Photos: Oracle State Park north of Tucson
The 4,000-acre Oracle State Park and wildlife refuge north of Tucson is home to the Kannally Ranch House and nearly 16 miles of hiking trails, four of which comprise part of the Arizona Trail. A $4 million makeover could be coming the park's way in form of cabin rentals and RV sites.
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Hikers set out for the trail from the parking lot with the Kannally House in the background at Oracle State Park.
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Regular park hikers Sharon, right, and Bill Alexander take their dogs Bandit, left, and Sheba for a walk near the Cherry Valley Wash.
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Hikers set out for the Nature Loop Trail at Oracle State Park.
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Regular park hikers Sharon, right, and Bill Alexander take their dogs Bandit, right, and Sheba for a hike along the Cherry Valley Wash.
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Donna Rammien, visiting from Brookfield, Wisc., gazes up at the original ceiling artwork of Lucile Kannally in the Kannally Ranch House.
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Park manager Vince Micallef opens double-doors in the cottages where the Kannally sisters lived near the ranch house.
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Park manager Vince Micallef shows where site number posts will go at a tent site.
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A Harris's hawk perches near the Kannally Ranch House.
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An airliner streaks overhead near Windmill Loop on the Arizona Trail.
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Cattle chutes onsite near the Kannally Ranch House.
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Old corrals near the Kannally Ranch House.
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Trail markers at Oracle State Park.
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Visitors walk through the garden on the lowest tier of the Kannally Ranch House.
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An old one lung water pump at Oracle State Park.
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A tent site overlooks the San Pedro Valley.
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Plenty of shade and patio seating space abounds in the courtyards of the Kannally Ranch House.
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The Kannally children lived in these cottages outside the Kannally Ranch House since the main house contained no bedrooms.
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Two Italian cypress trees at the Kannally Ranch House are visible from all over Oracle State Park.
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The many tiers and garden of the Kannally Ranch House.
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The many tiers and garden of the Kannally Ranch House.
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Four miles of the Arizona Trail runs through Oracle State Park.
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The living room inside the Kannally Ranch House.
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Original wall artwork by Lucile Kannally is showing signs of age in the Kannally Ranch House.
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Cottages like this one, where the Kanally children slept, are slated for overnight reservation after some restorative work at Oracle State Park.
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The bathroom inside the sleeping cottages at Oracle State Park.
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This site overlooking the San Pedro Valley could be developed into space for cabins.
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Oracle State Park, 3820 Wildlife Drive, on Feb. 8, 2018, in Oracle, Ariz.
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Hiker Hanna Miller walks past a trail sign pointing the way to Kannally Ranch House at Oracle State Park. Photo by Chris Richards. 1/23/01
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Hiker Hanna Miller leaps from one boulder to another on one of the many outcroppings at Oracle State Park. Photo by Chris Richards, 1/23/01

