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Red Hills Visitor Center
The entrance into Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District is also where you'll find a Visitor Center.
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Red Hills Visitor Center Details
The Red Hills Visitor Center is open 364 days a year (closed Christmas Day), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the park's main visitor center you'll find cultural and natural-history exhibits of the Sonoran Desert, as well as screenings of the 15-minute film, “Voices of the Desert,” which gives a Native American perspective of the Sonoran Desert. Check with park rangers regarding programs offered during your visit, and take a look through the bookstore, as well. Before heading out, be sure to take in the splendor of the landscape right from the visitor center’s back porch, with views of the mountains and saguaro dominated desert. The entrance to Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District on North Kinney Road is also where you'll find the Red Hills Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is open 364 days a year (closed Christmas Day), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saguaro National Park is open to vehicles from sunrise to sunset daily; times vary throughout the year. You can walk or bike into the park 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Overview
Located west and east of Tucson, Ariz., the two units of Saguaro National Park protect deserts inhabited by 1.6 million saguaro cactuses, the iconic multi-limbed giants of the Southwest.
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Saguaro National Park
Located west and east of Tucson, Ariz., the two units of Saguaro National Park protect deserts inhabited by 1.6 million saguaro cactuses, the iconic multi-limbed giants of the Southwest.
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Cactus Garden Trail
This short trail is an ideal introduction to Saguaro National Park.
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Desert Discovery Trail
This self-guided nature trail features exhibits that tell the stories of the plants, animals, and ecology that are native to the Sonoran Desert.
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Hugh Norris Trail
The longest trail in the Tucson Mountain District was named after a former chief of the Tohono O'odham Indian Police.
