Both The West and East areas of the park offer very different experiences. If you do have the time, we recommend visiting both areas of the park. Both are convenient and accessible from Marana, AZ. The West side of the park offers many scenic “oohs!” and “ahhs” having some of the largest stands of saguaro cactus in the world, which you can enjoy as a hiker, photographer, or from picnic tables or your car. The East side also has scenic drives and is geared more to hiking. The East side is in a completely different mountain range than the Saguaro National Park West, and it has pine forest, much higher elevations, and a number of campgrounds that are accessible only to hikers. If you have one day, Saguaro National Park West is close by and easy to see the iconic saguaro forest desert landscape, and one or two major area attractions (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Old Tucson) in one visit.