ParkSonoran Desert
Saguaro National Park (East)
The densest saguaro forest that exists. The paved Cactus Forest Loop Drive means you can see it without hiking at all.
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- From Phoenix
- 2 hr southeast, near Tucson
- Entry
- Park entrance fee, 7 days
Before you go
Fees, access, and what people get wrong here.
- The entrance fee covers seven days and both districts of the park, east and west.
- Cactus Forest Loop Drive is a paved one-way eight-mile loop, so you can see the saguaro forest without hiking.
- The east district is the Rincon Mountain District, do not confuse it with the west district across Tucson.
Trails here
Routes in this guide that start inside the park.