Now operated by VOLUNTEERS under the direction of the Tubac Historical Society.

Tubac Presidio State Historic Park was due to close in March, 2010 when the Arizona Legislature swept Arizona State Parks funds. The community of Tubac came together under the leadership of the Tubac Historical Society and succeeded in crafting a Public-Private Partnership that allowed Arizona's first state park to remain open and available to the public.

In our first year of operation we have been financed by admissions and gift shop revenue and substantial local donations. Our VOLUNTEERS have increased the operating hours of the Park, created a new self-guided walking tour, revitalized the exhibits, and enhanced the overall visitor experience.  Come see for yourself!

Tubac is Arizona's oldest European community and home to the largest and best preserved 18th century Spanish presidio (fort) in the world. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is Arizona's first state park. The 1885 furnished schoolhouse, Otero Hall, and Rojas House are all on the National Register of Historic Places. The Park features a museum, underground display of the Presidio ruins, Arizona's first printing press, an exhibition of paintings of Arizona history by William Ahrendt, a picnic area, and the Juan Bautista de Anza Trailhead.

Upcoming Events

Walking Tour of Old Town Tubac - January 20 & 27, 10:30am

Fiber Art Friday – January 27,
10am -12:30pm

Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site – January 28, 10:30am

Meet the Curator of “ENCOUNTERS” - January 29, 2012,
1-4pm

Schoolhouse Concert with the Siroccan Winds – February 5, 2012, 1pm

Centennial Celebration at the Presidio – February 14, 10am-2pm

Walking Tour of Old Town Tubac - February 3, 17 and 24, 10:30am

Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations -February 14 and 21, 9:30am-12:30pm

Spanish Colonial Living History – February 17, 12-3pm

A History of Beads: World Trade to the American West - February 19, 2pm

Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site – February 22, 10:30am

Fiber Art Friday – February 24, 10am -12:30pm

ARIZONA: A History, Revised Edition
Book Signing with Thomas Sheridan - February 25, 2pm

Make a donation to Tubac Presidio Park

The gift shop will be open soon

Please look for our items on zazzle.

These unique items are available by calling our gift shop. We will soon have them available for online purchase.
520-398-2252

A replica of an eighteenth-century cross from Spanish Colonial Tubac in sterling silver.

Small $15
Large $20

Replicas of eighteenth-century coins in sterling silver.

$15

A replica of an eighteenth-century medal from Spanish Colonial Tubac in sterling silver.

$15

Walking sticks are made from Arundo stalks which are harvested from the famous October 14, 1775 Anza campsite at Las Lagunas in Nogales.

$20, additional shipping charges apply.