Sep 29 2024
Saguaro National Park offers some of the most distinctive desert hiking in the United States. Trails wind through forests of towering saguaro cacti, cross sandy washes, climb rocky ridges above Tucson, pass historic homesteads and mines, and eventually rise from the Sonoran Desert into surprisingly cool mountain forests. The park is divided into two separate …
Sep 29 2024
Saguaro National Park may be named for its towering cactus forests, but the wildlife living among those saguaros is every bit as fascinating. Javelinas travel through desert washes, coyotes hunt across cactus-covered slopes, bobcats move quietly along rocky canyons, roadrunners race after lizards, Gila woodpeckers excavate homes inside saguaros, and desert tortoises emerge when temperature …
Jul 11 2024
Saguaro National Park protects one of the defining landscapes of the American Southwest: a Sonoran Desert forest filled with towering saguaro cacti, rugged mountains, rocky washes, desert grasslands, and surprisingly diverse wildlife. Surrounding Tucson, Arizona, the park is divided into two separate districts—the Tucson Mountain District to the west and the Rincon Mountain District to …
