Chiricahua is the nation's newest national park—what does that mean?
With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump has officially created the United States' 64th national park.
On April 18, 2024, President Donald Trump officially transformed the Chiricahua mountain range in southeastern Arizona into the nation's 64th national park. Previously designated as a national monument in April 1924, this 12,000-acre (4,860-hectare) property, often dubbed a "wonderland of rocks," will now join fellow Arizona national parks like the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and Saguaro.
While the physical landscape remains unchanged, the shift to park status carries political significance and could attract more visitors and tourism revenue to the area.
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