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The state park system in Arizona includes both state parks and state historic parks, as well as other designations such as natural areas and recreation areas. Arizona currently has 31 state park units, which are managed wholly or partly by the Arizona State Parks government agency. [1] In 2010 several Arizona state parks were closed due to ...
Waimea's post office name "Kamuela" is the Hawaiian name for "Samuel", after Samuel Parker (1853–1920), the grandson of John Parker. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Hawaii Route 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 56 miles (90 km) to Hilo and southwest 43 miles (69 km) to Kailua-Kona via a route close to the shore.
The following 18 or more state parks, monuments, and recreation areas are managed by the Division of State Parks within the Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources: [1] Ahukina Ahupua'a_O_Kahana
South Mountain Park preserves in a natural state a mountainous area of 16,283 acres (65.89 km 2) or approximately 25.5 sq mi (66 km 2) of native desert vegetation. Originally called Phoenix Mountain Park, it was formed in 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge sold its initial 13,000 acres (53 km 2) to the city of Phoenix for $17,000. It has since ...
Alamo Lake State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, centered on Alamo Lake, a flood control and recreational reservoir. The park is located in western Arizona about 38 miles (61 km) north of Wenden. It is accessed via a paved two-lane road off either U.S. Route 60 to the south or U.S. Route 93 to the east. Owing to its remoteness ...
Kalopa State Recreation Area, July 2012. The Kalōpā Native Forest State Park and Recreation Area is a state park with an arboretum of native trees located approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of Hilo, near the village of Honokaʻa, a few miles inland from the Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) section of the Hawaii Belt Road, Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi.
Comprising over 10,200 acres in the Sonoran Desert, the park sits south of Queen Creek Arizona and preserves a portion of the San Tan Mountains, located on their northeastern flank. It is located approximately 30 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix. Higley Basin is its northern border, while Chandler Heights sits to its northwest.
Phoenix (/ ˈ f iː n ɪ k s / ⓘ FEE-niks [8] [9]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,662,607 residents as of 2024.It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.