List of Arizona state parks facts for kids

An Arizona state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Arizona preserved by the state for its natural, cultural, or recreational resources. The state park system in Arizona includes both state parks and state historic parks, as well as other designations such as natural areas and recreation areas. Arizona currently has 31 state park units, which are managed wholly or partly by the Arizona State Parks government agency. In 2010 several Arizona state parks were closed due to budget cuts. Some have since reopened thanks to support in the form of donations and partnerships with local agencies.

List

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
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			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 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
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

See also

• List of U.S. national parks