Tumacacori National Historical Park

Well Worth a Visit

What an interesting place to visit. National Park passes work here. we first visited the orchard and trail leading down to the river as we were told there'd be a docent tour at 11 a.m. The orchard co...

To understand Tumacacori, take a guided tour of the grounds.

This historically significant former Jesuit Mission was well explained by our volunteer docent Dave on an hour long walking tour of the grounds. The NPS has done a good job of preservation (not restor...

Excellent and Informative Site - Much Better than San Xavier del Bac

Fantastic site to explain how the mission system worked. Beautiful and peaceful. Great video and we were super impressed with the tour materials. Highly recommend going if in the Tucson area.

A hidden gem!

On a bucket-list trip with my husband. We went to Tumacacori NM in Arizona as we were between spots. What a beautiful old mission. It has been taken care of to preserve the interior of the building...

Low key NPS site

Tumacacori is an obscure and remote NPS site located near the Mexican border well south of Tucson, meaning that it’s blessedly uncrowded. It’s the site of an early Spanish mission that was here for ce...