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National Parks in Arizona

Arizona is home to 3 national parks, each offering a distinct landscape and experience. Here they are, ranked by annual visitation.

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#1The Desert View Watchtower looms 70 feet into the air over a vast and dramatic view of the canyon.

Grand Canyon

AZ

Moderate CrowdsDark Sky

The Colorado River carved through two billion years of rock to create a chasm one mile deep and 277 miles long at the South Rim.
#2A flowering fishhook pincushion cactus

Saguaro

AZ

Very CrowdedDark Sky

Giant saguaros, some 200 years old and 40 feet tall, frame both sides of Tucson in the densest stands of these iconic cacti anywhere.
#3Sunset lights up the Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark west side.

Petrified Forest

AZ

Moderate CrowdsHidden Gem

Twenty-eight miles of road through technicolor badlands where 225-million-year-old trees turned to stone sprawl wider than cars.

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