Check out these all-year-round events:
Guided Birding Walks at Patagonia Lake State Park
Every Friday and Monday
Guided bird walks are back! Join park rangers at the Birding Trail kiosk (next to campsite #12) for a ranger-led hike to learn about the diverse avian wildlife at Patagonia Lake and Sonoita Creek.
The event repeats each Friday and Monday at 9:00 a.m. For more information, please visit https://azstateparks.com/patagonia-lake/events/bird-walk-patagonia
Boat Tours at Patagonia Lake State Park
Every Saturday and Sunday, $7 per adult, $5 per child (13 years and under)
- 9 a.m. Avian Adventure Tour
- 10:15 a.m. Avian Adventure Tour
- 11:30 a.m. Lake Discovery Tour
- Twilight Tour on Saturdays only. Time varies.
Please call the park to make your reservation: 520-287-2791.
Boat rentals are available at the Patagonia Lake Marina.
For more information, please visit https://azstateparks.com/patagonia-lake/on-the-water/boating
Explore Sonoita Creek State Natural Area with a Ranger
Join us for this new program with weekly hikes ranging from moderate to advanced on the Sonoita Creek State Natural Area trails. Meet at the Sonoita Creek parking lot.
Hikes are limited to 15 people. Please call the Visitor Center in advance at 520-287-2791 for information about which hike will be taking place and to sign up.
Adventures at the Presidio
Every Saturday through April 27
$15 per family
Ever wondered where colorful paints came from before the invention of modern paint? This month, you’ll get to find out!
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3d75fsp5
Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
2025 Summer Arts Program at the Tubac Center of The Arts
Tubac, Arizona
Join Tubac Center of the Arts this June for Summer Arts! Designed for children ages 6–13, the morning program offers hands-on learning through painting, drawing, and mixed media. Sessions run weekly, and students can register for one to four weeks.
Afternoons are reserved for high school students in a limited-capacity workshop (10 students per week).
Learn more and register at: https://tubacarts.org/summer-arts/
Nogales Taco Tour
Nogales, Arizona & Nogales, Sonora
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Travel through northwest Mexico’s regional taco tradition in one town: Nogales, Mexico with Borderlandia. Walking through the historic city center, you’ll experience the quality of Sonora’s surf and turf culinary arts in the border town’s diverse taquerias.
Save your seat and learn more at this link.
Native Seed Collection Workshop
Patagonia, Arizona
at 10:00 a.m.
Join Borderlands Restoration Network & Nursery for a tour of the BRN Seed Lab to learn about our operations and programs, then head out to the beautiful San Rafael Valley to learn about native grasses and our ethical seed collection protocols.
Participants will help collect seeds that will be used in a local ecological restoration project to mitigate erosion and revegetate the landscape to support healthy habitats.
Please visit www.borderlandsplants.org/events to