Welcome to Picture Rocks ...

Picture Rocks is located in Pima County<1>.

The location of Picture Rocks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Picture Rocks is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Picture Rocks lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Picture Rocks lies within the (520) area code.

Communities Also Named Picture Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Picture Rocks - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Picture Rocks.

Communities near Picture Rocks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Picture Rocks.

• Marana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marana
  • Marana is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marana <4>
• Oro Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Valley
  • Oro Valley is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oro Valley <4>
• South Tucson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
  • South Tucson is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
• Nelson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Pima County
• Avra Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avra Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avra Valley
  • Avra Valley is located in Pima County
• Rillito
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rillito
  • Rillito is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rillito <4>
• Cortaro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortaro
  • Cortaro is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortaro <4>
• Tortolita
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortolita
  • Tortolita is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortolita <4>
• Casas Adobes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casas Adobes
  • Casas Adobes is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casas Adobes <4>
• Flowing Wells
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowing Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Wells
  • Flowing Wells is located in Pima County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Picture Rocks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Picture Rocks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Picture Rocks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Picture Rocks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Picture Rocks. See our Newspapers Page for Picture Rocks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Picture Rocks ...

Looking for more information about Picture Rocks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Picture Rocks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Picture Rocks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Picture Rocks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/