Press Room

Your source for official Arizona State Parks information. Arizona State Parks announces news on a variety of topics including the 27 State Parks, the State Trails system, outdoor-related funding grants, State Historic Preservation Office programs, archaeology, history, off-highway vehicle issues, and Open Space issues in Arizona to name just a few.

2009 Media Calendar of Events (PDF Document 113 KB PDF)

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Call Ellen Bilbrey (Chief Public Information Officer) at (602) 542-1996 or Monica Enriquez (602) 542-6997. or email pio(at)azstateparks.gov. Additional contact: External Affairs call (602) 542-4174.

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2009 Press Releases

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Press Release Archive

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