# McFarland State Historic Park — Florence > Place to go for families in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area (AZ). Times are Arizona Time. - When: Museum/Visitor Center: October–April 30, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon–Sat; May–September, 9 a.m.–2… - Where: McFarland State Historic Park, 24 W Ruggles St, Florence, AZ 85132 - Ages: All ages; free for ages 18 and under - Price: Adult (18 and older): $5; Ages 18 and under: Free - Schedule: Museum/Visitor Center: October–April 30, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon–Sat; May–September, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Mon–Sat; closed Sundays - Organizer: Arizona State Parks & Trails — McFarland State Historic Park - Official page: https://azstateparks.com/mcfarland - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/mcfarland-state-historic-park-florence--listing-b6f695030aa6ab9f41cece79 ## About McFarland State Historic Park is a small history museum in Florence, housed in the McFarland courthouse building, whose original structure dates from 1878. The building itself makes a good lesson for children about how Territorial Arizona was built: it was made by hand from local materials, with adobe bricks of local soil laid on a trench foundation filled with river rocks, and the lumber for its floors and roof was hauled by wagon from northern Arizona. Its wood-shingled pitched roof over traditional adobe walls marks the transition between Sonoran and Anglo-American architecture. Inside, the museum tells the story of Ernest McFarland and of life on the American frontier around the turn of the century, and it is one stop on Florence's history tour of the town. The park is a Certified Autism Center. Children and teens 18 and under get in free, and adults pay $5. From October through April the museum and visitor center are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; from May through September hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the park is closed on Sundays. The park's events page says new programs are added each month; none were listed in late October 2026. ## Similar picks in Phoenix - [Star Party at Lost Dutchman State Park](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/star-party-at-lost-dutchman-state-park--listing-a5e52b8034ecf05c4a895662) — Sat, Nov 14 (+2 more dates) · 6:30 PM – 8:15 PM · Lost Dutchman State Park — Cholla site, Apache Junction · From $10 · checked Oct 27. 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