McFarland State Historic Park

McFarland State Historic Park stands at the corner of Main and Ruggles streets in downtown Florence, Arizona, and consists of a preserved courthouse and other buildings dating from the Arizona Territory period. The original structure was built in 1878, a jail was added in 1882 and the courthouse in 1891; the courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park commemorates Ernest McFarland (1894–1984), successively a United States senator, governor of Arizona and chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, who bought the old courthouse in 1974, donated it to the state and paid for its renovation. The park was dedicated on 10 October 1979. Closed by state parks budget cuts, it reopened in February 2011 after repairs and renovations. It recorded 8,081 visits in 2024.

Where it is

McFarland State Historic Park is a state historic park near Florence, in Pinal County. It is one of the state historic parks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

The score combines the published visitor count with public interest and tourism significance, which is what earns it high confidence. 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.

Sources

• Visitation: Arizona Office of Tourism Monthly State Parks Visitation Report (December 2025); source Arizona State Parks, compiled by AHRRC(opens in a new tab)
• Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
• Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
• County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
• Official site: https://www.azstateparks.com/mcfarland/(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.