Chiricahua National Monument
Protected park · AZ, USA
Chiricahua National Monument in AZ, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
Usual hours
- Mon–Sun 0:00–0:00
About
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.
This park's official page lists: Visitor center.
Events
- Bear Naked - Facts and Folklore about the American Black Bear.
- Chiricahua Trail Tales
- Sky Island Stars over the Hoodoos:
Before you go
- Limits
- Dogs are prohibited on many of the trails, cannot be left unattended, must be leashed where allowed, and cannot be tied out in the park
- Getting there
- Chiricahua National Monument is in the southeast corner of Arizona. Interstate I10 from LA or Tucson to El Paso or Lordsburg runs about 40 miles north of the park. Exits in Willcox to Hwy 186 are the most direct paved access to the park from the north. (Exits 336, 340, and 344). Note: Exit 366 to Bowie will require driving 10 miles of dirt road. This route is recommended only if stopping at Fort Bowie National Historic Site.
- Weather & when to go
- The park elevation goes from 5,124 feet at the entrance to 7,310 feet on Sugarloaf Mountain. The top of the park can be 5-10 degrees cooler and windier than the visitor center and entrance. The higher elevations generally have more sun exposure. Clothing layers are always recommended here. The park is often cooler than cities in Arizona with summer highs in the 80s and 90s. Winter lows are often near or below freezing.
- Park alert: Vehicle Length & Trailer Restrictions
- No large vehicle turnaround after Faraway Ranch Parking (1 mile after entrance). Vehicles over 29 feet park at Faraway. Disconnect trailers at Faraway. Trailers with campground reservations proceed to camp. Scenic drive = 24 ft limit and no trailers.
- Visitor center
- Chiricahua National Monument Visitor Center — The visitor center is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. **Most of Arizona does not change for daylight savings time! — Follow the main road into the park about 3.5 miles after the park entrance. The visitor center is the stone building on the right. Restroom and water filling station are outside. Park inside the white lines of a designated spot. The parking lot can fill up during holidays, mid-October, and from February to April. Do not bring RVs and large campers to the visitor center parking. Disconnect all…
Facilities on the park map
1 picnic area, 1 visitor information.
History
- Opened
- 1924
- Heritage status
- Listed heritage / protected status
- Park opened