Saguaro Wilderness

Fire restrictions

Who manages Saguaro Wilderness

Getting to Saguaro Wilderness

• Rincon Valley, AZ is the nearest town, 2.6 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)

Trailheads at Saguaro Wilderness

• Douglas Spring Trailhead (inside the boundary, 2,749 ft), at 32.2351, -110.6868 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Sendero Esperanza Trailhead (0.02 mi outside the boundary, 2,984 ft), at 32.2847, -111.1672 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Southern Cactus Forest Trailhead (0.03 mi outside the boundary, 3,090 ft), at 32.1702, -110.7290 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Hugh Norris Trailhead (0.05 mi outside the boundary, 2,575 ft), at 32.2715, -111.2031 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Desert Discovery Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 2,427 ft), at 32.2626, -111.2105 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Signal Hill Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 2,449 ft), at 32.2897, -111.2084 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Wildhorse Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 2,738 ft), at 32.2353, -110.6895 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• King Canyon Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 2,909 ft), at 32.2472, -111.1671 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-az.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Saguaro Wilderness

• Mica Mountain summit about 8,660 ft
• Spud Rock summit about 8,600 ft
• Rincon Peak summit about 8,463 ft
• Wild Horse Canyon canyon
• Arts Spring spring
• Bear Wallow Spring spring
• Aguila Tank lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Saguaro Wilderness

• National Park Service unitSaguaro Wilderness lies inside Saguaro National Park.
• National forestSaguaro Wilderness borders Coronado National Forest.
• Wilderness areaSaguaro Wilderness borders Rincon Mountain Wilderness.
• BLM unitIronwood Forest National Monument is 2.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Arizona

• Salome Wilderness (Gila County)
• Salt River Canyon Wilderness (Gila County)
• Santa Teresa Wilderness (Graham County)
• Sierra Ancha Wilderness (Gila County)
• Sierra Estrella Wilderness (Maricopa County)

Arizona wilderness areas