Arizona's National Parks and Monuments
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Arizona is blessed with many areas of natural beauty protected by the National Park Service, which celebrated its 105th anniversary in 2021.
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Saguaro National Monument in Tucson was created in 1933, expanded in 1961, and became Saguaro National Park in 1994. There are two units: East…
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Fort Bowie was an Army outpost the served as the staging point for the hunt for Apache Indian leader Geronimo. It had a short and bloody histo…
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Established in 1937 by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, Organ Pipe NM in Southwestern Arizona encompasses more than 330,000 acres, much of it wildern…
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Chiricahua National Monument near Willcox, Ariz., established in 1924, is a wonderland of standing-up rocks: pinnacles, spires, sheer stone co…
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The site protects one of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America.
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The Franciscans began work on the mission at Tumacacori in 1800, but the bell tower was never finished. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaime…
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Under-the-radar and usually not crowded: The three national monuments easily accessible from Flagstaff – Wupatki, Sunset Crater and Walnut Can…
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The Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona was designated a national park in 1919. Along with Yellowstone and Yosemite, it is one of the crown jewel…
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UpdatedWATCH: The beauty of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
UpdatedWATCH: Chiricahua National Monument
UpdatedWATCH: Tumacacori, a monumental mission
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For Star subscribers: Tucson archeologist Deni Seymour says she has found hundreds of 16th century artifacts from the Coronado Expedition at an unexpected spot in Southern Arizona. “It sure sounds like she has a really exciting site,” says another Coronado researcher.
Fencing can alter or cut off the movement of mule deer, bighorn sheep and javelina between the Tucson Mountains and ranges to the west.
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