Ecotourism & Volunteer

Transform your Arizona vacation into an exceptional exploration of the state’s landscapes, cultures and environment with a volunteer or eco-tourism vacation. With one of these special-interest vacations, you’ll enjoy an experience that’s more rewarding than you’ve ever imagined.

Arizona Eco-Tourism Vacations
From the Grand Canyon, which promotes sustainable tourism practices, to the deserts of Southern Arizona, Arizona is involved in many dynamic programs to promote travel practices that benefit the cultural, aesthetic and environmental characteristics of local communities.

To plan an eco-tourism vacation, contact one of these local organizations:

• Arizona Bureau of Land Management
• Arizona Native Plant Society
• Arizona Recreation and Cultural Sites Map
• Arizona State Parks
• Arizona Watchable Wildlife Tourism Association
• Audubon Arizona
• City of Phoenix Parks and Preserves
  
• National Park Service
• The Nature Conservancy
• Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory

Arizona Volunteer Tourism

Learn about Arizona's unique culture and heritage while contributing to the local grassroots economy through community projects. Opportunities vary from literacy promotion in schools to working on Native American reservations. Contact one of these volunteer organizations for details and information:

• Arizona Game and Fish Department
• Arizona State Parks
• Bureau of Land Management
• Grand Canyon Trust
• Hands on Phoenix
• Keep Arizona Beautiful
• Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau
  
• National Park Service
• The Nature Conservancy
• Red Feather Development Group
• Scottsdale CVB
• Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona
• Volunteer.gov