Coronado National Memorial

Southeastern Arizona memorial honoring the 1540 Coronado Expedition, with grassland, mountain, and oak forest trails near the US-Mexico border.

4101 E Montezuma Canyon Road, Hereford, AZ 85615 · Hereford, AZ

About Coronado National Memorial

This National Park Service memorial in southeastern Arizona commemorates the 1540 expedition led by Spanish explorers into the Southwest and northwest Mexico. The site interprets how that encounter reshaped Indigenous communities and brought lasting biological and cultural exchange. Visitors can hike about eight miles of trails through grasslands, mountains, and oak forests, including a route to the US-Mexico border. The park also offers birding in varied habitats, a limestone cave with formations, and free educational programs for classrooms and groups.

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