7 Hidden Arizona Small Towns
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- In this Arizona small towns travel guide we explore some hidden gem small towns that you can check out. Many people visiting Arizona and Arizona residents love to check out small towns. Arizona does have many. But these are some of the top small towns for you and your family to check out. We have some new towns added to this list.
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Living in Arizona is quite a unique experience because of the vastness that the state offers. From the Sonoran Desert in the south to the high country in the north all the way up towards the Four Corners east and the Grand Canyon in the west. Known as the Grand Canyon state, Arizona is diverse in many ways. The state tree is the Palo Verde, the state cactus is the Saguaro, the state bird is the Cactus wren. If you are thinking about moving to Arizona feel free to subscribe and check us out on our other channels.
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I have lived in the White Mountains my whole life. When I do my shopping I travel half an hour into Show Low. I love all the shots taken. It was awesome seeing my home like that.
I lived in Tucson for close to 20 years, I miss the beauty of the desert.
Arizona is one of the most diverse states we have.
unless your a minority, native american, poor or, elderly and you want to vote.
@@decibellone696 That's ridiculous!
agree.
@@decibellone696 what's that supposed to mean? Please explain further.
Dear decibel, that is stupid.
Surprised that Jerome wasn’t on the list, but then again, Arizona has so much to choose from.
My family used to have a cabin in Pinetop Lakeside (near Show Low) and I went up there every year. I miss that place...
I bought vacant land near Holbrook Arizona because of the beauty of Painted Desert. It offers endless opportunities to be in the background / foreground for a photographer like me.
I live in the White Mountains (Vernon) summertime it is a bikers dream. The motorcycle riding from Strawberry/Pine area through Payson, Show low, Greer and Alpine areas is just amazing. Ever get a chance to ride out here, take it.
Have visited Arizona five times beeing on vacation from Sweden and i have loved every minut of it. Arizona is such a beautiful state. So far my favorite place in the world. Therefore i love your videos about Arizona!!!! Brings back so many memories about the places we visited.
You would probably feel right at home in Greer
@@AslanKyoya1776
Yes you are probably right about that.🙂
Thank you from Arizona ! What a great compliment !
I love it here too !
Awe that is awesome!! I am glad you like it here!! My dad’s grandma’s family immigrated from Sweden!
We have so many beautiful places here! We aren’t just an ugly desert like many people think!
@@AslanKyoya1776 I agree!
The last 15 years of my work as a P. I. I would go to Arizona for a month and visit most of the 7 towns. I like Sedona the best, due to the beautiful red rocks. The entire area is red rock, and the hiking is wonderful. One time I was maybe 1 mile from Sedona hiking around and decided to sit and just look at the beauty and rest. Around 15 min later I heard a noise to my left, and when I looked there was a deer standing 40 to 50 feet from me. We stared at each other for awhile then she ate some grass. When she finished, she looked at me again, then just walked off. The beauty of Arizona is hard to describe, but if you visit there, you'll go back again, and again. I'm moving to a rather small town on the first of September 1, 2021.
Welcome! I, too, moved to Arizona on September 1st, 2021. I moved to be closer to my family. Cheers!
Mike
Did you move ?
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@@CoolHandLuke01 42 show low blocked. Posed as dad. Changed rules. Man hole cip wanted benefits. Wound up working at gas station fired for being robbed. Dimitri Callas PP in deep at whetstone. I was told lies all my life. You've all been warned. U do you. Got love but I'm not going slug. Mountain goats ppl
My great grandfather came out here after he and my great grandmother emigrated from Finland. They had a homestead in the UP, but the West drew him. He made friends with the Earps, Tom Mix, Annie Oakley, and Wild Bill. He wanted my ggm to resettle out here, but she said no, she was staying in Michigan. It reminded her of home. Then my parents moved out here in the early 50's, to Tucson. They had 5 kids then (I'm the youngest of 8). But they ended up returning to Wisconsin after a year. One of my brothers, during his rving days, stayed in Apache Junction for 2- 3 months every year. And now, my husband and I moved our family out here several years ago. I love it here.
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I love this state. Truly. Can't imagine living anywhere else
I love the whole feel of Arizona, not every part beautiful, but some wonderful things of beauty. Some of family went out to Cottonwood and Jerome in the 1920's and stayed. Prescott is a nice town. Tucson a great little city.
