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Fire Restrictions in effect for Coronado National Memorial
Due to increased fire danger in southern Arizona, Coronado National Memorial will implement fire restrictions beginning Wednesday, May 22, 2013. More »
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Designations Coronado International Memorial - August 18, 1941 |
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Coronado National Memorial was established as a unit of the National Park System to commemorate Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's sixteenth-century expedition into what is now the United States. This is the only national park unit commemorating this event. The memorial's southern boundary is on the border between the United States and Mexico and offers extraordinary views of the San Pedro River Valley and an opportunity to delve into the first major exploration of the American Southwest by European explorers.
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Did You Know?
Coronado Cave, located in Coronado National Memorial, has numerous scalloped and tilted limestone bedding planes. Geologists examining these scallops estimate that at one time as much as 50,000 gallons of water per minute flowed through the cave from east to west.