Message from
Executive Director
Bryan Martyn
 As
we start the new
year, the good news
is that
Lyman Lake SP is
now open year-round,
Oracle SP is
open year-round on
weekends and
Fort Verde SHP
is open 7
days-a-week! We are
coming back with
revenues due to high
visitation at the
other State Parks.
We are also using
some new ways to
reach out to
visitors, especially
social media. This
week is full of
surprises so don’t
forget to follow us
on Twitter/Facebook
at AZStateParks.
Also go to
AZStateParks.com/OUTDOORHQ
for ongoing and
up-to-the-minute
promotions. See you
in the cloud!!
Bryan
Star Night Astronomy
Events
 Join
Arizona State Parks
for interesting,
educational
Star Night Astronomy
events! At a
typical Star Night
event you can hear a
lecture (often with
guest speakers), and
view celestial
objects (planets,
nebulas, stars)
through a variety of
telescopes. These
events are supported
by Arizona Astronomy
Clubs and
individuals who
invite the public to
come see Arizona's
night skies.
See upcoming 2015
event dates,
download a brochure
and learn
more about what to
expect, what to
bring and watch
video!
February 13 -
Music and Star Party
at
Lost Dutchman SP
starting at 5:30
pm. Download
Lost Dutchman's
event calendar for
more info!
Reserve a campsite!
February 20 - Star
Talk with Bill
Dellinges
at
Lost Dutchman SP
at 7:30 pm.
Download Lost
Dutchman's event
calendar for more
info!
Reserve a campsite!
February 21 -
Introduction by Jim
O'Connor and Star
Party
at
Catalina SP
starting 7 pm.
Find out more!
Reserve a campsite!
February 21 -
Amazing Night Under
the Skies with Dr.
Sky
at
Lost Dutchman SP
from 7 to 9 pm.
Download Lost
Dutchman's event
calendar for more
info!
Reserve a campsite!
February 27 -
Star Party
at
Homolovi SP.
Find out more!
Reserve a campsite.
January 31st
& February 1:
Full Moon Hike at
Lost Dutchman SP
(Apache Junction)
 7
to 9 pm.
This is a guided 2
½ mile
hike on Jacob’s
Crosscut Trail at
the base of the
mysterious
Superstition
Mountains at
Lost Dutchman SP.
Hikers should dress
appropriately and
wear trail shoes or
boots. Please bring
water and a
flashlight in case
of cloudy conditions
(no headlamps,
please).
There is a limit of
100 hikers, so
please call in
advance to reserve
your space at (480)
982-4485.
Learn More!
Reserve a campsite!
Download the
February event
calendar for Lost
Dutchman SP!
February 7 & 21:
Saturday Concert at
Catalina SP (Tucson)
 February
7 at 4 pm - Johnny
Cashew - (Acoustic
Country).
February 21 at 3 pm
- Annon & the Late
Show (Jazz and R&B).
Join us for
Catalina
SP's concert
series. Meet at the
Trailhead with
standard park
admission. Bring a
chair and your own
water to enjoy these
concerts! The
Friends of Catalina
SP will be
distributing free popcorn.
Admission to
the park is $7 per
vehicle (up to four
adults). Concerts
will be canceled
during severe
weather. Sponsored
by the
Friends of Catalina
SP.
Reserve a campsite!
Find out what else
is happening at
Catalina SP!!
February 7: Guided
Bird Walk with
Cynthia and Pete at
Boyce Thompson
Arboretum SP
(Superior)
 8:30
am.
Meet Guides
Cynthia Donald
&
Pete Moulton
for a walk to learn
basic identification
skills and where to
find birds at
Boyce Thompson
Arboretum SP.
White-crowned
Sparrow,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
and Northern
Cardinal were
recently spotted
following bird
walks.
Find out what else
is happening at
Boyce Thompson
Arboretum!
February 8: Geology
Hike at Red Rock SP
(Sedona)
 1
pm. Red
Rock SP's
knowledgeable
volunteers
will venture out on
our trails and
discuss how Sedona
transformed into
what we see today.
This is an
interpretive
experience for both
the beginner and
experienced hiker,
lasting 2 to 2 ½
hours and an
elevation gain of
250 feet. Please
bring water and wear
suitable footwear.
Find out about other
programs at Red Rock
SP!!
February 9: Boots &
Burgers - An Arizona
Handbook for Hungry
Hikers at Riordan
Mansion SHP
(Flagstaff)
 12:15
pm. Roger
Naylor,
a humor and travel
writer, will
discuss his new
book,
"Boots & Burgers: An
Arizona Handbook for
Hungry Hikers"
at
Riordan Mansion SHP.
The
book highlights his
favorite trails all
over Arizona. Each
trail is followed up
by a nearby mom and
pop eatery. This
book is a love
letter to Arizona
and a departure from
the typical dry
hiking book.
Learn more!
Find out what else
is happening at
Riordan Mansion SHP!
