Map of Arizona State Parks & Natural Wonders
Explore Arizona's state parks, national parks, monuments, and natural wonders. Find locations, GPS coordinates, and details about the state's most beautiful and iconic landscapes.
Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona's Parks
The Grand Canyon is located in the northwestern part of Arizona. It stretches for approximately 277 miles along the Colorado River. The most visited area, the South Rim, is located at coordinates 36.0544° N, 112.1401° W, about 80 miles northwest of Flagstaff.
Monument Valley is located in northeastern Arizona on the Arizona-Utah border, within the Navajo Nation. Its coordinates are 36.9838° N, 110.1117° W. It's approximately 175 miles northeast of Flagstaff and about 24 miles north of the town of Kayenta.
Sedona is located in north-central Arizona, about 30 miles south of Flagstaff. Its coordinates are 34.8697° N, 111.7610° W. The city is situated at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon and is famous for its red sandstone formations.
Arizona Parks and Natural Attractions
Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona. It is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and attracts millions of visitors each year.
GPS Coordinates: 36.0544° N, 112.1401° W
View Grand Canyon Details →Monument Valley
Monument Valley is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes. This iconic landscape has been featured in many western movies and is considered a symbol of the American West.
GPS Coordinates: 36.9838° N, 110.1117° W
View Monument Valley Details →Sedona
Sedona is famous for its stunning red sandstone formations, which appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The city is surrounded by red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls, and pine forests.
GPS Coordinates: 34.8697° N, 111.7610° W
View Sedona Details →Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is known for its fossils, especially fallen trees that lived in the Late Triassic Period, about 225 million years ago. The park also includes badlands, buttes and mesas, ancient petroglyphs, and wildlife.
GPS Coordinates: 35.0697° N, 109.7839° W
View Petrified Forest Details →Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park is located near Tucson and is divided into two districts, the Tucson Mountain District (west) and the Rincon Mountain District (east). The park is named for the saguaro cactus, a large cactus species that is native to the Sonoran Desert.
GPS Coordinates: 32.2967° N, 111.1666° W
View Saguaro National Park Details →Antelope Canyon
Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. It includes two separate, scenic sections referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon (or The Crack) and Lower Antelope Canyon (or The Corkscrew).
GPS Coordinates: 36.8619° N, 111.3743° W
View Antelope Canyon Details →Kartchner Caverns State Park
Kartchner Caverns is a limestone cave system in southeastern Arizona. It features one of the world's longest soda straw stalactites and the tallest column in Arizona. The cave is "living" and still forming.
GPS Coordinates: 31.8375° N, 110.3494° W
View Kartchner Caverns Details →Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page. The overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level, making it a 1,000-foot drop.
GPS Coordinates: 36.8791° N, 111.5104° W
View Horseshoe Bend Details →Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a vast park in northeastern Arizona that preserves ruins of the early indigenous tribes that lived in the area, including the Ancient Pueblo Peoples and Navajo. The monument encompasses the floors and rims of three major canyons.
GPS Coordinates: 36.1317° N, 109.4692° W
View Canyon de Chelly Details →About Arizona's Parks and Natural Wonders
Arizona is home to an incredible diversity of parks, monuments, and natural wonders that showcase the state's varied landscapes and ecosystems. From the iconic Grand Canyon to the red rocks of Sedona, these protected areas preserve Arizona's natural beauty for future generations.
The state's park system includes 22 state parks that protect natural, cultural, and recreational resources. In addition, Arizona is home to national parks, national monuments, national recreation areas, and tribal parks on Native American reservations.
When examining a map of Arizona state parks, you'll notice they are distributed across the state's diverse geographic regions, from the high plateaus of the north to the low desert regions of the south. Many of these parks preserve unique geological features shaped by millions of years of erosion, volcanic activity, and tectonic forces.
Arizona's parks also protect critical habitats for a wide range of plant and animal species, some of which are found nowhere else in the world. The diversity of elevations and climates within the state creates numerous ecological zones, from alpine forests to Sonoran Desert.
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