More than just adobe, plaster, and wood, these ruins evoke tales of life and land transformed by cultures meeting and mixing. Father Kino’s 1691 landmark visit to an O’odham village when he established Mission Tumacácori was just one event among many. Wave after wave of change has swept or crept across this realm - this land and its people are not static. Come visit and experience this heritage.
Tumacacori National Historical Park, is located south of Tucson, and preserves the ruins of three early Spanish colonial missions on 47 acres in southern Arizona. San José de Tumacácori and Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi were established in 1691 and are the two oldest missions in Arizona. The third mission, San Cayetano de Calabazas, was established in 1756. The site was abandoned in 1848 due to Apache raids, neglect, and a terrible winter. Tumacacori became a national monument in 1908 and the two Spanish missions, Guevavi and Calabazas, were added to the site in 1990.
Visitors to Tumacácori enter the park through the Visitor Center. Staffed by National Park Service employees and volunteers, the museum and bookstore provide orientation and a wealth of information. A fourteen-minute video is available, started at any time by the push of a button.
A self-guiding tour book for the Tumacácori Mission grounds can be purchased or borrowed in the bookstore. Guided tours led by a park ranger or volunteer are available at some times of the year.
Children of all ages enjoy participating in the park's Junior Ranger program during their visit.
Weekends in the fall and Wednesday through Sunday in the winter and spring, you may encounter a cultural demonstrator on the grounds. This is a great opportunity to sample traditional foods or learn traditional craft techniques.
Allow one to two hours for plenty of time to tour both the mission grounds and the museum. All areas are accessible by paved foot paths. A wheelchair is available for loan in the Visitor Center. There are no roads in the park.
During the winter months, special tours are offered to two other missions historically associated with Tumacácori, Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi and San Cayetano de Calabazas. Their fragile ruins, protected by the National Park Service, are normally closed to the public and can be visited only as part of these special reserved tours.
Location: 1891 East Frontage Road, Tumacacori
Website: http://www.nps.gov/tuma/index.htm
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