Explore the Mission Grounds

map of mission grounds with 25 tiny yellow symbols and green box labeled "cambiar a español"

Are you a visitor on the grounds of the mission right now? You can purchase or pick up a free loaner copy of the self-guided tour booklets at the Visitor Center. Or, follow along on your device here. Click on the site you'd like to explore.

Self-guided Mission Tour - For Kids

Recorrido Autoguiado - Para Niños

All trails are paved and meet ADA accessibility requirements. Remember that pets are not permitted in the mission grounds and firearms are not permitted in any federal building.

Explore in 360 Degrees

Entering Tumacácori
Visitor center

Explore the visitor center, itself a National Historic Landmark!
The main attraction
The church

Adobe walls, original paint, and more!
More than just a church
Mission grounds

See all the working parts of the mission community.
(It means "ocotillo house".)
Melhok ki

Before there was a mission called Tumacácori, there was an O'odham village by that name.
Work the fields
Acequia and Orchard

Missions were primarily agricultural communities with extensive fields and grazing land.
Take a hike
Santa Cruz River

The source of every human, animal, and plant story at Tumacácori!
Exhibits for understanding
Museum

Artifacts, life-sized replicas, and historic dioramas help contain the sprawling story of Tumacácori.
The Oldest Mission Ruins
Guevavi Mission

Prehistoric archeology, oldest adobe mission ruins in Arizona, and a pristine landscape. What's not to love?
The Transforming Mission
Calabazas Mission

Calabazas spent only a few decades as a mission site, but later turned into a stock ranch, military base, customs office, and residence.