Your guide to the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, and birding hotspots in and around Marana!
Outdoor Adventures
Nothing like it in the world.
Satisfy your inner adventurer with a journey through all that Marana has to offer. With some of the best biking, hiking, and outdoors excursions in the Southwest, this is not an experience to pass up.
Our backyards are filled with the most amazing flora and fauna, with species that are unlike anything in the world. Saguaro cacti, a national treasure, call Marana their home, with a national forest nestled against our borders. The wild Tortolita mountain range shelters distinct plants and animals that will inspire you to venture further into its canyons and peaks. Come to Marana for an outdoors experience you will surely remember – there is truly nothing like it in the world.
Discover the Colors of the Desert
Ever wondered what it would be like to fly above the desert with the birds? How about seeing a herd of wild horses deep in the Tortolita Mountains? Outdoor enthusiasts will revel in the abundant possibilities that Marana offers.
Minutes from town lies Saguaro National Park, home of the ancient and mighty giant saguaro. This monumental cactus, found only in Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico, stands sentinel over a rich desert landscape of tawny barrel cacti, twisted ironwood, and tangled cholla. Painted with the brush of a master artist, the splendid desert colors will take the breath away from even the most seasoned of adventurers.
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