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478:Telephone Pioneers of America Park
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399:Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
953:List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
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16:Public parks in Phoenix, Arizona
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699:Bureau of Land Management
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217:"Phoenix Points of Pride"
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1010:Boyce Thompson Arboretum
604:Hubbell Trading Post NHS
409:Historic Heritage Square
292:Arizona State University
1387:Phoenix Points of Pride
1165:Yuma Territorial Prison
379:Desert Botanical Garden
328:Phoenix Points of Pride
961:Wild and Scenic Rivers
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757:San Pedro Riparian
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752:Las Cienegas
647:Hohokam Pima
564:Grand Canyon
394:Heard Museum
384:Encanto Park
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1188:Cluff Ranch
1183:Becker Lake
1070:Lake Havasu
997:State Parks
974:Verde River
775:Glen Canyon
667:Pipe Spring
448:Phoenix Zoo
429:Papago Park
227:October 18,
98:Papago Park
1381:Categories
1208:Santa Rita
1130:Slide Rock
1125:San Rafael
1120:Roper Lake
1080:Lyman Lake
1045:Fort Verde
1005:Alamo Lake
642:Chiricahua
248:January 1,
203:References
147:extensive
1232:Municipal
1193:Luna Lake
1085:McFarland
780:Lake Mead
704:Agua Fria
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129:foothills
125:mountains
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1055:Homolovi
1020:Catalina
921:Imperial
873:Prescott
863:Coronado
836:Coconino
682:Tuzigoot
159:See also
1351:33°33′N
692:Wupatki
574:Saguaro
547:Federal
539:Arizona
1090:Oracle
1060:Jerome
916:Havasu
911:Cibola
868:Kaibab
657:Navajo
153:ridden
149:hiking
133:desert
1272:Other
988:State
878:Tonto
677:Tonto
58:Parks
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