TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION : TUCSON, ARIZONA

Tucson, Arizona is a city of almost 1 million people located in the Sonoran Desert region of North America.  It is surrounded by four mountain ranges and is located at an altitude of approximately 2600 ft above sea level.  It is bonded on the east and west sides by portions of Saguaro National Park and on the north by the Coronado National Forest. 

Visitor sites within the Tucson area include:

Sabino Canyon

The Sonoran Desert Museum

San Xavier del Bac Mission 

Saguaro National Park (two separate portions east and west of the city)

Potential daytrips from Tucson include:

Kitt Peak Natiional Observatory

Organ Pipe National Monument

Tumacacori National Monument

Tombstone, AZ

Kartchner Caverns State Park

Chiracahua National Monument

Nogales, Mexico

A long day's drive (with a probable overnight stay) will get you to:

Grand Canyon National Park

Petrified Forest National Park

Monument Valley

Navajo Indian Reservation

Hopi ReservationReservation

White Mountain Apache Tibe

For more information:

Visit the Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau