Please Note: Some sections of the tour are not ADA accessible at this time. Special arrangements can be made in advance by calling (520) 724-5375 or via email at canoaranch@pima.gov
If you are unable to make a reservation online, or during business hours 8-5, Monday thru Friday, please show up for the Saturday morning tour and we will accommodate you.
Sign up for a tour by clicking the register now button. You can also purchase an Annual Tours and Outdoor Activities Pass to get free or reduced cost for tours and programs.
Call (520) 724-5375 or email canoaranch@pima.gov for additional information.
Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch
Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters. Visit the historic buildings and corrals and enjoy the special exhibits of the people of Canoa. All ages welcome.
Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.
Every Saturday in April • 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 9:30 -11:00 a.m.
Every Tuesday in April • 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Every Saturday in May and June • 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Anza Tour at Historic Canoa Ranch
Learn about Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza and the group of Spanish colonial settlers who, in 1775, made their first stop at Canoa Ranch as they began an epic 1200-mile journey from Sonora, New Spain to colonize the port of what is now San Francisco. A 5-mile segment of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail extends through Historic Canoa Ranch. All ages welcome.
Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.
Wednesdays, April 10 and April 24 • 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Wednesdays, May 8 and June 12 • 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Restoration Tour
From deteriorating ruins to functional buildings: take a behind-the-scenes tour with Architectural Preservationist Simon Herbert to examine the processes and materials used in the restoration of the structures at Historic Canoa Ranch. All ages welcome.
Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.
Wednesday, April 24 • 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 22 • 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 26 • 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Gardens of Canoa
Enjoy a guided tour of the gardens of Historic Canoa Ranch with Raydine Taber from the Green Valley Gardeners. All ages welcome.
Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.
Wednesday, April 17 • 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 15 • 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 19 • 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Birding Canoa Ranch
Join birding enthusiast Brian Nicholas to see a wide variety of sparrows, raptors, and the possibility of waterfowl on the pond at Historic Canoa Ranch. All ages welcome.
Free with Membership, Non-Member $5 fee. Online registration required.
Every Saturday in April • 7:00-9:00 a.m.
Every Saturday in May • 7:00-9:00 a.m.
Saturdays June 1, 15, 22, and 29 • 7:00-9:00 a.m.
Stargazing
The Sonora Astronomical Society volunteers set up telescopes for celestial viewing and provide an introduction to the night sky. Come before dark for a presentation by Whipple Observatory. Bring your flashlight and lawn chair. Weather permitting. All ages welcome.
$5 suggested donation. Reservations not required.
Friday, April 26 • Presentation 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Stargazing 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Desert Night Shift
When most people retreat indoors, our desert comes alive! Join Pima County naturalists on an easy hike to discover “who” is out and about in the desert at night. Learn why many animals, and even some plants, are nocturnal and how they manage life in the dark. Bring a headlamp or flashlight. All ages welcome.
Children free. Adults free with Membership, Non-Member Adult $5 fee. Online registration required.
Saturday, May 11 • 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 22 • 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Art as a Way of Knowing the Sonoran Desert
Engage your creativity—draw, paint and write the desert’s story in this progressive mini-course with guided instruction in Art-Based Perceptual Ecology (ABPE) methods taught by ABPE pioneer, Dr. Lee Ann Woolery, ecologist and artist. Multiple sessions at three Pima County locations. Visit
classes page for program details and online registration.
May 1 – June 30 multiple sessions • 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Art & Science: Ways of Knowing the Sonoran Desert
Combine art-based practices with Western science methods and other ways of knowing to study the desert’s biodiversity. Guided instruction in Art-Based Perceptual Ecology (ABPE) methods taught by ABPE pioneer, Dr. Lee Ann Woolery, ecologist and artist. Multiple sessions at two Pima County locations. Visit
classes page for program details and online registration.
June 1 – June 30 multiple sessions • 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Anza Exhibit
Come view our exhibit about the Anza Expedition. Canoa Ranch was a camp site for the Anza Expedition on their journey to San Francisco, CA.
To learn more about the expedition visit these websites:
www.nps.gov/juba
www.anzahistorictrail.org
Mexicano Vaquero Families Exhibit
The Salcido's, the Murrieta's, the Ahumada's and the Grijalva's were just a few of the hard working Mexicano families that lived and worked at Canoa Ranch.
Baca Float #3 Exhibit
Learn what the Baca Float #3 was and how it effected homesteading families in the area.
George Redondo Proctor Western Heritage Collection
Enjoy of the George Redondo Proctor Western Heritage Collection.
Scotch Farms
How Scotch Farms played a role in bringing purebred Herefords to Canoa Ranch.
Ranching Families and Ranching History
The Manning's, the Schnaufer's, the Gayler's, and day to day life on the ranch.
Tools of the Ranch
See many of the different tools that were used on the ranch.
Volunteer Opportunities
Call 724-5375 or email CanoaRanch@pima.gov for more information.
Tour/Visitor Greeter
Greeters are stationed inside the heritage area on the days public tours are scheduled. Greeters help visitors sign in for the tours and assist visitors with directions to restrooms and answer other general questions.
Interpretive Tour Guide
Volunteer Tour Guides interpret Historic Hacienda de la Canoa’s preserved and restored historic buildings and landscapes, cultural history, and natural resources at Raúl M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park for scheduled groups and the general public.
Exhibit Stewards
Stationed in historic buildings, stewards help keep display areas, artifacts, and other ranch memorabilia safe. Stewards are trained on information related to a specific display and are available to answer questions pertaining to a collection.
Restoration Aide
Volunteers assist NRPR staff with light restoration/construction work on the buildings inside the historic heritage areas. Projects will include painting, light woodworking, repair and restoration of the corral areas, and other light construction, repair, or maintenance work as needed.
Landscape Restoration and Maintenance Volunteer
Volunteers assist NRPR staff with clearing the areas around the historic buildings of unwanted vegetation and establishing and maintaining plantings and trees that are correct for the site. Opportunities are also available to join The Green Valley Gardeners; Jack Davis Jack@greenvalleygardeners.com
Please help support Canoa Ranch, one of the most historically and culturally significant ranches in Southern Arizona. Monetary donations for Historic Canoa Ranch can be made through
Pima County Parklands Foundation at
http://pimaparklands.org. You can donate using PayPal or a debit/credit card via this site. Donations are tax-deductible, within the limits of the law. If you would like to make a donation by check, please make check out to
Pima County Parklands Foundation with
Canoa in the memo line and mail check to:
Parklands Foundation
3500 W. River Rd
Tucson, AZ 85741
The Parklands Foundation is the
ONLY website authorized to accept donations for Historic Canoa Ranch. Currently we’re seeking funds to restore the Tradesman House for a future visitor/story center and gift shop.
If you have any questions or need more information, please call 520-724-5220 or email
mhellon@aol.com
Please donate now!
Thank you for your tremendous support!
Commemorative Tree Program
Dedicating a tree or group of trees is the perfect way to honor your special person or organization. The first 39 commemorative trees will be planted along the entryway to the Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, the ranch headquarters for Canoa Ranch. The Entryway Grove has the important role of re-establishing the trees that lined the road into Canoa Ranch.
For more information and the purchase form click here
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