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Featured Arizona locations are listed below, and shown on the Arizona map - these are the most scenic places in the state, and include canyons, deserts, lakes, mountains, ancient ruins, rock formations, cactus forests and scenic drives.

Alternatively, see the full listings of all national parks, monuments, recreation areas and historic sites, national forests, state parks and national wildlife refuges in Arizona.

NPS Units - Landscapes
CANYON DE CHELLY National Monument - deep canyon on Navajo land, with many cliff dwellings
CHIRICAHUA National Monument - eroded rocky pinnacles and unusual wildlife, in a remote corner of Arizona
GLEN CANYON National Recreation Area - spectacular desert region with red rock canyons, centred around Lake Powell (described in the Utah section)
GRAND CANYON National Park - the most famous national park in America
LAKE MEAD National Recreation Area - scenic desert region centered around a large lake on the Colorado
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS National Monument - rocky desert around the Mexican border, with rare cacti
PETRIFIED FOREST National Park - brilliantly colored fossilised logs
SAGUARO National Park - large forests of saguaro cactus, the state symbol of Arizona
SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO National Monument - colorful volcanos and cinder cones with extensive lava flow

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Bonito Lava Flow

NPS Units - Historic Sites
CASA GRANDE RUINS National Monument - large four-storey Indian house in the desert south of Phoenix
CORONADO National Memorial - distant, mountainous area bordering Mexico
MONTEZUMA CASTLE National Monument - impressive Sinagua Indian cliff dwelling
NAVAJO National Monument - three large Anasazi settlements, with limited access
PIPE SPRING National Monument - 19th century Mormon fort
TONTO National Monument - two well-preserved cliff dwellings high above Roosevelt Lake
TUMACACORI National Historical Park - early 18th century Spanish mission
TUZIGOOT National Monument - large ruin with good views over the Verde River valley
WALNUT CANYON National Monument - sandstone cliff dwellings in a deep wooded canyon near Flagstaff
WUPATKI National Monument - many Indian ruins at the edge of the Painted Desert

Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Start of the White House Trail

Other Major Scenic Places
The APACHE TRAIL - dramatic road from Phoenix to Roosevelt Lake
IRONWOOD FOREST National Monument - mountainous part of the Sonoran Desert
METEOR CRATER - huge impact crater, privately owned
MONUMENT VALLEY - world-famous red rock buttes and mesas (described in the Utah section)
ROUTE 66 - the best preserved section of America's famous road
SEDONA - popular town surrounded by beautiful red rock landscapes
SONORAN DESERT National Monument - rugged saguaro wilderness
TONTO National Forest - most varied of the 6 national forests in Arizona
VERMILION CLIFFS National Monument - remote plateau with canyons and rock formations

Tonto National Forest
California barrel cactus in flower
Miscellaneous Locations
Agua Fria National Monument - river canyon in the high desert
Alamo Lake State Park - distant, desert lake in central Arizona
Bartlett Reservoir - lake with desert and mountain scenery, north of Phoenix
Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness - rugged, eroded peaks in the far northwest
Bill Williams River - little known river flowing through a desert canyon
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge - the most remote and hostile land in Arizona
Coal Mine Canyon - multicolored ravine on Navajo land, bordered by jagged, eroded rock formations
Copper Creek - interesting ghost town with old mine relics
Coronado Trail - scenic, winding road through the White Mountains
Coyote Buttes - eroded rocks of many colors, including The Wave
Dead Horse Ranch State Park - wooded stretch of the Verde River near Cottonwood
Fish Creek - rocky canyon in the Superstition Mountains
Granite Mountain - partially wooded peak near Prescott, covered by large granite boulders
Kaiser Spring Canyon - narrows and a warm spring
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge - large area of Sonoran Desert wilderness
Lake Havasu - artificial lake on the Colorado River, enclosed by barren mountains
Lake Pleasant - popular lake near Phoenix, in the Sonoran Desert
Lees Ferry - small settlement near some remarkable scenery, close to the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Little Colorado River - deep narrow gorge on the Navajo Indian Reservation, joining the Grand Canyon
Lost Dutchman State Park - saguaro cacti beneath the Superstition Mountains
Mount Lemmon - central peak of the Santa Catalina Mountains, near Tucson
Patagonia Lake State Park - desert lake along Sonoita Creek, in the hills above Nogales
Pearce Ferry - isolated marina at the lower end of the Grand Canyon
Picacho Peak State Park - volcanic mountain in the Sonoran Desert
Red Rock State Park - wooded section of Oak Creek surrounded by red cliffs, near Sedona
Sabino Canyon - cactus-studded hills and ravines at the edge of Tucson
San Carlos Lake - tranquil lake on the Apache Indian Reservation
South Mountain Park - saguaro-covered mountains within the Phoenix city limits
Superstition Mountains - fabled desert hills east of Phoenix
Sycamore Canyon - colorful, wooded, rarely-visited canyon southwest of Flagstaff
Theodore Roosevelt Lake - desert reservoir in the hills near Phoenix
Tombstone - famous old silver mining town in the far southeast
Tonto Creek - beautiful desert stream through a rugged canyon
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park - largest travertine bridge in the world
Watson Lake - small but scenic lake near Prescott, lined by rounded granite boulders
West Clear Creek - deep canyon at the edge of the Mogollon Rim

Lees Ferry
The Colorado River at Lees Ferry







Lost Dutchman State Park
Saguaro beneath the Superstition Mountains
Various narrow canyons in Arizona are described in the Slot Canyon section.
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