List of Arizona state parks
Dead Horse Ranch & Verde River
Granite Mountain Hotshots
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[a]
Elevation[a]
Established[a]
Remarks[a]
Photography
acres
ha
ft
m
Alamo Lake State Park
La Paz & Mohave
4,900
2,000
1,300
400
1969
Features a remote reservoir on the Bill Williams River with premiere bass fishing and stargazing
Buckskin Mountain State Park
La Paz
1,677
679
420
130
1967
Provides water recreation on the Colorado River in the Parker Valley
Catalina State Park
Pima
5,493
2,223
2,650
810
1974
Preserves a diverse desert landscape at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Cattail Cove State Park
Mohave
2,000
810
450
140
1970
Provides water recreation on Lake Havasu
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Yavapai
423
171
3,300
1,000
1972
Provides outdoor recreation along the Verde River
Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Navajo
800
320
6,300
1,900
1994
Surrounds a 150-acre (61 ha) mountain reservoir
Fort Verde State Historic Park
Yavapai
11
4.5
3,260
990
1970
Interprets the best-preserved Indian Wars -era fort in Arizona, active from 1871 to 1891
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
Yavapai
320
130
4,318–5,460
1,316–1,664
2016
Memorial to the nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died there on June 30, 2013, while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire
Homolovi State Park
Navajo
4,500
1,800
4,900
1,500
1986
Preserves several pueblo ruins and other Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
Jerome State Historic Park
Yavapai
5,000
1,500
1957
Honors the Douglas family of mining entrepreneurs in their 1916 adobe mansion
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Cochise
4,700
1,400
1988
Preserves a limestone cave kept in near-pristine condition since its discovery in 1974
Lake Havasu State Park
Mohave
928
376
480
150
1965
Provides water recreation on Lake Havasu
Lost Dutchman State Park
Pinal
320
130
2,000
610
1977
Faces the Superstition Mountains , where the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is said to be hidden
Lyman Lake State Park
Apache
1,200
490
6,000
1,800
1960
Features Lyman Reservoir and a 14th Century pueblo ruin
McFarland State Historic Park
Pinal
1,500
460
1974
Preserves a courthouse and jail from the Arizona Territory era
Oracle State Park
Pinal
3,948
1,598
3,700
1,100
1986
Features an environmental learning center, a historic ranchhouse, and wildlife habitat in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Patagonia Lake State Park
Santa Cruz
2,658
1,076
3,750
1,140
1974
Provides recreational opportunities on 265-acre (107 ha) Patagonia Lake
Picacho Peak State Park
Pinal
3,747
1,516
2,000
610
1965
Features a distinctive 3,374-foot (1,028 m) peak and spring wildflowers
Red Rock State Park
Yavapai
286
116
3,900
1,200
1986
Preserves a section of scenic red rock canyon
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park
Coconino
5
2.0
6,900
2,100
1978
Interprets the 1904 adjoined homes of influential lumber-baron brothers Timothy and Michael Riordan
Roper Lake State Park
Graham
338
137
3,130
950
1972
Features a 32-acre (13 ha) fishing reservoir and a pond fed by a natural hot spring
San Rafael State Natural Area
Santa Cruz
3,557
1,439
4,750
1,450
1999
Preserves 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 Park
Coconino
43
17
4,930
1,500
1985
Features a natural waterslide and a historic apple orchard in Oak Creek Canyon
Sonoita Creek State Natural Area
Santa Cruz
9,584
3,879
3,750
1,140
1994
Preserves a diverse transition zone around Sonoita Creek adjacent to Patagonia Lake State Park
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
Cochise
4,539
1,383
1959
Preserves the historic 1882 courthouse, sheriff's office, and jail
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
Gila
161
65
4,530
1,380
1969
Features the world's largest natural arch made of travertine
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Santa Cruz
3,500
1,100
1958
Preserves the ruins of the 1753 Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac , an 1885 schoolhouse, and other structures plus a museum
Verde River Greenway State Natural Area
Yavapai
480
190
3,300
1,000
1986
Preserves a 6-mile (9.7 km) section of the Verde River adjacent to Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park
Yuma
120
37
1997
Interprets an 1864 U.S. Army facility that supplied 14 military posts around the Southwest
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Yuma
120
37
1960
Interprets the famous Arizona Territory prison that operated from 1876 to 1909
See also
Notes
^ a b c d All data come from respective park webpages unless otherwise noted.
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