Old Tucson

Old Tucson: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Tucson

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Old Tucson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.21778, -111.12991. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Tucson

• Gates Pass · viewpoint · Pima · ~3 km · Must-see
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum · museum · Pima · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saguaro National Park - Tucson Mountain District · sanctuary · Pima · ~12 km · Must-see
• Silverbell Lake · lake · Pima · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Lake · lake · Pima · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mission Harbor · sanctuary · Pima · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Pima · ~16 km · Must-see
• KCMT-FM (Green Valley) · viewpoint · Pima · ~16 km · Must-see
• El Tiradito · attraction · Pima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sosa–Carillo House · museum · Pima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Miracle Mile Historic District · attraction · Pima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Cathedral · church · Pima · ~19 km · Must-see
• Santa Cruz Catholic Church · church · Pima · ~19 km · Must-see
• KVOI-AM (Cortaro) · attraction · Pima · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tucson Chinese Christian Church · church · Pima · ~19 km · Must-see
• Arizona State Museum · museum · Pima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Pima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mission San Xavier del Bac · church · Pima · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Tucson

Other parks near Old Tucson

• Rillito Park and Racetrack · park · Pima · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tohono Chul · park · Pima · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gene C. Reid Park · park · Pima · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tubac Presidio State Historic Park · park · Santa Cruz · ~85 km · Must-see
• Kartchner Caverns State Park · park · Cochise · ~106 km · Must-see
• Tucson Mountain Wildlife Area · park · Pima · ~10 km
• San Juan Park · park · Pima · ~14 km
• Danny Lopez Park · park · Pima · ~15 km
• Vista Del Pueblo Park · park · Pima · ~15 km
• John F Kennedy Park · park · Pima · ~15 km

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