Santa Cruz River History Tour

Jan 24th 2025 – Mar 28th 2025

• Hours10:00am to 12:00pm Timezone: MST
• Admission$40.00

This two-mile walking tour is led by Mauro Trejo and focuses on our relationship with the Santa Cruz River, how it supported Tucson’s early residents, and the factors in the 19th and 20th century that affected its demise.


The tour begins at Tucson's Mission Gardens and includes the sites of the former Spanish mission and the O'odham village that was the origin of our modern city. Attendees also visit Tucson’s tallest tree the Garden of Gethsemane, a holy site of statues made by WWI veteran and artist Felix Lucero in the 1940s.


Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received more than 24 hours in advance will receive a refund minus a small transaction fee. Cancellations received less than 24 hours in advance will not receive a refund.


This tour begins and ends at Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane


This tour happens on the following dates:
Friday, March 28, 9-11 am