Just happened upon this today and was so impressed with your presentation. I've traveled around AZ for many years now and still think it's just spectacular....
I’m a native of Arizona. Born in Williams, which was a great place to grow up. I’ve lived in several towns in Arizona and enjoy your channel.
i really like the Radio Station from Tubac... KTBX 98.1, almost no commercials ever... just one song after another of hits to B side songs you havent heard in decades ... sometimes they play a commercial or PSA on Fridays around noon but not every Friday... the story behind the radio station is something you might consider doing
I agree Great songs from the past.
It is great to have Eugene Levy narrate and show us around. 😉
Thank you. Appreciate your channel. Take care all!
Here is a look at more small towns across Arizona! th-cam.com/play/PLejt_iJQC2Y8D9eMVsZPnQ4xPyyzIc-hD.html
My microphone messes with me read between the lines please I just said I love to go off the grid and in my RV is good for me
I see plenty of TH-cam videos, but no buy it button
Very interesting.
I like it
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I was in Greer a few weeks ago and the weather was absolutely amazing. Definitely worth checking out if you want to escape triple digits for the weekend.
I would go to Greer/Big Lake area 30 years ago. It's a beautiful place!!!
I like Show Low. I have a few friends that just moved there about 6 months ago. Show Low has very friendly people and the weather is great, along with the price of property. The property tax is pretty cheap also. My friend purchased 5 acres and he paid $21,000 for it, so just over 4000 an acre and his property tax is about $250 a year. There was electric installed at the street and a electrical pole and box already installed on his property. He is having a septic tank installed and also a 2000 gallon water tank installed . He had 2 loads of pea gravel delivered when I was there and had it spread around for his driveway. He also ordered a 2 room 1100 sf Amish cabin, that cost him $30,000 plus appliances and he also ordered a 700 sf shed/workshop from the same place. He also purchased a large aluminum carport to park his motorhome under along with his car and a few toys. He is also having 3 slabs of concrete poured next April for the cabin, shed and carport. When its all said and done he is going to be in it at about $95,000 , less than $100,000. That's awesome. I think I'm going to do the same thing. If anyone is thinking about purchasing property, they better do it soon, the longer you wait the more expensive it will be. Do it before the SHTF, because it's coming and if you wait until that happens you will be Shit out of luck. Take care Brother. Hawk out!!
I am from NY and I was in Arizona for July and August and went to Bisbee. I loved it there! I could see myself retiring there. Not busy like NY City but just as artsy and colorful.
I’m curious though; how far the nearest major hospital is?
@@Dweller415 probably in Tucson?
@@Dweller415 as close as the nearest reservation..
Lived in Az for almost 70 years and will say it has become a mini California.
@Ashland Pike th-cam.com/video/_PwRtaMkOCM/w-d-xo.html
Oh, noooo!
Including the gangs drugs and homeless.
No, not even close
@@KB-hx3px Were you here 70 years ago
I love Flagstaff, Payson, and Pinetop.
Great quick tour! Thanks for sharing.
i spent the last 15 months visiting the SW and AZ a lot. its remarkable how oriented i am watching these videos.
so much to see and do and so little time 🤟🏼😎
Excelente video gracias, muy informativo, saludos desde la Patagonia Argentina
The fact that Americans have the time on there hands to look for vacation, second home and retirement place shows how fortunate we are. I have traveled quite a bit over the years and every state has something worth seeing even if only for a short while.
Enjoyed your video. I live in Montana and retired. I’m considering spending winters in Arizona. A lit of my friends here and in Wyoming have done the move. Thanks for the ideas.
Thanks for the time you put into these! Have lived here since 1996 and I enjoy your videos! Appreciate you brother!
Portal, AZ/Rodeo, NM is an absolutely beautiful area. And YES!!! It gets DARK at night.
Beautiful!! Never been to Arizona but looks like a lovely place would love to visit soon.😊
Thanks for sharing this!
Good video. Informative but straight to the point. No excess babbling. Vert useful. Thanks so much.
Lived in Arizona for 27 years and been to almost every state and Arizona is by far my favorite place. Not to mention in this video but, you also are about 3 hours from Phoenix away from the beach in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) and about 4 and a half hour from the California beaches.
