Arizona State Parks

Park NameArea by CountyNotesAdmission **
Alamo Lake State ParkLa Paz
Mohave		Remote reservoir on Bill Williams River with bass fishing and stargazing
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State ParkPinalArizona’s oldest and largest botanical garden
Buckskin Mountain State ParkLa PazWater Recreation on Colorado River in the Parker Valley
Catalina State ParkPimaDiverse desert landscape at foot of Santa Catalina Mountains
Cattail Cove State ParkMohaveWater Recreation on Lake Havasu
Dead Horse Ranch State ParkYavapaiOutdoor recreation along the Verde River
Fool Hollow Lake Recreation AreaNavajo150 acre mountain reservoir
Fort Verde State Historic ParkYavapaiBest preserved Indian Wars-era fort in Arizona; active from 1871-1891
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State ParkYavapaiMemorial to the 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died there on June 30, 2013 while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire
Homolovi State ParkNavajoPreserves several pueblo ruins and other Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
Jerome State Historic ParkYavapaiHonors the Douglas family of mining entrepreneurs in their 1916 adobe mansion
Kartchner Caverns State ParkCochiseWell-preserved limestone cave
Lake Havasu State ParkMohaveWater recreation on Lake Havasu
Lost Dutchman State ParkPinalFaces the Superstition Mountains, where the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine is said to be hidden
Lyman Lake State ParkApacheLyman Reservoir and a 14th century pueblo ruin
McFarland State Historic ParkPinalcourthouse and jail from the Arizona Territory era
Oracle State ParkPinalEnvironmental learning center, historic ranchhouse, and wildlife habitat in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Patagonia Lake State ParkSanta CruzRecreational opportunities on Patagonia Lake
Picacho Peak State ParkPinal3,374 foot peak and spring wildlfowers
Red Rock State ParkYavapaisection of scenic red rock canyon
Riordan Mansion State Historic ParkCoconino1904 adjoined homes of influential lumber-baron brothers Timothy and Michael Riordan
Roper Lake State ParkGraham32 acre fishing reservoir and a pond fed by a natural hot spring
San Rafael State Natural AreaSanta CruzNative grassland largely free of invasive plants; former ranch complex is now a district on the NRHP (Not open to the public)
Slide Rock State ParkCoconinoNatural waterslide and a historic apple orchard in Oak Creek Canyon
Sonoita Creek State Natural AreaSanta CruzDiverse transition zone around Sonoita Creek adjacent to Patagonia Lake State Park
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic ParkCochiseHistoric 1882 courthouse, sheriff’s office, and jail
Tonto Natural Bridge State ParkGilaWorld’s largest natural arch make of travertine
Tubac Presidio State Historic ParkSanta CruzRuins of 1753 Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac, an 1885 schoolhouse, museum, and other buildings
Verde River Greenway State Natural AreaYavapai6 mile section of the Verde River, adjacent to Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic ParkYuma1864 US Army facility that supplies 14 military posts around the Southwest
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic ParkYumaArizona Territory prison that operated from 1876-1909

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