McFarland State Historic Park is an historic museum is housed in the 1878 Pinal County Courthouse. Originally the sheriff's office, the courtroom, the judge's chambers, and the jail were all in the courthouse. The park, created in 1979, was named after Ernest W. McFarland, the governor at the time, who bought the building and helped fund the renovations.
Museum exhibits include local history on sheriffs and criminals, details about the local WWII prison camp for captured German soldiers, and an exhibit about McFarland's important contributions to the state of Arizona and the country.
All exhibits are on the first floor. A ramp provides access to the porch, the first museum gallery, and gift shop. To access the other galleries a member of the staff must unlock an additional door farther along the porch. The threshold at this door is slightly high.
The parking lot is too small for RVs but street parking is available. Park 33.03618, -111.3881
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