Visitors

WELCOME TO PINAL COUNTY
5,374 MILES OF MOUNTAINS AND LOW DESERT VALLEYS

 Five State Parks

McFarland Historic State Park – 1878 – Florence
Oracle State Park – Oracle
Picacho State Park – Four times older than the Grand Canyon - Picacho
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park – 1920s – all desert plants – Superior
Lost Dutchman State Park – looking for the “lost gold mine?” – Apache Junction

 National Monument

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument – Home of the ancient Hohokam tribe – Coolidge

 Indian Reservations

Ak-Chin Indian Community – Tohono O’odham and Pima Indians – Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino and Resort
Gila River Indian Community – Gila Heritage Park traditional Indian homes

 Ghost Towns

America Flag, Cochran, Copper Creek, DeNoon, Goldfield, Pinal, Queen, Ray, Reymert, Saco, Schultz, Silver King, Sonora, Tiger, Troy, Vekol, Youngsberg – to name a few.

 Historical Museums

Pinal County Historical Museum – Florence
Casa Grande Historical Museum – Casa Grande
Ak-Chin Eco Museum – Ak-Chin Reservation
Oracle Historical Museum – Oracle
Superior Historical Museum – Superior
Superstition Mountain Historical Museum – Apache Junction

 Other Historic Sites

Florence has many historical homes and hosts the annual Historic Florence Walking Tour also don't forget to visit the historic 1891 Pinal County Courthouse. Help save the courthouse by making a tax deductable dontation to the Brick Paver Project.

 Environmental Element

Biosphere 2 tours that explain the impact of our lifestyle on our environment – Oracle

 What To Do

Camping – check out any of our five state parks and other camp sites
Adventure – go Sky Diving in Eloy, helicopter or hot air balloon ride – Eloy
OTR exploring – ask the local visitor center for information; go hike the Superstition Mountains; Picacho Peak; Vekol Mountains; Table Top Mountain; San Tan Mountain, etc.; Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Golf – at one of the more than 25 public courses from the mountains of Kearny to the hot spot of Arizona, Coolidge.
Shopping – Exercise and find bargains at the same time at our new shopping center, our outlet stores, or the unique shops found in each community.
Local Events – Every month of the year you will find an event at one of our communities

  • January: Bluegrass Fiddlers Festival and Car and Bike Show
  • February: Renaissance Festival, Lost Dutchman Days and Weurtz Family Gourd Festival
  • March: Pinal County Fair, State Chili Championship and Gas Engine and Tractor Show, Civil War Reenactment at Picacho Peak
  • April: Country Thunder, Pioneer Days and Herb Festival
  • May: Sky Dive and Music in the Park
  • June: Party in the Park and Old Timer’s Picnic
  • July: 4th of July Festivals
  • August: Various golf tournaments
  • September: Fiestas Patrias and Weekend Bird Walks
  • October: Copperstate Regional Fly-In and Edible and Medicinal Plants tour
  • November: Junior Parada and Turkey Trot
  • December: Electric Light Parade and Courthouse Lighting
(Are we tired, yet?)

Rest and relax – Check out our resorts and any of more than 22 RV parks
Ready for more? – Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery, Tom Mix Memorial, Mattie Earp grave, Mormon Battalion camp site, Battle of Picacho Peak, Apache Leap Days and much, much more.

 Places in Pinal County

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