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Arizona State Parks. Kartchner Caverns State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, featuring a show cave with 2.4 miles (3.9 km) of passages. [1] The park is located 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Benson and west of the north-flowing San Pedro River. Long hidden from view, the caverns were discovered in 1974 by local cavers ...
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 ...
Park history. On November 15, 1978, after over a year of planning and negotiations, Arizona State Parks received a warranty deed conveying the Riordan homes, much of their contents and 5 acres (20,000 m 2) of land surrounding the structures for State Park purposes. The public opening of the Park was held on August 4, 1983, and only included the ...
Sonoran Desert National Monument is south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, [ 2] the 496,400 acres (200,886 ha) [ 1] monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. The BLM already managed the lands ...
USGS Apache Peak. Apache Peak, at 7,714 feet (2,351 m), is the highest peak in the Whetstone Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. The summit, located in the Coronado National Forest, is a popular local hiking destination. It is located near the Kartchner Caverns State Park, the city of Benson, Interstate 10, and Arizona State Route 90 .
South Mountain Park. Coordinates: 33°20′10″N 112°4′10″W. Monument at the entrance of the South Mountain Park. South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona, is the largest municipal park in the United States, [ 1] and one of the largest urban parks in North America and in the world. It has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride.
Nov. 27—Gilbert is looking at signs to build awareness of its Heritage District and provide directions to public amenities such as parking and restrooms. Multistudio, of Phoenix, hired by the ...
US. State. Minor. Scenic. The Trail of the Ancients is a collection of National Scenic Byways located in the U.S. Four Corners states of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. These byways comprise: The 366-mile (589 km) Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway in San Juan County, Utah; [ 1]