Arizona Travel and Tourism: An Overview
The state of AZ is famous for its arid weather, particularly warm summers, and moderate winters. Nevertheless, the state also is home to mountain ranges and pine forests in the northern uplands with colder climate as compared to the lower deserts.
National parks in Arizona
The most famous national parks in the state are as follows:
1) Grand Canyon National Park
2) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
3) Saguaro National Park
4) Petrified Forest National Park
National Monuments
The state is home to many national monuments such as:
1) Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
2) Canyon de Chelly National Monument
3) Four Corners Monument
4) Chiricahua National Monument
5) Navajo National Monument
6) Montezuma Castle National Monument
7) Parashant National Monument
8) Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
9) Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
National Forests
Given below are the popular national forests in AZ:
1) Tonto National Forest
2) Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
3) Coronado National Forest
State Parks
The Arizona State Parks provide a variety of opportunities for nature lovers. Some of the popular state parks are as follows:
1) Kartchner Caverns State Park
2) Homolovi Ruins State Park
3) Lyman Lake State Park
4) Lake Havasu State Park
5) Roper Lake State Park
6) Picacho Peak State Park
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