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CANOA ATTRACTIONS!
Best Ways to Explore
the Canoa Heritage Area!
Plan a day trip! Explore! Repeat!
The best attractions are just minutes away from the Canoa Ranch Rest Area on I-19. Check out the art/history display at this location to discover adventure ideas.
Many of the attractions are connected by the 1,200 mile Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail along the Santa Cruz River.
From Nogales to San Xavier, this natural wildlife and Indian trade trail has been shared by travelers for centuries, and the Canoa Heritage Area is still making history!
ATTRACTIONS
1 Canoa Ranch Rest Area - START HERE!
2 Historic Canoa Ranch 5 minutes 2.3 miles
3 Whipple Observatory 12 minutes 6.3 miles
4 Canoa Preserve Park/Chuck Catino Softball Complex
14 minutes 9.5 miles
6 Desert Meadows Park 7 minutes 5.7 miles
7 Madera Canyon 33 minutes 22.5 miles
8 Titan Missile Museum 10 minutes 9.8 miles
9 Sahuarita Lake Park 15 minutes 14.1 miles
10 Asarco Mineral Discovery 16 minutes 13.7 miles
11 Desert Diamond Casinos 14 minutes 15.9 miles
12 Desert Diamond Casino/Hotel 23 minutes 18.6 miles
13 San Xavier Co-Op Farm 22 minutes 23.3 miles
14 Mission San Xavier 23 minutes 24.4 miles
15 San Xavier Plaza 23 minutes 24.4 miles
16 Casino of the Sun 32 minutes 28.2 miles
17 Casino Del Sol 32 minutes 28.2 miles
20 Kitt Peak Observatory 13 80 minutes 62 miles
21 Tohono O'odham Cultural Center & Museum
22 Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge 37 minutes 27 miles
23 Rancho De La Osa 61 minutes 43.9 miles
24 Arivaca Lake 47 minutes 31.4 miles
25 Arivaca Old School House 39 minutes 29.3 miles
29 Tubac Presidio Historic Park 16 minutes 14.7 miles
30 Tumacácori Mesquite Sawmill
31 Mission Tumacácori Historical Park 17 minutes 16.7 miles
32 Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Company
35 Los Lagunas de Anza 28 minutes 29.5 miles
36 Pimeria Alta Museum 34 minutes 35.6 miles
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