Arizona Park List

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Canyon de Chelly National Monument reflects one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America and boasts distinctive cultural resources such as architecture, artifacts, and rock imagery. The remarkable preservation integrity of the monument provides outstanding opportunities for study and contemplation. In addition, this great historical and spiritual landscape sustains a living community of Navajo people. Comprised entirely of Navajo Tribal Trust Land that remains home to the canyon community, Canyon de Chelly is unique among National Park service units.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Welcome to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument! Created as the nation's first archeological reserve in 1892, Casa Grande was declared a National Monument in 1918 "in order that better provision may be made for the protection, preservation and care of the ruins and the ancient buildings and other objects of prehistoric interest thereon." The monument preserves an ancient Hohokam farming community and "Great House."
Chiricahua National Monument
Chiricahua National Monument is a "Wonderland of Rocks" just waiting to be explored. Erosion and layers of ash deposited by the Turkey Creek Volcano eruption 27 million years ago are responsible for this magnificent forest of rock spires. The 8 mile paved scenic drive and 18 miles of day-use hiking trails give park goers the opportunity to discover the beauty, natural sounds, and inhabitants of this 11,985 acre site. The Faraway Ranch Historic District boasts stories and remnants of the people who have called this area home, including the Chiricahua Apaches, Buffalo Soldiers, Erickson and Stafford families.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Encompassing over 1.2 million acres, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation. Stretching hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, Glen Canyon NRA is bursting with scenic vistas, geologic wonders and a vast panorama of human history. Begin your journey at the visitorâ
Grand Canyon National Park
At 277 river-miles long, an average of ten miles wide and nearly one mile deep, the Grand Canyon is widely proclaimed as one of the wonders of the natural world. Unique combinations of geologic color and erosional forms decorate this immense canyon that will surely overwhelm your senses.
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
Grand-Canyon Parashant National Monument is located in northwestern Arizona on the Colorado Plateau. It borders Grand Canyon National Park to the south and Nevada to the west. It is flanked by the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip region on the east and north.
Hohokam Pima National Monument
Hohokam Pima National Monument was established to protect an ancient Hohokam village known today as "Snaketown." Excavations in the 1900's revealed the site was inhabited from about 300 BC to around 1200 AD containing up to 2,000 inhabitants. The Monument is located on the Gila River Indian Reservation and it's community has decided not to open the extremely sensitive area to the public.
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Visit Montezuma Castle National Monument to witness the incredible legacy of a people who continue to inspire the imaginations of this and future generations. Gaze through the windows of the past into one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America. This 20 room elaborate domain, nestled into a towering limestone cliff, tells a 1,000 year-old story of ingenuity and survival in a harsh desert landscape.
Navajo National Monument
Descendants of the Hopi people who built these cliff dwellings are called Hisatsinom. Several Zuin clans began in this area, also pueblo builders. Later, San Juan Southern Paiute, famous for their baskets, moved into this area and lived near the cliff dwellings. Today, the monument is surrounded by the Navajo Nation, as it has been for hundreds of years.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Recognizing Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument's significance, the United Nations designated it as an International Biosphere Reserve. The monument showcases the life and landscape of the Sonoran Desert. Depending on when you visit and how adventurous you feel, activities range from the leisurly to the vigorous.
Petrified Forest National Park
With one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, multi-hued badlands of the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and displays of 225 million year old fossils, this is a surprising land of scenic wonders and fascinating science.
Pipe Spring National Monument
When visiting Pipe Spring stop at the Pipe Spring National Monument-Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Visitor Center and Museum. Here you will get your first glimpse at American Indians, Mormon pioneers, plants, animals, and others who have depended on the life-giving water found at this national monument.
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Rainbow Bridge is indeed a bridge - it is a bridge between cultures. The world's larget know natural arch, Rainbow Bridge is a sacred religious site to many neighboring Indian tribes. They travel to Rainbow Bridge to pray and make offerings near and under its lofty span.
Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park embodies the universal symbol of the Great American West. Enormous cacti, silhouetted by the setting sun, prosper in the scorching heat and desert region. Yet these majestic plants are only found in a small portion of the United States. Saguaro National Park protects some of the most impressive forests of these sub-tropical giants, on the edge of the modern City of Tucson.
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument was established by President Herbert Hoover to protect its geologic formations. It occupies 3,040 acres surrounded by Coconino National Forest, representing the Colorado Plateau's most recent volcanic eruption. It is the youngest, least-eroded cinder cone in the San Francisco Volcanic Field.
Tonto National Monument
Situated within rugged terrain of the Sonoran Desert, Tonto National Monument preserves cliff dwellings and other prehistoric archeological sites. A vast culture lived within Tonto Basin, surviving and adapting to the arid environment. Perched over far above the river valley, the cliff dwellings represent the final phase of occupation in this area.
Tuzigoot National Monument

Adorning a desert hilltop in Arizona is an ancient pueblo. Tuzigoot is an ancient village, or pueblo, of 110 rooms including second and third story structures. Built by a culture known as the Sinagua, it is now protected as Tuzigoot National Monument.

Walnut Canyon National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument was established in 1915 specifically to preserve the "prehistoric ruins of ancient cliff dwellings." Visit Walnut Canyon and walk in the footsteps of people who lived here more than 700 years ago. Peek into their homes, cliff dwellings built deep within canyon walls. The Canyon remains valuable today as habitat for plants and animals. See for yourself on trails along the canyon rim and into the depths.
Wupatki National Monument

Wupatki National Monument was established to preserve Citadel and Wupatki pueblos. Monument boundaries have been adjusted several times since its establishment, and now include additional pueblos and other archeological resources on a total of 35,422 acres. Wupatki represents a cultural crossroads, home to numerous groups of people over thousands of years.