![]() the tour is limited to 10 people per day, so Sign up in advance with rangers at the Kris Eggle Visitor Center or Twin Peaks Campground. Rangers provide a guided tour on the Ajo Mountain Drive, stopping at several areas along the way to get out and explore. Ajo Mountain Van Tour, ( meet at the Twin Peaks Campground informatin kiosk).Another car tour featuring roadside displays on the ecology of the Sonoran Desert. Victoria Mine Trail, please stay on the trail.Campground perimeter trail (pet friendly).Below are a few of the trails available: edit Remember that portions of the park are restricted so be sure to check with the Visitor Center for trail closures and before starting an off-trail hike. Trails range from short, handicapped accessible trails to long, wild trails into the hinterlands of the park. Check the Kris Eggle Visitor Center or the Twin Peaks Campground for dates and times. Two geocaches are listed as being in the monument. Organ Pipe is one of the few units in the National Park system to allow this hobby. Geocaching is a sort of scavenger hunt using a GPS receiver to locate the hidden item. Bikes are allowed on all roads open to vehicular traffic but are not allowed on hiking trails or in the backcountry. A 3-hour, ranger-led driving tour of the Ajo Mountains in a 10-passenger van. The road is mostly gravel or dirt, but is passable and often frequented by passenger cars. A 21-mile drive through one of the most scenic areas of the park, into the hills and back down again. Check with the Visitor Center for topics. 20-30 minute talks on a variety of topics related to the history, geology, plants, and animals of the monument. Patio talks, Kriss Eggle Visitor Center ( on the back patio).Check with the Kris Eggle Visitor Center or the Twin Peaks Campground for dates and topics Free. Several evenings a week, talks are given at the campground on a wide variety ot topics. Evening programs, Twin Peaks Campground ( amphitheater).Private vehicles or hiking are the only options for getting around. There is no public transit in the monument. The nearest major airports are in Phoenix and Tucson. There is no public transit into the monument. Arizona Highway 85 leads south into the monument. The only viable method to reach the park is via car. end of its range), number of Organ Pipe Cacti interspersed. ![]() ![]() In essence, the park is a relatively lush and untouched American SW desert environment, with a far higher concentration of cacti and other desert plants than perhaps anywhere else in the American SW - with a decent and best in US, but not exactly overwhelming (this is the N. Though named for the Organ Pipe Cactus - the park ironically has far more Saguaro cactus than those of the Organ Pipe variety - and again ironically - in far higher concentrations than say - Saguaro Cactus National Park, also of Arizona. Kris Eggle Visitor Center, 10 Organ Pipe Drive, ☎ +1 520 387-6849.The nearest large population centers are Tucson and Yuma, both over 150 mi from the monument, though several small towns with gas stations, hotels, and groceries are near the Northern borders of the park, and other towns near the southern edge, if one wishes to drive across the Mexican border (the single US highway into the park continues directly into Mexico). It is located in the extreme southern portion of Arizona, the visitor's center being less than 10 miles from the Mexican border. More untouched and lush (for a desert that is) than more easily accessed American SW desert parks, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was created to protect its namesake, the organ pipe cactus, the monument being the largest concentration of the plant in the United States. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is in the Western region of Arizona in the United States. ![]()
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