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Saguaro National Park - Tucson Mountain District

2700 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85743 USA

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“come see North America's largest cacti”

Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation's largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. These majestic plants, found only in a small portion of the United States, are protected by Saguaro National Park, to the east and west of the modern city of Tucson. Here you have a chance to see these enormous cacti, silhouetted by the beauty of a magnificent desert sunset.

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Reviewed by
Travis & Jenna

  • Road Warrior
  • 56 Reviews
  • 20 Helpful
22 January 2015
Rated 4.0

Great weather in January! Did a couple of short hikes. The 'drive' was really nice. We have a dog so we can't hike the trails. :( Beautiful!

4 people found this review helpful

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A Jaunt With Joy

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  • 119 Reviews
  • 37 Helpful
09 January 2016
Rated 5.0

Went to the western half and made it just in time to hike the short jaunt up Signal Hill for some excellent views of the sunset. Grab a few gifts in the visitors center nearby too!

2 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Ev & Russ

  • 1 Review
  • 1 Helpful
27 November 2018

We were there last month. The difficult thing was finding it, GPS of my Garmin did not do it, a lovely waitress at the Longhorns Steakhouse looked it up on her phone and wrote down all of it for us but I digressed. We loved seeing the wide variety of cactus, the loop road was rough to ride on so take it slow. There were picnic areas along the loop so think of packing a lunch.

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
ashlie.davis.7

  • 27 Reviews
  • 11 Helpful
01 July 2017
Rated 4.0

Don't go in late June!

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Bryant

  • 3 Reviews
  • 2 Helpful
08 March 2016
Rated 5.0

Went in January and the weather was perfect. This was one of our favorite stops on our Florida to California road trip. It's truly a place that must be seen in person.

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Clarence Way

  • 7 Reviews
  • 3 Helpful
24 September 2015
Rated 5.0

The GPS (garmin) took me the wrong way, so make sure, or it's a 25 mile mistake, Beautiful plants, Went in early September, and it was HOT, but it's the desert. Very interesting plants, hard to imagine some are 300 years old, with just the tad of rain they get. Definitely worth the trip, go early in the morning.

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Karen

  • 16 Reviews
  • 7 Helpful
10 July 2015
Rated 5.0

Quite the place. It was HOT in June, but it is the desert. We got in on a talk about the lizards of the desert, and that was cool.

1 person found this review helpful

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KacieMills

  • 1 Review
  • 1 Helpful
26 October 2014
Rated 5.0

Went in January. Perfect weather. In my Top 5 hikes ever.

1 person found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Steven Morgenstein

  • 57 Reviews
  • 21 Helpful
14 November 2021
Rated 5.0

If you’ve never been up close to a Saguaro Cactus, then it’s a must see. Stop in at the visitor center and they’ll give you hiking trails, etc.
Any size RV is ok for this area. Just remember to bring a jacket for late afternoon walks and plenty of water.
I recommend going to the Desert Museum after checking out the cactus. There is plenty of room at the museum for even A class units.

Note: Unless you are pulling a small trailer or have a class B, I don’t recommend going through the pass (over a very steep, narrow and winding road) to Tucson. Double back the way you came.

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deemaddogmurdoch

  • 2 Reviews
  • 5 Helpful
27 July 2021
Rated 4.0

Everything was great but I have a service dog that travels with me everywhere so I kind of took pics along the road and the sign to prove I was here. I guess the irresponsible dog owners ruin it for the rest of us. The road was really bad so watch your under carriage 😕 stopped at the visitor center for some info but everything was locked up. It was beautiful nonetheless thanks for such wonderful natural beauty

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Saguaro National Park - Tucson Mountain District

2700 N Kinney Rd
Tucson, Arizona
85743 USA
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  • Sun - Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Good for hiking and stargazing.

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