The Red Hills Visitor Center is a great place to learn about the park and start your visit to Saguaro National Park's West District. Views from the patio are spectacular and overlook the Red Hills and majestic Saguaro cactus forest nearby. Learn more about the unique geology of the Tucson Mountains, get great recommendations on how to get the most out of your time in the park, or explore the park bookstore. General information, park maps, and hiking guides are available in front of the building 24-hrs a day

A view of a futuristic looking building perched above a sandy wash, surrounded by saguaros and trees

Red Hills Visitor Center

Red Hills Visitor Center (West)

In the Tucson Mountain District (west), the park is open to vehicles from sunrise to sunset daily. (Actual times vary throughout the year).
You can walk or bike into the park 24 hours a day.
Visitor Center - Both Districts are open 364 days per year.
Operating Hours: Monday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed Christmas day) 

Inside the visitor center you can find information about the park and things to do, as well as a book store where you can purchase items such as books, post cards, and posters

Summer Hours (June 1-September 30)

Thanksgiving

Christmas

At the visitor center, you will find the bookstore, information station, maps and restrooms. The visitor center is also the starting point for a scenic auto/bike tour around the Cactus Forest Loop Drive offering incredible views of the Rincon Mountains. There are several great hikes to do along the drive including the mile loop along the Freeman Homestead Trail to learn about homesteading in the desert.

Large Saguaro cactus stands in front of the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center

Rincon Mountain Visitor Center

Rincon Mountain Visitor Center (East)

The park is open to vehicles from 5:00 am  to sunset daily.
You can walk or bike into the park 24 hours a day.

Inside the visitor center you can find information about the park and things to do, as well as a book store where you can purchase items such as books, post cards, posters,

Summer Hours (June 1—September 30)

RMD Visitor Center passport stamp

Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation's largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. These majestic plants, found only in a small portion of the United States, are protected by Saguaro National Park, to the east and west of the modern city of Tucson. Here you have a chance to see these enormous cacti, silhouetted by the beauty of a magnificent desert sunset.