Sabino Canyon Visitor Center

Open: 7 days a week, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM except Thanksgiving and Christmas

Services

  • The Visitor Center hosts a bookstore run by the Public Lands Interpretive Association. They carry literature, maps, cold drinks, clothing and keepsakes.
  • The museum offers several interactive displays showcasing the flora and fauna of the Canyon and Mount Lemmon (Babad Do’ag).
  • The Coffee Cart is located near the Crawler. The cart is operated by Old Pueblo Coffee and serves gourmet pastries. Open Wed – Sun, 8:30 AM – Early Afternoon.
  • There are “Crawler” routes that leave from the Visitor Center, one for Sabino Canyon and one for Bear Canyon. Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.

– Reimagined –

A QR Code that links to Friends of Sabino Canyon's Reimagined project, an effort to redesign and fund a new visitor center at Sabino Canyon.

Consistent with the 2015 U.S. Forest Service Sustainable Recreation Plan to update the Visitor Center in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Friends of Sabino Canyon has agreed to jointly fund a Visitor Center Master Plan with the USFS. The updated facility would include a new Visitor Center, USFS offices, Crawler boarding area, primary parking area, entry plaza, restrooms, and nature trail.

To learn more, or support this project please visit Friends of Sabino Canyon’s website using the QR code to the left.

  • Bright visitor center interior with high ceiling, large windows. People present, welcoming atmosphere.
  • Bright visitor center educational space with high ceiling, 180° mountain view. Presenter and children gathered, engaging atmosphere.
  • A rendering shows the exterior of the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center. The building has a modern design with a wooden roof and stone walls, blending into the desert landscape. People are seen walking along a path leading towards the entrance, with mountains visible in the background.
  • An aerial view shows the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center, a brown, curved building, surrounded by a parking lot filled with cars. The landscape includes desert vegetation and is set against a backdrop of mountains under a clear sky.