Home | Categories | National Parks | Hotels | Site Map | Photographs | QTVR | Whats New? | More... ARIZONA Index | Introduction | Photographs | QTVR | Driving Distances | Map | Weather | Hotels Arizona Arizona Photographs Arizona Map Site Search Enter your search terms this site all the web Submit search form Select a location from the lists below, use the Arizona map or try the general introduction page. 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 GRAND CANYON National Park - the most famous 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 Fallen fir tree 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 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 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 Coal Mine Canyon - multicolored ravine on Navajo land, bordered by jagged, eroded rock formations - NEW 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 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 Lees Ferry - small settlement near some remarkable scenery, close to the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument 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 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 Superstition Mountains - fabled desert hills east of Phoenix - NEW 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 West Clear Creek - deep canyon at the edge of the Mogollon Rim Lees Ferry The Colorado River at Lees Ferry Descriptions of Glen Canyon NRA (Lake Powell) and Monument Valley are given in the Utah Guide. Various narrow canyons in Arizona are described in the Slot Canyon section. Summary details of the five newest national monuments in Arizona. Back to Top Arizona | California | Colorado | Nevada | New Mexico | Texas | Utah | Wyoming | Slot Canyons | Travelogue | SOUTHWEST

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