Support for the distinction is mixed, and efforts have been underway for years.

The country is currently home to 63 parks and monuments that have the honor of being part of our National Park Service (NPS).

COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Can you name all three national parks in the state of Arizona? Hint: One of them is right here in southern Arizona. If bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill makes it to ...

One of Arizona’s strangest, most magnificent and underappreciated places will soon celebrate a milestone. On April 18, 2024, it will be 100 years since President Calvin Coolidge established Chiricahua ...

CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT — This crown of volcanic rock pinnacles rises above southeastern Arizona grasslands and oak-pine foothills, a largely unknown attraction far from the name-brand national ...

Chiricahua National Monument southeast of Willcox would be redesignated as Chiricahua National Park under legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Martha McSally. The monument, a preserve of 11,985 ...

A bill meant to redesignate Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County as a national park has come one step closer to fruition. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ...

Chiricahua National Monument was established on April 18, 1924, by President Calvin Coolidge to protect the “Wonderland of Rocks” in southeastern Arizona that includes an 8-mile scenic drive and 17 ...

12,000 acres of stone formations and impossibly balanced boulders Called the Land of Standing-Up Rocks by Apache warriors You can traverse the park by foot, in a car, or on horseback I'm just going to ...

National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis has announced that all 401 national park sites will offer free entry on this day in an effort to encourage individuals, families and communities to explore ...

WILLCOX, Ariz. (AP) — The Chiricahua National Monument is closed because of an active wildfire near the Pinery Canyon campgrounds in Cochise County. Authorities say the fire began Saturday afternoon ...

Some residents of Southern Arizona have launched a campaign to have Chiricahua National Monument southeast of Willcox redesignated as Chiricahua National Park, and they’re getting support from a ...