Picacho Peak State Park

Picacho Peak State Park surrounds Picacho Peak in Pinal County, between Casa Grande and Tucson near Interstate 10. The summit rises to 3,374 feet above sea level, and the spire at its centre is visible from downtown Tucson, 45 miles away. The peak appears to be the remnant of a volcanic neck, but is now thought to be a tilted and eroded piece of rock overlain by a lava flow. It recorded 117,354 visits in 2024.

Where it is

Picacho Peak State Park is a state park near Picacho, in Pinal County. It is one of the state 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://azstateparks.com/picacho/(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.