Arizona site becomes the 64th national park in United States

Chiricahua National Monument in south-eastern Arizona has officially become the 64th national park in the United States. President Donald Trump signed the redesignation legislation on Tuesday after it passed Congress with bipartisan support, according to the Guardian. [1][3]

The Guardian, Modern Ghana, AccuWeather, KJZZ, and the Washington Post all reported on the reclassification of the site. KJZZ reported that the location is now the fourth national park in the state of Arizona. [1][2][3][4][5]

The 19-square-mile site lies within the historical territory of the Chiricahua Apache tribes and is known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, the Guardian reported. [1]

The area was originally established as a national monument on April 18, 1924, to protect its extensive hoodoos and balancing rocks. It was formally redesignated as the 64th national park on October 20, 2026. Just over 85 percent of the park is protected as the Chiricahua Wilderness, and the site also preserves the historic Faraway Ranch. [1][6]