Content tagged with "Saguaro National Park"

The first in an ongoing series of official Earthgoers Guides.  We explore Saguaro National Park, which  consists of two separate districts located east and west of Tucson, Arizona.  The park encompasses over 91,000 acres and is home to an estimated 1.6 million saguaro (pronounced sah-WAH-roh) cacti for which the park is named.  The park preserves some of the finest Sonoran Desert and provides vast recreation opportunities with its 165 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails...

I made a trek out to the Tucson Mountains District of Saguaro National Park to hike a number of trails and take a lot of pictures.  You can see the results: King Canyon Trail (to Wasson Peak), Cactus Garden Trail, Desert Discovery Trail, Valley View Overlook Trail, and Signal Hill Petroglyphs Trail.

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I took a quick trip to Saguaro National Park today to drive the 8-mile Cactus Forest loop and hike a couple trails. Complete with pictures and full descriptions, check out the Desert Ecology Trail and the Loma Verde Loop.  Both are beautiful Sonoran Desert hikes.

Our trail guide is created and maintained by fellow outdoors enthusiasts, which means you too can share your adventures by adding your favorite trail!