Arizona Parks and Recreation Areas - Page 3

The staff at Saguaro National Park invite you to Experience Your America in a way that only the Sonoran Desert can offer. This unique desert is home to the most recognizable cactus in the world, the majestic saguaro. Visitors of all ages are fascinated and enchanted by these desert giants, especially their many interesting and complex interrelationships with other desert life. Saguaro cacti provide their sweet fruits to hungry desert animals. They also provide homes to a variety of birds, such as the Harris hawk, Gila woodpecker and the tiny elf owl. Yet, the saguaro requires other desert plants for its very survival. During the first few years of a very long life, a young saguaro needs the shade and protection of a nurse plant such as the palo verde tree. With an average life span of 150 years, a mature saguaro may grow to a height of 50 feet and weigh over 10 tons. read more...

Phone: (520) 733-5153   Price Range: $5 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Tucson   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Saguaro National Park

People must have been warned by tremors and earthquakes before red-hot rocks exploded from the ground and rained down on their pit houses and farmland. Perhaps some stayed to watch as their homes and farmland were buried under slow-moving lava flows. Most fled, taking their possessions with them. read more...

Phone: 928-526-0502   Price Range: $0 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Flagstaff   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Hiking, Camping   Details Provided By: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument