State & Local Parks

Arizona State Parks

• Fort Verde State Historic Park- Remains of a 19th century frontier fort.
• Homolovi Ruins State Park- An ancestral home of the Hopi and a vast prehistoric site.
• Jerome State Historic Park- An Arizona Ghost Town, representing a mining town built on the side of a mountain.
• The Lost Dutchman State Park- Born of the legend of the "Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine."
• McFarland Historical State Park- Commemorates one of Arizona's early Anglo "superachievers."
• Picacho Peak State Park- In the area of this scenic mountain was fought the only Civil War battle in Arizona.
• Riordan State Historic Park- The twin house of one of Flagstaff's early lumber families.
• Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park- The "town to tough to die" is another of Arizona's famed Ghost Towns.
• Tubac Presidio State Historic Park- Remnants of Arizona's first european settlement in 1752.
• Yuma Crossing State Historic Park- Chronicles from pre-history to army depot times.  An engaging living history site.
• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park- Tells of a time when Arizona's criminals were sent to this warm climate.

Arizona Local Parks

• The Arizona Historical Society Pioneer Museum- Park & museum of the northern Arizona chapter of the AHS.
• Fort Lowell Museum- Ruins of the old fort and a museum of the  southern chapter of AHS.
• The Slaughter Ranch- Privately restored and maintained ranch of John Slaughter.

New Mexico

• Coronado State Monument- Recognizes Coronado and his impact on the culture and history of New Mexico,
• Fort Selden State Monument - A 19th century frontier fort famous for housing Buffalo Soldiers.
• Fort Sumner State Monument- Site of the infamous Navajo diaspora and near to the grave site of Billy the Kid.
• Jemez State Monument- Prehistoric and historic ruins relate the bitter nature of the impact of Spanish settlement.
• Lincoln State Monument- The bloody Lincoln Country War and Billy the Kid are remembered in the town of Lincoln.
• Oliver Lee Memorial State Park- A fully restored 19th century Ranch House.
• Palace of the Governors- Built in 1610, one of the oldest European buildings in the United States.
• Pancho Villa State Park- Site of the infamous 1916 invasion of the town of Columbus.