In Carefree, I would highly recommend the English Rose Tea Room. It's owned by a very nice brit who moved here and it's the closest thing to the real high tea you'd get in England- and I've been to England twice! :)
Omg yes it’s so cute I used to go all the time
I have met her through a friend who with her help held an afternoon tea. Learned so much from her about teas.
I believe he said “Cavecreek” not Carefree!
As a tea lover, thanks for the suggestion.
@@lionessroar8762 This is Carefree. Cave Creek is adjacent to the West and a different vibe: Old West, cowboy taverns, tourist shopping, bikers (the fun kind). I recommend the Black Mountain Cafe for breakfast in Carefree. In the Spanish Village section of the downtown circle.
Thank you very much for this wonderful tour of Arizona small towns.
Great video, thank you!
I was lucky enough to spend many summers in Arizona. Mainly the Tucson area. These were new cities to me. Great video.
When I lived in Nogales many years ago, some of the miners lived here and would take the bus to Bisbee and return in the afternoon. Equally people from Bisbee would ride to work in Nogales and leave in the 4:30 bus to go back. As well, back then if you blinked you would miss Tubac, Continental and Tumacacori. Now they are bedroom communities for Nogales and Tucson.
Continental? Theres no town called Continental down here and i live just south of Tubac
Continental is getting swallowed up by the city of Sahuarita. The old company houses are still there (owned by the pecan co I believe) and the school house is a ballet school.
I can't wait to go there it's so pretty. Looks very peaceful
Love this show about places in Arizona. Thanks
I used to live in Arizona for 29 years.
I love the town of Oatman seeing wild burros in the town.
I live in Lake Havasu City. Very clucky town but every out of state to visit me says Oatman their favorite!
I lived in Tucson, my mom lived in Benson out on Mascal Road. I traveled to Bisbee with her several times…I loved the old structures, gave you an ideal of what a mining town is.
I had the best ever Indian Fry Bread Taco in Tubac, it was an Indian Tribe festival. My husband and I shared the taco, it was a half size of a loaf of bread and I’m not exaggerating.
It’s “Mescal Road”
I’m from NJ/ Pa and currently looking at buying land in Vail, what are your thoughts in Vail?
Thanks,
Adam
@@coachhardgainz vail is great especially if you have kids, great schools
love your stuff...thank you
I love lake Havasu! Such a beautiful body of water.
Great video. We love going to Bisbee. It's a cool town that is like stepping back in time
I just came across your channel and I really like the small town videos. I lived in Tucson from 1994 to 2000 and really loved the area. Although, I went back 10 years ago to visit some friends and I couldn't believe that parts of town where I used to eat and shop was totally closed down along with most of the mom & pop stores that I used to shop. While living there, I have visited some of the small towns (Tombstone, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Flagstaff, Oro Valley, and around the Phoenix area. I am Planning a cross country trip on horse back for next year and wasn't sure if I wanted to add Arizona on the trip, but after viewing your channel on small towns, I'm thinking about reconsidering. I have really enjoyed your videos and hope there will be more to come.
My brother lives in Tucson and has for years since 1990 when he attended University of AZ. I use to go there and visit with them. I went back in 2020 for thanksgiving. Thanks to Covid a lot places were boarded up, the Campus was a ghost town, and the homeless have set up camps in the riverbeds. His adult children moved away as there are no real job opportunities there anymore. Too bad.
You better consider water sources. Colorado River, Lake Mead is also drying up. Land owners aren't really friendly sharing their land and water. Watch the movie/docu show "Unbranded."
Boy your butt is going to be sore
Lovely presentation my friend 👏. Well done.
Yes you will love the blistering heat!
Beside showlow being named by a turn of a card, the players were two prominent rancher of the area and the stakes was the winner would have the whole area for his ranch and the other would find a new ranching area
Enjoyed your video and felt you did justice to these locations. I was born and raised in Nogales (1952), moved to Tucson in 1970 and still here in 2022, 70 yrs. By the way, we always pronounced Tu-ma-ca-cori not Tu-Mac-cori.
Yelp that the way I always pronounced myself, I live just a little more north in Amado Az (1990-1993). Not real big, not to small just right.
Awesome video of these amazing small towns, you definitely have me interested in taking a trip to one of these places one day 😎 thank you for the tour and info on each town, it was very useful
REALLY ENJOY YOUR TOURS
Lovely presentation of these towns I know well. I live in Green Valley, 30 miles south of Tucson, and frequently take visitors to these places.
