An Arizona state park is a protected area in the U.S. state of Arizona managed wholly or partly by Arizona State Parks & Trails. The system includes 33 units classified as recreation parks, historic parks, natural areas, and other designations.
Arizona state parks
This list describes the individual parks within the Arizona State Parks & Trails system. For information about the managing agency, see Arizona State Parks & Trails.
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|| Alamo Lake State Park || La Paz & Mohave || || || align=right | 1969 || Features a remote reservoir on the Bill Williams River with premiere bass fishing and stargazing || 140px
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|| Buckskin Mountain State Park || La Paz || || || align=right | 1967 || Provides water recreation on the Colorado River in the Parker Valley || 140px
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|| Catalina State Park || Pima || || || align=right | 1974 || Preserves a diverse desert landscape at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains || 140px
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|| Cattail Cove State Park || Mohave || || || align=right | 1970 || Provides water recreation on Lake Havasu || 140px
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|| Colorado River State Historic Park || Yuma || || || align=right | 1997 || || 140px
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|| Dankworth Pond State Park || Graham || || || || || || Companion to Roper Lake State Park ||
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|| Dead Horse Ranch State Park || Yavapai || || || align=right | 1972 || Provides outdoor recreation along the Verde River || 140px
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|| Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area || Navajo || || || align=right | 1994 || Surrounds a mountain reservoir ||
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|| Fort Verde State Historic Park || Yavapai || || || align=right | 1970 || Interprets the best-preserved Indian Wars-era fort in Arizona, active from 1871 to 1891 || 140px
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|| Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park || Yavapai || || || align=right | 2016 || Memorial to the nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died there on June 30, 2013, while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire || 140px
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|| Homolovi State Park || Navajo || || || align=right | 1986 || Preserves several pueblo ruins and other Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites || 140px
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|| Jerome State Historic Park || Yavapai || || || align=right | 1957 || Honors the Douglas family of mining entrepreneurs in their 1916 adobe mansion || 140px
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|| Kartchner Caverns State Park || Cochise || || || align=right | 1988 || Preserves a limestone cave kept in near-pristine condition since its discovery in 1974 || 140px
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|| Lake Havasu State Park || Mohave || || || align=right | 1965 || Provides water recreation on Lake Havasu || 140px
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|| Lost Dutchman State Park || Pinal || || || align=right | 1977 || Faces the Superstition Mountains, where the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is said to be hidden || 140px
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|| Lyman Lake State Park || Apache || || || align=right | 1960 || Features Lyman Reservoir and a 14th Century pueblo ruin || 140px
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|| McFarland State Historic Park || Pinal || |<!-- Area -->| || || align=right | 1974 || Preserves a courthouse and jail from the Arizona Territory era || 140px
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|| Oracle State Park || Pinal || || || align=right | 1986 || Features an environmental learning center, a historic ranchhouse, and wildlife habitat in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains || 140px
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|| Patagonia Lake State Park || Santa Cruz || || || align=right | 1974 || Provides recreational opportunities on Patagonia Lake || 140px
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|| Picacho Peak State Park || Pinal || || || align=right | 1965 || Features a distinctive peak and spring wildflowers || 140px
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|| Red Rock State Park || Yavapai || || || align=right | 1986 || Preserves a section of scenic red rock canyon || 140px
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|| Riordan Mansion State Historic Park || Coconino || || || align=right | 1978 || Interprets the 1904 adjoined homes of influential lumber-baron brothers Timothy and Michael Riordan || 140px
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|| River Island State Park || La Paz || || || || || || Companion to Buckskin Mountain State Park || 140px
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|| Rockin' River Ranch State Park || || || || align=right | 2024 || Confluence of the Verde River and West Clear Creek ||
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|| Roper Lake State Park || Graham || || || align=right | 1972 || Features a fishing reservoir and a pond fed by a natural hot spring || 140px
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|| San Rafael State Natural Area || Santa Cruz || || || align=right | 1999 || Preserves a native grassland largely free of invasive plants. A former ranch complex is now a district on the National Register of Historic Places Not open to the public || 140px
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|| Slide Rock State Park || Coconino || || || align=right | 1985 || Features a natural waterslide and a historic apple orchard in Oak Creek Canyon || 140px
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|| Sonoita Creek State Natural Area || Santa Cruz || || || align=right | 1994 || Preserves a diverse transition zone around Sonoita Creek adjacent to Patagonia Lake State Park || 140px
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|| Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park || Cochise || |<!-- Area -->| || || align=right | 1959 || Preserves the historic 1882 courthouse, sheriff's office, and jail || 140px
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|| Tonto Natural Bridge State Park || Gila || || || align=right | 1969 || Features the world's largest natural arch made of travertine || 140px
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|| Tubac Presidio State Historic Park || Santa Cruz || |<!--Area-->| || || align=right | 1958 || Preserves the ruins of the 1753 Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac, an 1885 schoolhouse, and other structures plus a museum || 140px
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|| Verde River Greenway State Natural Area || Yavapai || || || align=right | 1986 || Preserves a section of the Verde River adjacent to Dead Horse Ranch State Park || 140px
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|| Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park || Yuma || |<!--Area-->| || || align=right | 1997 ||Interprets an 1864 U.S. Army facility that supplied 14 military posts around the Southwest || 140px
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|| Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park || Yuma || |<!--Area-->| || || align=right | 1960 || Interprets the famous Arizona Territory prison that operated from 1876 to 1909 || 140px
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See also
- List of U.S. national parks
Notes
References
External links
- Arizona State Parks