The historic Kannally Ranch House was constructed between 1929 and 1933. The Mediterranean and Moorish style adobe house sits on top of a hill and is now a museum in Arizona’s Oracle State Park./Chuck Nugent via Wikimedia
Oracle State Park — currently open only for day use — could get a $4 million makeover aimed at making it an overnight destination with rental cabins, recreational vehicle sites and tent sites under a proposal in Gov. Doug Ducey’s executive budget.
The upgrades are expected to increase annual revenue by $1.2 million at the 4,000-acre park near Oracle, which now operates at a net annual deficit of $286,000, according to budget documents.
Cabins and camping facilities also are expected to relieve some of the demand at Catalina State Park near Tucson, which routinely turns away would-be campers during peak seasons, said Patrick Ptak, a spokesman in the Governor’s Office.
