Arizona National Parks

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
The ruins of Indian villages built between A.D. 350 and 1300 are located at the base of sheer red cliffs and in canyon wall caves.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Nation's first archeological preserve features Casa Grande, one of the largest and most mysterious prehistoric structures ever built in North America.

Chiricahua National Monument
Lying at the intersection of two deserts and two mountain ranges, Chiricahua represents one of the premier areas for biological diversity in the northern hemisphere.

Coronado National Memorial
Commemorates first European exploration of the SW, by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1540-42), near the point where his expedition entered what is now the US.

Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Established in 1862, this fort was the focal point of the military operations against Geronimo and his band of Apaches.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lake Powell stretches for 186 miles along the old Colorado River channel, offering opportunities for water-based and backcountry recreation.

Grand Canyon National Park
Focusing on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, park illustrates one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world.

Hohokam Pina National Monument
The 1,690-acre site preserves the archeological remains of the Hohokam culture. Not open to the public.

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
The oldest continuously operating trading post on the Navajo Reservation was established in 1878 by John Lorenzo Hubbell. The trading post is still active today.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Three of America's four desert ecosystems--the Mojave, the Great Basin, and the Sonoran Deserts--meet in this first national recreation area established by an act of Congress.

Montezuma Castle National Monument
This 5-story, 20-room cliff dwelling is one of the best preserved and easily accessible cliff ruins in North America.

Navajo National Monument
Features well preserved ruins of villages left behind by prehistoric Pueblo Indians around AD 1300.

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Protects a collection of plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert, including the organ pipe cactus, a large cactus rarely found in the United States.

Petrified Forest National Park
Features one of the world's largest concentrations of petrified wood, Indian ruins and petroglyphs, and portions of the colorful Painted Desert.

Pipe Spring National Monument
Historic fort and other structures, built here by Mormon pioneers, memorialize the exploration and settlement of the Southwest.

Saguaro National Park
Features the giant saguaro cactus, which may reach a height of 50 feet and is unique to the Sonoran Desert.

Sunset Crater National Monument
This volcanic cinder cone with summit crater was formed just before AD 1100; it's upper part is colored as if by sunset.

Tonto National Monument
Features well-preserved cliff dwellings occupied during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries by the Salado culture, who farmed in the Salt River Valley.

Tumacacori National Historical Park
Includes the mission sites of Tumacacori, Guevavi and Calabazas, established by Jesuit Father Kino in the late 1690s in the northern frontier of New Spain.

Tuzigoot National Monument
Features remnants of one of the largest Sinagua pueblos -- a two-storied, 110 room structure -- built between AD 1100 and 1450 AD.

Walnut Canyon National Monument
Cliff dwellings were built in shallow caves under ledges of limestone by Pueblo Indians about 800 years ago.

Wupatki National Monument
Ruins of red sandstone pueblos built by American Indians about AD 1065 are preserved here.