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Picacho Peak State Park

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: Picacho AZ USA 85241
  • Telephone Number: +1-520-466-3183
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

Picacho Peak State Park is a park in the Arizona State Parks system, located between Casa Grande and Tucson just off Interstate 10 in Spring wildflowers at Picacho Peak The park is known for beautiful wildflowers that appear in April and early May following a good showing of the seasonal winter rains. Though set next to an interstate highway, the park, especially its west face, possesses a beautiful Sonoran Desert setting. One can reach a small flat space on top of the spire via two trailheads. Portions of the trails are precarious, and hikers are aided by cables and catwalks. Even for experienced hikers, the park provides a fine experience. From the top, one achieves a majestic view south to the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, northwest to Tabletop Mountain near Casa Grande, north to the many mountain ranges surrounding Phoenix , and an interesting view west to where the north-running Santa Cruz River runs underground supporting farms in a beautiful desert valley. Union cavalry patrol from California fought a party of Confederate scouts in a short 1.5-hour skirmish, in which 3 men were killed. Every year during early March, there are reenactments of the battle and other demonstrations of Civil War military history.