Arizona Maps

Arizona Of Interest

The early explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado entered what is now known as Arizona in 1540. The area remained under Spanish and later Mexican rule until the Mexican War, starting in 1846. A traveler named Joseph Ives, in describing the Grand Canyon in 1857, said "...Ours has been the first and will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality."

Annually, nearly 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon, one of the world's greatest natural wonders. The southern half of the state is mostly desert interrupted by mountains reaching northwest to southeast across the central part of the state. The Gila River, a major tributary of the Colorado, flows west across the all of Arizona. The state shares the largest artificial body of water in the nation, Lake Mead, with Nevada.

There were over 200,000 Native Americans in Arizona according to the 1990 census. That was almost 6% of the state's population, the third highest such concentration in the United States. They include Mohave, Navajo, Apache, Hopi, Yavapaí, Hualapai, Havasupai, Paiute, Tohono O'Odham, Pima, and Maricopa. Poverty is prevalent among these peoples. Agriculture is the mainstay of their economy, but lack of water for irrigation makes farming challenging. Supplemental income is made through the production of handicrafts. These include turquoise jewelry, leather goods, pottery, and woven items. Tourism and mineral rights have also brought income to the tribes.

Arizona maps: Online

Canyon de Chelly National Monument (PDF)
Chiricahua National Monument (PDF)
Coronado National Memorial (PDF)
County boundaries and names (click on the map to enlarge)
Federal Lands and Indian Reservations (PDF)
Fort Bowie National Historic Site (PDF)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area [Arizona / Utah] (click on the map to enlarge)
Grand Canyon National Park (PDF)
Grand Canyon National Park - Eastern Area (click on the map to enlarge)
Grand Canyon National Park - Western Area (click on the map to enlarge)
Grand Canyon National Park - Grand Canyon Village (click on the map to enlarge)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (PDF)
Petrified Forest National Park (click on the map to enlarge)
Petrified Forest National Park (Same as above, but as a PDF)
Political (click on the map to enlarge)
Reference map (click on the map to enlarge)
Reference map - Same as above, but as a PDF
Saguaro National Park (East: Rincon Mountain District) (click on the map to enlarge)
Saguaro National Park (East: Rincon Mountain District) - Same as above, but as a PDF
Saguaro National Park (West: Tucson Mountain District) (click on the map to enlarge)
Saguaro National Park (West: Tucson Mountain District) - Same as above, but as a PDF
Shaded Relief (click on the map to enlarge)
Wupatki National Monument (PDF)

Downloadable

Blank Outline Map - A printer-friendly document.
Roads - You can zoom in and print your own maps at a large scale.
Roads - A map showing major roads and highways.

For purchase

Rand McNally Arizona Travel Map - Durable laminated folding highway map
Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer - DeLorme's popular book of Arizona topo maps. For a review of this item, click on topo map books.
National Geographic TOPO! CD-ROM: Arizona - This interactive CD-ROM is made directly from paper topo maps at 1:24,000 scale - the most detailed maps available. Read a review of this product at topo maps on CD.
Arizona Wall Map - A beautiful shaded relief and tinted elevation wall map available in plain paper or laminated.
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Arizona Of Interest