Trip difficulty: Easy to Moderate. Gradual elevation gain is less than 100 feet. 2 miles on moderately loose wash sand. Restrooms and water available at trailhead. Limited shade and no benches. Trip duration under 2.5 hours. We will start from Oro Valley’s Honey Bee Canyon Park and will walk the wash to the north to...
Petrified Forest is best known for its Triassic fossils. It's like having two parks in one, an ecosystem over 200 million years old with plants and animals now represented in the surreal landscape of the Painted Desert. There is also a living park with its own denizens adapted to a demanding environment. The Painted Desert...
Every morning, a volunteer naturalist leads a guided nature walk informing visitors about the different life zones of Red Rock State Park. The subjects discussed on this walk may include geology, wildlife, history, archeology, and plant life. The naturalists welcome questions during the walk, enhancing the learning experience. Hikes are included with park entrance fees...
Join NPS archeologists on National Public Lands Day (free entrance) to learn about Walnut Canyon's human history. Try your hand at throwing at an atlatl and enjoy other hands-on activities for kids. LOCATION Walnut Canyon National Monument Visitor Center EVENT TYPE Workshop - Kids 🎉Part of the 2024 Flagstaff Festival of Science!...
Visit the newly furnished Cliffs Ranger Station, one of Arizona's oldest surviving log structures, where NPS staff will share the history of the cabin and how the NPS preserves historic structures. The cabin will be accessible by an easy self-guided 1.5-mile roundtrip walk from the Walnut Canyon National Monument Visitors Center. LOCATION Walnut Canyon National...
Spend the day at the Museum during this FREE Science Day in conjunction with the Flagstaff Festival of Science. Admission is free all day long. Join MNA botanists Kirstin Phillips and Jan Busco as they compare their own localized plant knowledge to the latest plant identification phone apps that use artificial intelligence. Bring a flowering...