Family Attractions

From pulse-pounding roller coasters to beautiful national parks to picture perfect lakes for water sports, Arizona is a wonderful family vacation destination filled with adventure and fun.

Castles N' Coasters
From the thrilling sky high roller coasters and exciting water rides, to the exotic countries of the world-class miniature golf course and enchantment of an old fashioned carrousel, there's magic and new adventures waiting for you and your family at Castles N' Coasters.

CrackerJax
CrackerJax is Arizona’s largest family fun and sports park, with over 27 acres of excitement. CrackerJax features go carts, bumper boats, batting cages, three tournament volleyball courts, a video game center, Two “Best of Arizona” miniature golf courses, a multi-level driving range, 18-hole professional putting course, and a full kitchen and dining restaurant.

Enchanted Island
Enchanted Island is filled with charm and magic, offering nine fanciful rides and a variety of popular attractions geared toward children ages 2 to 10. Ride the historic Encanto Carousel, or pedal-boat across fish-filled lagoons. Test your skill at the arcade games, and share the memories over a fluffy ball of cotton candy.

Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park preserves the life and landscape of the Sonoran Desert, and protects the impressive forests of the Giant Saguaros on the edge of Tucson. These enormous sub-tropical cacti, silhouetted are the universal symbol of the American West. Saguaro National Park offers scenic hiking and biking paths for viewing native plants and animals surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Sonoran Desert. A popular way to explore the park is to bike one of the scenic loop drives, such as the paved, 8-mile Cactus Forest Loop Drive in the Rincon Mountain District, the 6-mile Bajada Loop Drive in the Tucson Mountain District or the 2.5 mile Cactus Forest Drive.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Mead National Recreation Area offers loads of family recreation. With Lakes Mead and Mohave as its center, visitors enjoy a variety of water sports and activities, such as boating, fishing, swimming, canoeing, kayaking and sunbathing in a rugged and picturesque setting. Lakes Mead and Mohave offer Nevada’s best sport fishing, and the desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers, and sightseers with thousands of desert plants and animals, adapted to survive in an extreme place. Discover paved roads that wind through the dramatic desert scenery, shaded picnic areas and several marinas throughout the area. Towering stark mountains, plateaus, desert basins of cactuses and creosote bush, and vertical-walled canyons are some of the sights motorists will encounter.

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