Oracle, Arizona:    A Community Guide Pinal County, Oracle, AZ 85623




Images of Oracle

Calabazas Festival

The Calabazas (Pumpkin) Festival was held every year in October at Oracle State Park
until the park closed due to budget cuts.

Lining up for the Desert Harvesters Hammermill to have mesquite pods and beans ground into flour.

Archery lessons were available for ages eight and up.

Queuing up to buy lunch. Decisions, decisions...

Looking (or not) at the exhibits.

Drawing faces on pumpkins near the old corral. Oracle State Park was once a working cattle ranch and is now an environmental education center and wildlife refuge.

The Tortolita Gut Pluckers band played bluegrass music.


A variety of snakes were offered for petting and education.


A turtle on loan to curious kids attempts a getaway.