TrailSonoran Desert
Cactus Forest Loop
Easy2.5 mi loop200 ft gain
Nearly flat and packed with mature saguaros. The best trail here for families, photographers, and hot mornings.
- Distance
- 2.5 mi loop
- Elevation gain
- 200 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Trailhead
- Saguaro National Park (East)
Before you go
Conditions, access, and honest warnings.
- Nearly flat, with mature saguaros standing close to the trail the entire way.
- Accessed from the paved Cactus Forest Loop Drive, so the walk to the trailhead is trivial.
- The best sunrise light in the park, and the easiest place to photograph saguaros against the Rincons.
Trailhead park
Where this route begins.