February 14:
Florence Historic
Home Tour - 30th
Annual - at
McFarland SHP
 10
am to 4 pm.
Come down to
Florence for the
30th Annual Historic
Home Tour.
This year’s theme is
“The Heart of
Florence – Adobe
Walls of Love and
Heartbreak.” The
tour is a special
celebration of the
Town’s rich
territorial history.
Unique homes and
buildings are
featured on this
historic home tour.
Please contact
McFarland SHP
for more information
at
(520) 868-5216.
Download an event
flier!
Find out more about
McFarland SHP!!
February 14: Buffalo
Soldiers at Fort
Verde SHP (Camp
Verde)
 9
am to 5 pm.
Celebrate Black
History Month with
Buffalo Soldiers
re-enactors and
other presentations
and activities at
Fort Verde SHP.
This will include
flag ceremonies,
vintage baseball
games, military
drills and dutch
oven cooking
demonstrations by "Hold
the Fort,"
the Fort's volunteer
group.
Find out more!
Don't forget that
starting February 17
the Fort is open 7
days-a-week!!
Find out what else
is happening at Fort
Verde SHP!!
February 14-15: Cave
Fest at Kartchner
Caverns SP
(Benson)
 10
am to 3 pm.
Celebrate
Kartchner Caverns SP
at the annual
Cave Fest!
Enjoy live animal
displays (reptiles
with
Tom Miscione,
birds from
Liberty Wildlife
& bats from
Adobe Mountain
Wildlife Center),
children’s
activities & crafts,
mining history,
caving equipment
displays, and a
Speleothem cave
formation display.
Experience the
“Squeeze Box”
cave crawl
simulator. The gift
shop will also be
hosting a signing by
children’s book
author
Conrad Storad.
Enjoy special
presentations
throughout the day
in the Tenen-Tufts
Theater. The Park
Entrance Fee is $6
(up to 4 adults),
but does not include
Cave Tour Tickets.
Find out more!
Reserve a cave tour!
Reserve a campsite!
Find out what else
is happening at
Kartchner Caverns
SP!!
February 18:
History, Legends and
Lore Hike at Lost
Dutchman SP (Apache
Junction)
 Following
the Treasure Loop
Trail at
Lost Dutchman SP,
Volunteer Hiking
Leader Jim
will discuss the
history of
the Superstitions
and legends and lore
of the gold. This is
a 2 ½ mile round
trip with an
elevation change of
approximately 520’.
Hikers should wear
hiking shoes and
carry ample water.
Meet in the Cholla
Day Use.
Reserve a campsite!
Download the
February event
calendar for Lost
Dutchman SP!
February 21: Plants
of the Bible Land
Guided Walk at Boyce
Thompson Arboretum
SP (Superior)
 1:30
pm. Join
Boyce
Thompson Arboretum
SP volunteers on
a guided tour to
learn about palms,
pomegranates, figs,
olives, and other
plants of the Bible
Land. Wear
comfortable walking
shoes and a hat, and
don't forget your
sunscreen and water
bottle. The tour,
conducted at a
leisurely pace,
lasts about 90
minutes and proceeds
along
wheelchair-accessible
paths.
Learn more!
Find out what else
is going on at Boyce
Thompson Arboretum
SP!
February 21: Boat
Tours at Patagonia
Lake SP
 Every
Saturday and Sunday,
Patagonia Lake SP
holds
Pontoon Boat tours.
Avian Boat tours are
at 8:45 am and
10 am, Lake
Discovery Tours are
at 11:15 am and the
Twilight Boat Tours
vary in time.
Visitors should call
the park in advance
to confirm boat
dates and times. The
cost for each
one-hour boat trip
is $5 per person, in
addition to the park
entrance fee.
Reservations are
required for boat
tours and can be
made by calling
(520) 287-2791.
If you are going on
a boat trip, plan to
arrive at the
Visitor Center 15
minutes prior to
departure to sign
in, pay and be
outfitted with a
life jacket.
Reserve a campsite!
Check out other
events at Patagonia
Lake SP!!
February 28: Guided
Arizona Trail Loop
Hike at Oracle SP
 8:30
am.
Hike the Wildlife
Corridor Trail to
the
Arizona Trail,
and return via the
Manzanita Trail at
Oracle SP.
Reservation is
required by the day
prior by calling
Guide Gaston Meloche
at (520) 638-5404.
A minimum of four
hikers is required
for a hike to take
place.
The hike is six
miles and
participants should
meet at the
Kannally Ranch House
parking lot.
Check out other
events at Oracle
SP!!
Mark
Your Calendars
March is Archaeology
Heritage and
Awareness Month -
events happening all
across the state
March 7: Archaeology
Expo at Yuma
Quartermaster Depot
SHP
March 14: Geocache
Desert Bash at
Cattail Cove SP
March 21-22: Annual
Civil War Event at
Picacho Peak SP
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