List of Arizona state parks
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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.
| Park name | County | Size | Elevation | Established | Remarks | Photography | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | ft | m | |||||
| Alamo Lake State Park | La Paz & Mohave | 4,900 | 2,000 | 1,300 | 400 | 1969 | Features a remote reservoir on the Bill Williams River with premiere bass fishing and stargazing | |
| Buckskin Mountain State Park | La Paz | 1,677 | 679 | 420 | 130 | 1967 | Provides water recreation on the Colorado River in the Parker Valley | |
| Catalina State Park | Pima | 5,493 | 2,223 | 2,650 | 810 | 1974 | Preserves a diverse desert landscape at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains | |
| Cattail Cove State Park | Mohave | 2,000 | 810 | 450 | 140 | 1970 | Provides water recreation on Lake Havasu | |
| Colorado River State Historic Park | Yuma | 10 | 4.0 | 120 | 37 | 1997 | ||
| Dankworth Pond State Park | Graham | Companion to Roper Lake State Park | ||||||
| Dead Horse Ranch State Park | Yavapai | 423 | 171 | 3,300 | 1,000 | 1972 | Provides outdoor recreation along the Verde River | |
| 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 | 4,318–5,460 | 1,316–1,664 | 2016 | Memorial to the nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died there on June 30, 2013, while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire | |
| Homolovi State Park | Navajo | 4,500 | 1,800 | 4,900 | 1,500 | 1986 | Preserves several pueblo ruins and other Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites | |
| Jerome State Historic Park | Yavapai | 2 | 0.81 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 1957 | Honors the Douglas family of mining entrepreneurs in their 1916 adobe mansion | |
| Kartchner Caverns State Park | Cochise | 550 | 220 | 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 water recreation on Lake Havasu | |
| Lost Dutchman State Park | Pinal | 320 | 130 | 2,000 | 610 | 1977 | Faces the Superstition Mountains, where the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is said to be hidden | |
| Lyman Lake State Park | Apache | 1,200 | 490 | 6,000 | 1,800 | 1960 | Features Lyman Reservoir and a 14th Century pueblo ruin | |
| McFarland State Historic Park | Pinal | 1,500 | 460 | 1974 | Preserves a courthouse and jail from the Arizona Territory era | |||
| Oracle State Park | Pinal | 3,948 | 1,598 | 3,700 | 1,100 | 1986 | Features an environmental learning center, a historic ranchhouse, and wildlife habitat in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains | |
| Patagonia Lake State Park | Santa Cruz | 2,658 | 1,076 | 3,750 | 1,140 | 1974 | Provides recreational opportunities on 265-acre (107 ha) Patagonia Lake | |
| Picacho Peak State Park | Pinal | 3,747 | 1,516 | 2,000 | 610 | 1965 | Features a distinctive 3,374-foot (1,028 m) peak and spring wildflowers | |
| Red Rock State Park | Yavapai | 286 | 116 | 3,900 | 1,200 | 1986 | Preserves a section of scenic red rock canyon | |
| Riordan Mansion State Historic Park | Coconino | 5 | 2.0 | 6,900 | 2,100 | 1978 | Interprets the 1904 adjoined homes of influential lumber-baron brothers Timothy and Michael Riordan | |
| River Island State Park | La Paz | Companion to Buckskin Mountain State Park | ||||||
| Rockin' River Ranch State Park | 209 | 85 | 3,130 | 950 | 2024 | Confluence of the Verde River and West Clear Creek | ||
| Roper Lake State Park | Graham | 338 | 137 | 3,130 | 950 | 1972 | Features a 32-acre (13 ha) fishing reservoir and a pond fed by a natural hot spring | |
| San Rafael State Natural Area | Santa Cruz | 3,557 | 1,439 | 4,750 | 1,450 | 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 | |
| Slide Rock State Park | Coconino | 43 | 17 | 4,930 | 1,500 | 1985 | Features a natural waterslide and a historic apple orchard in Oak Creek Canyon | |
| Sonoita Creek State Natural Area | Santa Cruz | 9,584 | 3,879 | 3,750 | 1,140 | 1994 | Preserves a diverse transition zone around Sonoita Creek adjacent to Patagonia Lake State Park | |
| Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park | Cochise | 4,539 | 1,383 | 1959 | Preserves the historic 1882 courthouse, sheriff's office, and jail | |||
| Tonto Natural Bridge State Park | Gila | 161 | 65 | 4,530 | 1,380 | 1969 | Features the world's largest natural arch made of travertine | |
| Tubac Presidio State Historic Park | Santa Cruz | 3,500 | 1,100 | 1958 | Preserves the ruins of the 1753 Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac, an 1885 schoolhouse, and other structures plus a museum | |||
| Verde River Greenway State Natural Area | Yavapai | 480 | 190 | 3,300 | 1,000 | 1986 | Preserves a 6-mile (9.7 km) section of the Verde River adjacent to Dead Horse Ranch State Park | |
| Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park | Yuma | 120 | 37 | 1997 | Interprets an 1864 U.S. Army facility that supplied 14 military posts around the Southwest | |||
| Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park | Yuma | 120 | 37 | 1960 | Interprets the famous Arizona Territory prison that operated from 1876 to 1909 |