower Colorado River, was established in 196…

Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness

Arizona

The Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness now contains a total of 39,165 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Manage…

Clipper Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness Area
Park

Clipper Mountain Wilderness

Arizona

The Clipper Mountain Wilderness encompasses rugged yellow and dark brown, horizontally striped mesas; narrow c…

Coconino National Forest
National Forest
Park

Coconino National Forest

Arizona

Surrounding the mountain city of Flagstaff in northern Arizona, Coconino National Forest rises from red rock d…

2,900 sq mi
Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area

Arizona

Within the Parker Strip Recreation Area, Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area offers an unrestricted playground for off…