Tourists journey from far and wide to the deserts of Arizona to marvel at one of America's most incredible plants: the giant saguaro cactus. Growing up to 50 feet in height and living for up to ...

This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH-ro), a universal symbol of the American West. The park is divided into two districts ...

The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant, which can grow up to 60 feet tall and live for more than 200 years, is the ...

in 1990. 1,160 plant species are found in the park 6 known species of rattlesnakes can be found in the park. The saguaro cactus can only be found in the Sonoran Desert. It can take 10 years for a ...