National Historical Park · Arizona

Trails in Tumacácori National Historical Park

5 named trails · 7 miles · 2 trailheads · 1 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

5 trails, A to Z.

Anza Trail Connector

0.2 mi one way · 3,248 ft–3,258 ft · native surface · hiking

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Calabazas Visitor

0.1 mi one way · 3,484 ft–3,486 ft · native surface · hiking

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Guevavi Visitor

0.1 mi one way · 20 ft of descent · 3,567 ft–3,584 ft · native surface · hiking

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Juan Baptista De Anza National Historic Trail

6.5 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 3,169 ft–3,265 ft · native surface · hiking

Bridges

Along the way Anza Trail Bridge W Bank

Trailhead Anza Trailhead 3,264 ft Drive there

Hike the Anza Trail from Tumacácori to Tubac, AZ the Park Service's write-up

2-6 Hours · dogs allowed · Winter, Spring, Fall

Start Anza Trailhead at Tumacácori National Historic Park

Hiking from Tumacácori National Historic Park to Tubac Presidio State Historic Park

Arizona

The segment of the Anza Trail between the Tumacácori National Historic Park and Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, offers the visitor an opportunity to experience historic sites and a landscape similar to that experienced by the Anza party over two centuries ago.

The six-mile trail connecting the two parks follows the Santa Cruz River through a lush cottonwood-willow riparian forest and mesquite bosque. The river corridor supports a high diversity of plant and bird species within the arid Sonoran Desert region. Over 250 miles of the Anza Trail traverses the Sonoran Desert, including many miles along the Santa Cruz River through Santa Cruz and Pima counties.

This segment of the Anza Trail is maintained by volunteers from the Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona (ATCA), in partnership with private landowners and the National Park Service. The ATCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation devoted to the establishment and interpretation of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail within Arizona.

For more information, visit the Anzatrail.org website.

Accessibility The trail varies from 6 feet wide to single track sections 1-2 feet wide. Trail surface is dirt with no regular grading or maintenance. The trail includes a number of water crossings, some across narrow wooden planks and other short crossings (~3 feet wide) with no bridge. Service animals are allowed on the trail and within the Tumacácori grounds.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

Mission

3,261 ft–3,261 ft · concrete surface · hiking

HistoryExhibits

Along the way Melhok Ki Mission Cemetary Ruins

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

More hikes the Park Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

• Hike the Santa Cruz River · 30 Minutes · dogs allowed
  The Santa Cruz River forms a ribbon of life in the Pimería Alta. Whether walking to its edge or along its length, visitors will encounter the fundamental building blocks of nature and human civilization.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.