Saguaro National Park East in Tucson, Arizona! Cactus Forest and high desert!

This is a really neat place to see the desert, wildlife, look at so many kinds of wild cactus, lizards even owls and stuff! It is like going through wading pools at the ocean - 'cept in the desert!

There are lots of trails and big rock formations and stuff.

Shaded picnic tables, interpretive trail, maps (including detailed hiking maps) of the park are free and available at the visitor center. Camping by permit (permits are free).

Address:

Admission (subject to change):
$10 a Car/$5 Bike
Camping: Free
Pets on leash OK, but you see less wildlife

Phone Numbers:
520.733.5153

Hours(subject to change):
Park: 7a - Sunset
Visitor Center: 8:30a - 5p
Closed Christmas

www.nps.gov/sagu

Drive Directions:
Tucson: 20 min
SV: 1hr, 30 min
From Sv: I-10 towards Tucson, Exit I-10 at exit # 275 (Houghton Road) and drive 9.5 miles (15 kilometers) north to Old Spanish Trail and turn right. Drive 3 miles (5 kilometers) southeast on Old Spanish Trail and the park entrance, which will be on the left side of the road.
From Tucson: Travel west on Speedway Boulevard. At the junction of Camino de Oeste, Speedway Boulevard will change names to Gates Pass Road. From this junction, drive 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) west on Gates Pass Road until it ends at Kinney Road (turn right on Kinney Road). Drive 3 miles (5 kilometers) north on Kinney Road to the Park entrance (entrance will be on the right side of the road). This route is not suitable for vehicles over 25 feet in length.