It protects the largest saguaro cactus forest in the world, a cactus that can live over 150 years and grows its first arm only at 75
Area
371 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1994
Declared in 1994 over an earlier national monument, Saguaro protects the largest saguaro cactus forest in the world, an extraordinarily slow-growing species that can live more than 150 years and typically does not put out its first side arm until it is 75, so the many-armed specimens that dominate the park's landscape are in fact more than a century old. The cactus is a sacred symbol to the Tohono O'odham people, whose ancestral land surrounds the park.
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Saguaro: 50 documented species
Mammals14Birds16Reptiles10Amphibians
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in the United States, where Saguaro lies.
DesertTemperate forestTundra / polarWetland
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
Wildlife you can see now
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Now is a good time: Urban bat colony under Congress Avenue Bridge (March to November (peak in summer))
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