AZ-Cienega+Creek+Preserve


 * =Birding in Arizona=

Pima County
=Cienega Creek Preserve= Marsh Station Road Vail, Arizona 85641 Cienega Creek Preserve webpage

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Cienega Creek Preserve (permit required)
Coordinates: 32.01793, -110.6429 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Cienega Creek Preserve--Colossal Cave Rd
Coordinates: 32.0485976, -110.6968059 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Cienega Creek Preserve
The Gabe Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead parking lot provides access to the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve and Davidson Canyon. This is a 10-car lot. The trailhead is located just off Marsh Station Road. Note: A permit is required to access the preserve, however, no permit is required if you are only utilizing the Arizona Trail. Open dawn to dusk. Details: 520-724-5000 (Pima County). Call (520) 724-2263 for permit information. These permits are free.

From Tucson on eastbound I-10, exit 281 (Sonoita/Patagonia), turn left to cross I-10 to Marsh Station Road. From westbound I-10, exit 281, loop exit to Marsh Station Road. Travel northeast on Marsh Station Road approximately 3 miles and watch for the Gabe Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead sign on the right. After parking, walk through the gate and go left (northeast) on the trail. At "Y" go right and follow the trail down to the creek.

Three Bridges or the second parking lot is 0.3 miles farther up on Marsh Station Road, on the left side and just before railroad tracks. Parking is allowed on the front portion of the lot. Do not go under the trestle (railroad property). The road to the third lot is right across Marsh Station Road from the second lot and holds approximately 5 cars. Note: these two lots are recommended for viewing and photographing trains only. NRPR cautions against crossing railroad tracks to enter preserve.

From I-10 east or west, take exit 279 (Vail/Wentworth), head north on Colossal Cave Road approximately 2.6 miles to parking lot on right side just before bridge. From Cienega Creek Preserve webpage

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