Famous Arizona Parks, Monuments, Trails, and Memorials

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Here you'll find some of the hidden treasures of Arizona, the State Parks, and a few treasures on Squidoo, ArtbyLiinda's Grand Canyon Lenses. You'll also find pictures and videos of one of Arizona's newest State Parks, Kartchner Caverns. It's a pretty cool place to visit, even in the heat of an Arizona Summer and a great place to take your family too.

Then too, you'll discover that there's more to Arizona than sand, cactus, and sage brush. The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is a green oasis filled with plants from Australia and literally hundreds of different types of butterflies that migrate through the area.

You'll also discover some old west magic. The Tombstone Courthouse State Park video shows you what a visit to the old west can be like with the conveniences of a quaint town under the broad blue skies of Arizona.

Elsewhere in this lens you'll find a map showing where these places are, links to each of the Arizona State Parks, more links to the National Monuments and Memorials in Arizona, and yes even more, links to the National Parks in Arizona.

After you've looked around here, don't forget to visit ArtbyLinda's lenses about the Grand Canyon. It will be worth the trip.

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Contents at a Glance

The Big Room at Kartchner Caverns State Park
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Arizona State Butterfly: Two Tailed Swallow Tail Courtesy twrek.net

Butterfly Count at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
The Grand Canyon: by ArtByLinda

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The Big Room at Kartchner Caverns State Park

Kartchner Caverns State Park

Thinking Spelunking Is Dull? Check Out this Video

Arizona State Butterfly: Two Tailed Swallow Tail Courtesy twrek.net

Butterfly Count at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

The Grand Canyon: by ArtByLinda

Okay, it's not a State Park, but it is in Arizona

If you haven't been to the Grand Canyon, you're in for two treats.

First, you get to review the lenses created by ArtbyLinda here on Squidoo. She's brought together wonderful pictures from her visit to the Grand Canyon and she's described what you'll find and what's worth the visit while your there.

Second, the Grand Canyon is spectacular. I've been there several times. Usually, we spend a week back-backing in the Canyon itself. It's safe to say, the Grand Canyon is two worlds, the one along the rim, the other along the canyon floor.

Take a look at ArtbyLinda's lenses. They're great even if you've visited the Grand Canyon already too. Her photos are wonderful.

The Grand Canyon - Series IV - The Colors of the Grand Canyon

Your first impression of the Grand Canyon is the immense size of it. People grow silent as they gaze upon its beauty. There is a tranquility that touches your mind, your heart and your soul as you drink in the beauty. But is it the colors that mes...

The Grand Canyon - Series V - The Museum

A must see stop along the way when visiting the south rim of the Grand Canyon is the Tusayan Museum. It was an eye opener, the awe in looking at relics from a civilization that lived in North America 4000 years ago. I have always thought of our co...

The Grand Canyon - Series III - The Tusayan Ruins

The Tusayan Ruins in the Grand Canyon are what remains of a small village of about 30 people that lived there for 25 or 30 years in the late 1100's. The architecture was typical for that period of time. Pueblo architecture varied according to the...

The Grand Canyon - Series I - The Watch Tower

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The Grand Canyon - Series II - The Peaks of the Grand Canyon

There is a quote I saw on a sign in the Grand Canyon from a visitor long, long ago; "No language can fully describe, no artist paint the beauty, grandeur, immensity, and sublimity of the wonderful production, of Nature's great architect. (Grand Ca...

Tombstone Courthouse State Park

Tombstone Arizona

Arizona State Bird and Flower

Cactus Wren and Saguro Cactus Blossom

Courtesy American Meadows

Where the heck is the Kartchner State Park?

Or Tombstone, or the Arboretum for that matter?

Here's a map that will help you find your way around.

Arizona State Parks (All Thirty One)

Winter or Summer: Above Ground or Below

There's something for everyone at Arizona State Parks

Famous Arizona Parks, Monuments, Trails, and Memorials

Explore Arizona Parks, Monuments, Trails, and Memorials

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Kartchner Caverns State Park

Thinking Spelunking Is Dull? Check Out this Video

Butterfly Count at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

The Grand Canyon: by ArtByLinda

Okay, it's not a State Park, but it is in Arizona

Tombstone Courthouse State Park

Tombstone Arizona

Arizona State Bird and Flower

Cactus Wren and Saguro Cactus Blossom

Where the heck is the Kartchner State Park?

Or Tombstone, or the Arboretum for that matter?

Arizona State Parks (All Thirty One)

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Arizona State Envelope

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Here are the National Parks in Arizona

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Arizona National Monuments and Memorials (Twenty One)

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