The main attraction of this 550-acre park is the unique cave system, undiscovered until 1974; the land was donated to the state and approved as a state park in 1988. Facilities include five miles of hiking trails, a handicapped accessible loop trail, picnic areas, trailhead access to National Forest trails, 63 spaces in the campground with water and electric hook-up, on-site interpretive programs, and a Discovery Center with exhibits and a gift shop. Development at Kartchner Caverns State Park has utilized some of the most cutting-edge cave development technology. Day-use fee includes entrance to grounds, Discovery Center, picnic facilities, and hiking; cave tour admissions extra, reservations strongly recommended.
Location:
PO Box 1849, Highway 90, Benson Arizona 85602
Telephone
Toll Free: 520-586-CAVE
Other Arizona State Parks nearby:
(Tucson) Catalina State Park
(Benson) Kartchner Caverns State Park
(Oracle) Oracle State Park
(Tubac) Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
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12/05 Coming to The Benson area
Arizona Renaissance Festival Apache Junction AZ March30-31 In addition to village street and pathway events, the Festival has twelve stages of ongoing shows performing every half-hour. From the daily opening ceremony to the closing cannon shot, every Festival minute and every Festival acre is filled with mirth, merriment and marketplace exhibitions.
Marana Main Street Festival Marana AZ April6 Located downtown at Marana Main Street and Civic Center Drive, between the Marana Municipal Complex and the Marana Health Center. There will be:
Kids activities,
Entertainment,
Food,
Vendors,
Bed races,
Concert (Saturday night),
Pancake breakfast (Sunday), and
RV boondocking (Friday-Sunday).
10th Annual Polish Festival Phoenix AZ April13-14 Authentic Polish food, beef, raffle, live entertainment, fun activities for kids.
Prickly Pear Festival Superior AZ August24 The historic copper mining town of Superior hosts a new prickly pear festival featuring a morning “how to pick and juice ‘em” class by Jean Groen.
Tucson Greek Festival Tucson AZ September26-29 Of course, there is live Greek music, dancing, and our exquisite food. But there is even more for you to explore. There are different cooking demonstrations every day so that you can learn to replicate our pastries and delicious meals at home.
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