This 4,000 lb steel beam artifact was once part of one of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The artifact is displayed in the park and is the centerpiece. It is flanked by a reflecting pool, Federal and State Flags, as well a lush grassy area.
Gatlin Archaeological ParkPat Riggs
PO Box A
644 W Pima Street
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Phone:
928-683-2255
Currently CLOSED for maintenance and repairs. The Gatlin site is an Archaeological site that was excavated in 1959 and encompasses around 300 acres! Gatlin sat long a major Hohokam trade route. This park preserves one of the few documented Hohokam platform mounds in Arizona.
Gila Bend MuseumTown Clerk
PO Box A
644 W Pima Street
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Phone:
928-683-2255Fax: 928-683-6430
The Gila Bend Museum provides visitors with information relating to the Gila Bend area. Numerous artifacts are on display for viewing.
Gillespie Dam Bridge
Historic Route 80
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
The Gillespie Dam Bridge was built in 1927 and crosses the Gila River near Gila Bend, Arizona. It is located on Historic Route 80. In May 1981 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Designated a National Historic Trail in 1990, this 2,700+ mile overland expedition in 1775 of more than 240 people and 1,000 head of livestock opened a route between Nogales, Arizona and San Francisco, California.
Painted Rock Petroglyph SiteTown Clerk
PO Box A
644 W Pima Street
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Phone:
928-683-2255Fax: 928-683-6430
Rock outcrop displaying numerous prehistoric petroglyphs and historic etchings pecked into the rock.
Sonoran Desert National MonumentTown Clerk
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Phone:
928-683-2255
This 487,000 acre desert monument contains three designated Wilderness areas, a National Historic Trail and also three different mountain ranges, the Maricopa Mountains, the Sand Tank Mountains, and the Table Top Mountains.The Sonoran desert is the most biologically diverse desert in North America.