20Saguaro National Park

national parks

Arizona’s Saguaro National Park is a great place to be from March through April. The desert is sunny with an average daily temperature range between 75 and 83 degrees Fahrenheit. It is unique in that it is a national park that has two individualistic areas that are roughly a one-hour drive apart.

Both sections include virtual forests of towering saguaro cacti that can only be found in the North American Sonoran Desert. Enjoy a scenic spring drive here. One popular drive is the Cactus Forest Drive found in Saguaro East.  

Popular with both bicyclists and drivers, this is a nice, paved eight-mile loop. There is also the Bajada Loop in Saguaro West. This one is just six miles long. Into hiking? Check out the 160+ miles of hiking trails here.

 

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