Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Arizona State Historic Park; Arizona'S First State Park · Tubac, Arizona
The site of the Spanish presidio of San Ignacio de Tubac, founded in 1752 after the O'odham uprising of 1751, and in 1958 Arizona's first state park. From here Juan Bautista de Anza led the 1775-76 expedition that founded San Francisco, and the Anza Trail still follows the Santa Cruz River 4.5 miles south to Tumacácori. Visitors see the excavated foundations of the presidio in an underground display, an 1885 schoolhouse, Otero Hall, and the printing press that produced Arizona's first newspaper in 1859. The small museum covers O'odham, Spanish, Mexican and territorial history. Outside the gate, the village of Tubac is an art colony full of galleries. In 2026 the park opened 9 AM-3 PM and was closed on Mondays; adult admission was $10.
1 Burruel Street, Tubac, Arizona, 85646, United States
Tuesday-Sunday 9 AM-3 PM; closed Mondays (2026). Check azstateparks.com/tubac for holiday closures.
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