USS Arizona Memorial Gardens:
Remember and Honor
USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River provides the opportunity for everyone to pay tribute to fallen soldiers in a peaceful and scenic environment. The uncovered remnants of the USS Arizona sit on five acres that are open to the public at no charge featuring the original boathouse of the USS Arizona and a self-guided walking path
SHINE A LIGHT ON HEROISM
The USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River honors the brave U.S. forces aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a nation, we are forever indebted to those who serve and give their lives for our freedom, and we are proud to honor them and share their stories in these gardens.
A PLACE TO REFLECT AND PAY RESPECT
The Memorial Gardens are built around the boat house relic, which was pulled from the sunken remains of the USS Arizona and is now enclosed in an onsite glass display. The boat house is able to be viewed at any time, even when the relic room is not open.
NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2022
Every year we honor the lives lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The American Legion Bushmasters Post 114 will conduct the annual flag breathing ceremony at 8 a.m., utilizing the flag that flew over the USS Arizona. In honor of those who served, the Boathouse Relic Room will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for guests to remember and reflect.
Arizona’s own B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Sentimental Journey’ will conduct a morning commemorative flight. The flight will prepare at Airbase Arizona in Mesa, fly over the Arizona capitol building and mall, the National Cemetery in Cave Creek, and the USS Arizona Gardens at Salt River before returning to Airbase Arizona.
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hours of operation
GARDENS OPEN DAILY
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Boat house relic Room hours
OPEN ON MEMORIAL DAY | MAY 29, 2023
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
CONTRIBUTE TO USS ARIZONA
Your contribution helps provide 24-hour lighting throughout the Gardens, along the pathways, and over water features and ensures that the legacy of those aboard the USS Arizona will live on forever.
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Learn more about how the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens came to be, the idea behind the structural architecture, and what having the boat house relic means to Salt River from community members in their own words.
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Take a listen to the podcasts to learn more about the USS Arizona’s history and the journey to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
USS Arizona Podcast – Episode One
Features two very special guests that helped bring the boathouse to Salt River, AZ – Ricardo Leonard, Vice President of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Ric Hartman, Retired Army Captain & Former Vice President of Corporate Relations at Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort.
USS Arizona Podcast – Episode two
features two men behind the project – Aaron Allan, Project Designer from J2 Engineering & Environmental Design and Jason Kerby, Project Manager from the SRPMIC Engineering and Construction Department.
Highlights from the SRPMIC 2019 USS Arizona Memorial Flag Breathing ceremony during the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River construction:
PARTNERS
● Mullin360
● De Brito Development
● Plexus Worldwide
● Mainspring Capital Group
● Saddleback Communications
● Brown and Associates
● US Navy Public Affairs Office
● Sierra Bloom Wellness Campus
● Chapman Automotive Group
● Arizona Diamondbacks
● The Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
● SRP-MIC Landowners
● Pearl Harbor Memorial Hawaii
● Seabees
● Mark Kia
● Great Wolf Lodge Arizona
● AECOM
● Courtesy Volvo of Scottsdale
● The Frank A. Applegate Trust