1.1 miles away
Mica Mountain
An 8,668-foot peak east of Tucson, the highest point in the Rincon Mountains and in Saguaro National Park.
Manning Cabin
A 1905 log cabin in Saguaro National Park's Rincon Mountains, later used to house Forest Service and Park Service fire and trail crews.
- Rank in Arizona
- #448of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 34.4 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Historic Site
Manning Cabin is a log structure in the Rincon Mountains within Saguaro National Park, Pima County, Arizona, built in 1905 by Levi H. Manning, Surveyor General of the Arizona Territory and later mayor of Tucson, as a summer retreat and the first vacation cabin built in the area. From 1922 to 1939 it was used by the U.S. Forest Service to house fire and trail crews, a role continued by the National Park Service after the park's establishment in 1940. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where it is
Manning Cabin is a historic site near Saguaro National Park, in Pima County. It is one of the historic sites in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Manning Cabin, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://www.nps.gov/places/manning-cabin.htm(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
3.3 miles away
Saguaro National Park
Two districts of Sonoran Desert either side of Tucson, preserving the giant saguaro cactus the park is named for.
3.7 miles away
Rincon Mountains
A Madrean sky island range east of Tucson, rising to Mica Mountain at 8,664 feet and named for its cornered shape.9.1 miles away
Loma Verde Loop
A Saguaro National Park loop trail past mesquite woodland, a seasonal wash, and the remains of the Loma Verde Mine.
11 miles away
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
A dry karst cave near Vail with 3.9 miles of mapped passages, used by Hohokam, Sobaipuri and Apache people.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Historic Site
- Destination
- Saguaro National Park
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Designations
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 34.4 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 0.0
- Significance score
- 63.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Official website
- nps.gov(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 32.2073, -110.5546
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12