Coronado National Memorial is one of those places that you sort of wonder why it was done in the first place- It commemorates a failed expedition of about 8 years, and Coronado died in shame.... plus, this is basically a large plot of land in the middle of nowhere, but supposedly on the trail that he took in search of the fabled "7 cities of Gold."
It's about 80 miles from Tucson, and an easy trip- I also added side visits to Bisbee and Tombstone Arizona on the trip.
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| This is from the NPS website, but shows the panorama of the park in general- it literally is in the middle of nowhere- The big thing for this park is to hike. |
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| Again, from the NPS website, a depiction of the journey that Coronado and his men took. |
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| Another view of the park |
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| Got a pin and a hiking staff medallion here. |
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| There's a visitor center, and that's about it. The rest is trails. You drive in about 5 miles off the road to the VC.
Here is the NPS website page for here, and the Wiki page as well.
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