Community: Picacho, Picacho Peak, & Red Rock

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The Santa Cruz Valley, including Picacho, Picacho Peak and Red Rock, is rich in scenic and historic attractions offering a wide variety of recreational opportunities. Picacho Peak State Park, located at Picacho Pass along Interstate 10, provides hiking trails that lead to the summit of the majestic peak, as well as camping, picnicking, and other facilities. Rock hounds will enjoy the selection of distinctive agates, a type of quartz with bands of color, found at nearby Agate Fields. The 472-acre Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is north of the Valley. This facility displays a four-story structure of coarse caliche, built about 1350 A.D. by the Hohokam Indian farmers of the Gila Valley. Arizona's famed Superstition Mountains are 60 miles north near Apache Junction.

FOUNDED: 1881
DISTANCE TO PHOENIX: 61 miles
HIGHWAYS: I-10
INCORPORATED: No
ENTERPRISE ZONE AVAILABLE
DISTANCE TO TUCSON: 50 miles
COUNTY: Pinal County