Chiricahua National Park
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Oct 25, 2026
KelleyHOST
Again, woohoo.
CarlHOST
With the newest being Chiricahua National Park.
CarlHOST
Just received national park status after being a national monument for years.
CarlHOST
And yeah, it's actually a place that we have visited.
Jeff Tigger ErhardtHOST
The sun will shine another day.
Rebecca WannerHOST
Changing gears in the headlines this week, Chiricahua National Monument has officially been redesignated as a national park, becoming America's 64th national park.
Rebecca WannerHOST
Known as the Wonderland of Rocks, this spectacular landscape located in southeastern Arizona, roughly 120 miles east of Tucson, just to give you an idea, was shaped by massive volcanic eruptions and millions of years of erosion, creating the towering rock pinnacles that define Chiricahua today.
Rebecca WannerHOST
The designation is new, but the wonder isn't.
Will JarvisHOST
Okay, next question.
Will JarvisHOST
This week, we told you about how President Trump has officially designated a stretch of dramatic mountainous desert in Arizona as Chiricahua National Park.
Will JarvisHOST
So in honor of the nation's 64th national park, we've got a little lightning round for you with a few questions about other parks out there.
Will JarvisHOST
Ready? Let's start with the very first national park, which was, do you know it? Yellowstone, founded in 1872.
Kathy RitchieCORRESPONDENT
In recreation
Tiara VaillantHOST
news, Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County is now a new national park.
Tiara VaillantHOST
Jill Ryan has details.
Jill RyanCORRESPONDENT
President Trump has signed a bipartisan bill making the 12,000-acre site Arizona's fourth national park.
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We need to be in that lawsuit so Arizona can have its own independent voice in how the court, in this case a district court in the state of Nevada, might move forward.
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This designation of the Chiricahua National Park is more than a change in name.
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It represents investment in rural America, a commitment to preserving one of the nation's greatest natural treasures.
Mark BrodyHOST
And joining me to talk about what early voting turnout can tell us so far about midterms, a controversy over the eligibility status of a couple dozen Maricopa County voters and more are Matthew Benson of Veritas.
Steve StocktonHOST
Here is yet another tragic account of a park ranger who vanished mysteriously while doing his job, never to be seen or heard from again.
Steve StocktonHOST
Between 2:00 and 3:00 PM on January 13th, 1980, law enforcement Ranger Paul Fugate, 41, left the visitor center to go on a routine check of the nearby nature trail in the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona.
Steve StocktonHOST
He was never seen or heard from again.
Steve StocktonHOST
Now, Paul was known as a rebel and even anti-establishment to a point.
Jill FreitasHOST
A landscape in southeastern Arizona with deep ties to Apache history has become America's newest national park.
Jill FreitasHOST
President Donald Trump signed legislation Tuesday designating Chiricahua National Monument as the nation's 64th national park.
Jill FreitasHOST
The roughly 19 square mile area is known for its towering volcanic rock formations and lies within the historical territory of the Chiricahua Apache.
Jill FreitasHOST
According to the Associated Press, the area contains evidence of thousands of years of human activity.
Jill FreitasCORRESPONDENT
A landscape in southeastern Arizona with deep ties to Apache history has become America's newest national park.
Jill FreitasCORRESPONDENT
President Donald Trump signed legislation Tuesday designating Chiricahua National Monument as the nation's 64th national park.
Jill FreitasCORRESPONDENT
The roughly 19 square mile area is known for its towering volcanic rock formations and lies within the historical territory of the Chiricahua Apache.
Jill FreitasCORRESPONDENT
According to the Associated Press, the area contains evidence of thousands of years of human activity.
Ben BurnettHOST
But for the first time in 16 years, the United States of America has added a national park.
Ben BurnettHOST
Chiricahua National Park is in southern Arizona.
Ben BurnettHOST
I believe it's the fourth or fifth.
Ben BurnettHOST
I'm doing that blind.
Anders ReynoldsHOST
October 23rd, 2026.
Anders ReynoldsHOST
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump established the nation's newest national park, signing the Chiricahua National Park Act and converting Chiricahua National Monument into Chiricahua National Park.
Anders ReynoldsHOST
The NPS frames the change in designation as a recognition that the area's natural and cultural resources are nationally significant.
Anders ReynoldsHOST
The new park, which covers roughly 12,000 acres near Wilcox in southeastern Arizona, is known for rhyolite spires and balanced rocks left by a volcanic eruption about 27 million years ago.
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