State Parks Information Center

• Calendar of Events
• Audio Updates: Hear what's happening at Arizona State Parks
• Arizona State Parks Annual Report
  Fiscal Year - July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 ( 2.6 MB PDF)
• Arizona State Parks Board (Meetings, Agendas, and Minutes)
• Press Releases
• Events
• Feature Stories about our parks and our grant programs
• Research
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2008 Press Releases

• Bat Night 2008 at Oracle State Park, Center for Environmental Education
• July Offers Many Environmental Activities including Hiking at Red Rock State Park
• Save on Your Kartchner Caverns Trip August and September: Book Your Tickets Online for Special Promotional Prices
• Celebrate Suvoyuki Day on July 11-12 at Homolovi Ruins State Park
• 4th of July Fireworks and Duck Races at Lyman Lake State Park
• State Parks 1300 Campsites for Memorial Day Weekend
• Sunset Hikes in the Cool Weather of Sedona at Red Rock State Park
• Plein Air Artist "Paint Out" on May 10th at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
• Get Involved! Verde River Clean-Up Needs Volunteers on May 10
• "Quality of Life Amidst Hypergrowth. It is Possible!" 2008 APRA Conference on Open Space
• Tri-State Safety Brings Multitude of Agencies Together, Focus on Boating Safety
• Red Rockin' Hummingbirds, Hikes and Walks at Red Rock State Park in May
• 2008 Historic Preservation Partnership Conference Rio Rico, Arizona, June 12-14 Registration is Now Open
• Active Military 50% off and Veterans Should Wear Uniforms at "History of the Soldier" Fort Verde State Historic April 12-13
• Kartchner Caverns State Park 20th Anniversary Celebration on April 26
• Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival on April 24-27 at Dead Horse Ranch State Park
• "Festival of the Sun: Solar Potluck and Exhibition" at Catalina State Park on April 26
• Moonlight Hikes Return in April at Red Rock State Park
• Spring and Summer Hikes and Walks at Oracle State Park, Center for Environmental Education
• Jerome State Historic Park Conducts Free Geology Walking Field Trips for Kids
• Terms Expire for Off-Highway Vehicle Advisory Group (OHVAG) Members
• Camping Sites Fee Reduced during Construction at Patagonia Lake State Park
• Military Re-Enactments at "History of the Soldier" Fort Verde State Historic April 12-13
• Plein Air Artist "Paint Out" on March 22nd at Lost Dutchman State Park
• Schedule of Events for Archaeology Expo at Arizona State Museum on March 1-2
• Explore the Old West through Hollywood Westerns at Jerome State Historic Park February 29
• Mother Nature is Building Her Spring Bouquets State Parks Offer On-the-Spot Wildflower Coverage with "RANGER CAMS"
• 4th Annual "Music in the Park" Spring Music Concert Series at Oracle State Park
• Yuma Crossing Day festivities at Yuma Quartermaster Depot & Yuma Territorial Prison on Saturday, February 16
• Arizona's 2008 Archaeology & Heritage Awareness Month Celebration
• Civil War Re-Enactments at Picacho Peak State Park on March 8 & 9
• 2nd Annual Geo-Cache Bash at Cattail Cove State Park on February 23
• McFarland State Historic Park Presents The Get Right Rounders and Re-enactors on February 9
• Volunteers Needed for Trail Programs at Oracle State Park, Center for Environmental Education
• Fun Nature Programs Offered at Buckskin Mountain and Cattail Cove State Parks
• Hikes, Walks and Educational Programs at Red Rock State Park in February

Events

• Arizona State Parks Calendar of Events

Feature Stories

Parks

• The Arizona State Parks Department is Concerned for Ecological Impact of Development Adjacent to Kartchner Caverns State Park
• Photographic Window Restoration at Riordan Mansion State Historic Park
• Santo Restoration at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
• The Legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine
• The Legend of the Pima Flood
• The Building of Tombstone Courthouse
• Shoot-out in Tombstone
• Cold Comfort on the Frontier
• Gardening Traditions of Tombstone, Arizona

Grant Programs

• Meer's Point
• Saguaro Lake
• Lindley Stadium
• Wedge Skatepark