Best Places to Picnic in Arizona

Welcome

The "Grand Canyon State," Arizona, was the 48th state to join the U.S. in 1912-- the last of 48 contiguous (connected) states to join the Union.

The state's name comes from arizonac, from two Papago Indian words meaning "place of the young spring."

Arizona has a very dry climate and is known for its cactus plants.  In fact, the state flower is the saguaro cactus blossom.

• For more, read About Arizona

Arizona State Parks

Arizona City or County Picnic Sites

• Apache County

• Cochise County Parks

  • Bisbee City Parks

  • Tombstone City Parks

• Coconino County Parks

  • City Parks

    • Flagstaff, City Parks

    • Sedona, City Parks

• Gila County

• Graham County

• Greenlee County

• La Paz County

• Maricopa County Parks (includes county, city, town, and Maricopa Co. Communities)

• Mohave County Parks

  • Community Parks - Mohave Co.

  • Davis Camp - Mohave Co. Park

  • Hualapai Mountain Park  - Mohave Co. Park

  • Kingman City Parks

• Pima County Parks

  • Parks List

• Pinal County

• Santa Cruz County

• Yavapai County Parks

  • Camp Verde Town Parks

  • Chino Valley Town Parks

  • Clarkdale Town Parks

  • Cottonwood City Parks

  • Prescott City Parks

  • Prescott Valley Town Parks

• Yuma County Parks

  • Yuma City Parks

National Forest Service Locations

• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
  The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest is a 2.63 million acre United States National Forest which runs along the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico.

• Coconino National Forest

• Coronado National Forest

• Kaibab National Forest

• Prescott National Forest
  The Prescott National Forest is a 1.25 million acre United States National Forest located in north central Arizona in the vicinity of Prescott.

• Tonto National Forest

National Park Sites

• Canyon de Chelly National Monument
  Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931 as a unit of the National Park Service. It is located in northeastern Arizona within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation.

• Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

• Chiricahua National Monument

• Coronado National Memorial

• Fort Bowie National Historic Site - For more than 30 years Fort Bowie and Apache Pass were the focal point of military operations eventually culminating in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the banishment of the Chiricahuas to Florida and Alabama.

• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

• Lake Mead National Recreation Area

• Montezuma Castle National Monument

• Navajo National Monument

• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

• Petrified National Forest near Holbrook, Arizona.

• Pipe Spring National Monument

• Saguaro National Park (East & West)

• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

• Tonto National Monument

• Tumacacori National Historical Park

• Tuzigoot National Monument

• Walnut Canyon National Monument

• Wupatki National Monument