1Score 55.3 out of 100
State Park
Slide Rock State Park
A natural water slide formed by the bed of Oak Creek north of Sedona, set on a 43-acre working apple farm.
State Parks in Arizona
Protected and managed by the state parks agency.
21 state parks
- 2Score 51.9 out of 100
State Park
Kartchner Caverns State Park
A living limestone cave near Benson, found in 1974 and kept from the public while conservation measures were designed. - 3Score 47.9 out of 100
State Park
Lost Dutchman State Park
A 320-acre park at the foot of the Superstition Mountains, named for a lost gold mine of Old West legend. - 4Score 47.8 out of 100
State Park
Picacho Peak State Park
The 3,374-foot spire of Picacho Peak, between Casa Grande and Tucson and visible from the city 45 miles away. - 5Score 47.6 out of 100
State Park
Catalina State Park
Foothills and canyons at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, holding nearly 5,000 saguaros. - 6Score 46.5 out of 100
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Lake Havasu State Park
A recreation area on the Colorado River reservoir at Lake Havasu City, with camping, boating and fishing. - 7Score 44.0 out of 100
State Park
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
Believed to be the largest natural travertine bridge in the world, standing 183 feet over a 400-foot tunnel. - 8Score 42.6 out of 100
State Park
Patagonia Lake State Park
A 250-acre lake south of Patagonia, created by damming Sonoita Creek, used for fishing, boating and birding. - 9Score 41.7 out of 100
State Park
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
423 acres on the Verde River at Cottonwood, with ten miles of trail and access to the Dead Horse Trail System. - 10Score 41.4 out of 100
State Park
Red Rock State Park
286 acres of red sandstone canyon south-west of Sedona, kept as a day-use park for the habitat along Oak Creek. - 11Score 40.8 out of 100
State Park
Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area
A 150-acre lake at Show Low run by Arizona State Parks, averaging 23 feet deep and holding several fish species. - 12Score 39.9 out of 100
State Park
Alamo Lake State Park
A remote flood control reservoir north of Wenden, and the darkest sky state park in the Arizona system. - 13Score 35.7 out of 100
State Park
Roper Lake State Park
An Arizona state park around a 32-acre lake five miles south of Safford, below the Pinaleño Mountains. - 14Score 34.9 out of 100
State Park
River Island State Park
A unit of Buckskin Mountain State Park on the Colorado River near Parker, used for camping and water recreation. - 15Score 33.2 out of 100
State Park
Cattail Cove State Park
A state park on the shore of Lake Havasu, 19 miles from Lake Havasu City and eight from the Parker Strip. - 16Score 31.9 out of 100
State Park
Buckskin Mountain State Park
A public recreation area on the Colorado River near Parker, in two developed areas below the Buckskin Mountains. - 17Score 31.2 out of 100
State Park
Homolovi State Park
An Arizona state park north of Winslow preserving more than 300 Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites. - 18Score 28.6 out of 100
State Park
Lyman Lake State Park
An Arizona state park on the largest lake in the region, 17 miles north of Springerville on the Little Colorado. - 19Score 27.3 out of 100
State Park
Dankworth Pond State Park
A subunit of Roper Lake State Park near Safford with fishing and birdwatching, and a recreated Paleo-Indian village on an interpretive trail. - 20Score 24.8 out of 100
State Park
Rockin' River Ranch State Park
A 209-acre day-use state park at the confluence of West Clear Creek and the Verde River, on a former ranch near Camp Verde. - 21Score 21.8 out of 100
State Park
Oracle State Park
A 3,948-acre wildlife refuge and state park in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains near Oracle.
How this category is scored
Every attraction in this category starts from a significance baseline of 62 out of 100, before any designations it holds are added. The full table is on the methodology page.
20 of 21 publish an official visitor count. The rest are ranked on public interest and significance and are marked at lower confidence.