Course Maps:

• Click here for a dynamic online version of the 8-mile course: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2586975
• Click here for a dynamic online version of the out-and-back 5k course: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2586977

Parking: The National Park Service and Pima County Department of Transportation are both great friends of this race, but they're worried about public safety on the roads near the Park, so please drive slowly as you approach the National Park, watch for cyclists, and watch for your fellow pedestrians. Please follow the posted rules and be safe. 

• Please consider car-pooling to reduce the vehicle footprint on the roadways. A drop-off section is located in front of the entrance.
• A drop-off section is located in front of the entrance for those who need immediate access to the event staging area. 
• Parking is available on the sides of the roads, on Freeman, Old Spanish Trail, and Escalante.
• There is NO parking in the National Park.
• Do not park in driveways, do not park near hydrants, do not block traffic.
• Here's what the National Park Service has said: "please pay attention to the NO PARKING signs along Old Spanish Trail! We'd rather not have to cite and tow folks who are blocking sight lines and bike lanes..." 
• NOTE: If you need special parking accommodations for wheelchairs or other needs, please contact the race director at randy@runtucson.net by August 25th so that plans can be made.

Weather: most likely in the high 70's at the start, rising to triple digits later in the day.

Headphones: headphones are discouraged; please be mindful of other athletes, rattlesnakes, and Park Rangers.

Strollers: The 5k is fine for strollers but the National Park Service permit indicates that strollers are NOT allowed in the 8-miler.

Chair Athletes: The 5k would be moderately challenging for chair athletes, while the 8-miler is a demanding course with downhills possible dangerous for chair athletes.

Pets Not Allowed: We love pets but they cannot be on the grounds of Saguaro National Park East between 5am - 9am.  Service animals are excepted.  See here for details on NPS pet policies.

Bathrooms: There will be 12 portojohns in the NPS parking lot near the starting line, so please allow enough time to use the restroom before you begin the race.

• There will be two portjohns on the 8-mile course near, near the overlook near Mile 4.
• Do NOT use the desert as a bathroom. Rattlesnakes and cactus may do some damage -- plus the NPS will fine you!

Driving Directions to Rincon Mountain District - East
3693 S. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, Arizona 85730
(520) 733-5153

From mid-town Tucson
Travel east on Broadway to Freeman Road on the city's far east side.
Turn right on Freeman Road and drive south for 3 miles
At Freeman/Old Spanish Trail, the park entrance is .25 miles south, on the east side of the road.

From Interstate 10
Exit I-10 at exit # 275 (Houghton Road) and drive north 8 miles
Turn right on Escalante Road and drive for 2 miles
Turn left on Old Spanish Trail. The park entrance is on the right in 0.3 miles.

From Phoenix 
Follow I-10 East through Tucson to E Valencia Rd in Drexel-Alvernon. Take exit 267 from I-10 E
Continue on E Valencia Rd. Take S Kolb Rd, E Irvington Rd and E Escalante Rd to Cactus Forest Dr

From Albuquerque 
Follow I-25 S to NM-26 S/State Rte 543/N Franklin St in Doña Ana County. Take exit 41 from I-25 S
Get on I-10 W in Deming from NM-26 S
Follow I-10 W to S Houghton Rd in Tucson. Take exit 275 from I-10 W
Follow S Houghton Rd, E Valencia Rd and S Old Spanish Trail to Cactus Forest Dr