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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 ...
Designated. December 1976. Florida Caverns State Park is a state park of Florida in the United States, part of the Florida State Parks system. It is located in the Florida Panhandle near Marianna. It is the only Florida state park with air-filled caves accessible to the public. [1]
The first state park in Indiana was McCormick's Creek State Park, in Owen County in 1916, followed in the same year by Turkey Run State Park in Parke County. The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities to the state government. Of the initial twelve parks, only Muscatatuck State Park ...
Northwestern Chihuahuan Desert. Municipalities. Benson and Sierra Vista. Range coordinates. 31°48′41″N 110°25′07″W / 31.8114757°N 110.4186871°W / 31.8114757; -110.4186871. Borders on. San Pedro River, San Pedro Valley, I-10, Mule Mountains and Huachuca Mountains. The Whetstone Mountains is a mountain range in Cochise ...
Florida Caverns State Park: Jackson: 1,300 acres (527 ha) 1942: Chipola River: The only Florida state park with public cave tours Forest Capital Museum State Park: Taylor: 14 acres (6 ha) 1967: none: Includes a late 1800s Florida cracker homestead Fort Clinch State Park: Nassau: 1,427 acres (578 ha) 1935: Amelia River: Construction of Fort ...
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 ...
Weeki Wachee Springs is a natural tourist attraction located in Weeki Wachee, Florida, where underwater performances by " mermaids," women wearing fish tails as well as other fanciful outfits, can be viewed in an aquarium-like setting in the spring of the Weeki Wachee River. A waterpark, Buccaneer Bay, river boat rides, kayak and paddleboard ...
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.