I had a friend who lived in Green Valley. A lot of senior citizens and mobile homes.
Great video. Wonderful editing as well. Just subscribed.
Great Vid thank You!
Really enjoy your videos. It takes me back home for a short time I wish they had smellivision. LOL there's nothing like the smell of the AZ, desert after a good rain.
Enjoyed the tour. Friendly note: Too-maw-CAW-corie; Dee ANza; San Hawv-year. Definitely.
I live in Tucson, AZ (all my life) I LOVE TUBAC, AZ. I've been to Show Low, AZ and Greer, AZ and love both. Bisbee is great. Another place that he didn't mention is Patagonia, AZ. It's very small, but cute.
Have you visited Jerome? That's another must see for small AZ places!!
I really like your music choices. Thanks for the videos
Well done, Sir! Very interesting and informative. We loved visiting Arizona.
The area around Bisbee has some natural caves to visit, plus The old Queen underground mine tour, Tombstone, Wilcox (Rex Allen days), Dos Cabezos and an old Butterfield stage depot at Dragoon.
Yes!
Old Queen? Wow! Who knew Bisbee was so progressive! 🤣
My mother was born in DOS Cabezas I love going there just to feel closer to her beautiful place.
@@ElizabethMartinez-bb9gv It is indeed peaceful there.
I went camping with some buds from back east at the Grand Canyon over Memorial Day weekend. They thought they were coming to AZ to catch some rays, but instead it snowed.
Great places thanks for sharing
Greatly appreciated your video tour. THANKS!
My wife and I love Arizona. We live in Maine (central-northern, away from the coast). We have a daughter that lives in Tucson. We were surprised at the number of locations in Arizona that look like inland areas in Maine.
Wow. Never been but I'd always imagined Maine as being filled with dark blue-green coniferous trees such as in the higher elevations of The Rockies. Our forests are more yellow-green such as those in the mountains separating Los Angeles from The Mohave Desert .
We really do not want liberals moving into our red state. The reason this state is so enjoyable is the lack of the leftist overrules. We are free in the state of Arizona as long as the left is taught they are not welcome.
Everyone thinks AZ = Phoenix or Tucson... And as much as I LOVE Phoenix, if you have a problem with the heat you only have to drive like 1.5 hours north to start to get to environments that are notably different.
AZ is my home state. This makes me want to move back.
Show low is my town . Loved here for a long time . Beautiful place beautiful people . Getting crowded.
Great video, very helpful!
I cant believe how much show low has grown. My parents and i used to up there during the summer and spend a week or more. We also went to Springerville to vist family. Its been about 40 years ago. I still want to move to Springerville. I live in Tucson
I'm from show low and it's so sad anymore. Still love visiting but foe a short time. Too many ppl and so many new ppl who destroy the back country with their motorized vehicles 😞 I do miss how it use to be
Patagonia is well worth a look. 4,000 ft. elevation, population
Great video! Easy to listen to knowledgable and some really nice areas of AZ I had no idea of.
Thank you for great video
You make me homesick! No I didn't grow up in Arizona but I spent some of the best years of my life exploring there.
At one point in life those Properties we're affordable. Currently we are Pricing homes & property parallel to San Francisco, San Diego, Brentwood, Hidden Hills etc. The New California! "Arifornia" 🙃
"Was" affordable
I live in New York City but from Arizona born and raised...I miss home ...but watching this video makes me think I'd love to live outside of from Bisbee in mind if I ever go bk I'd make sure to give that place a visit
Beautiful !!! Thank you !!
South Fork of Cave Creek in the Chiricahuas is consistently voted by birders the favorite place to go for bird watching. The mountains of SE Arizona are the northern terminus of the west Mexican mountains, so have a great deal of endemic plants and birds.
Looks like you missed Jerome on your list. Show Low looks like a great place to sleep - little else!
Love Arizona. I wanted to move there in 2018 but had to stay here for now. Thanks for your videos!
My Grandmother was born in Bisbee, AZ. I've always wanted to check it out. Cool.
Great video! I live in Tucson and appreciate the diverse climates in this state. There’s something for everybody.
Oracle !👍
Thanks for sharing this! It really gain my insights :)
Nice video. Thanks!
Bisbee is an undiscovered jewel in my opinion. Very nice arty town. Clean, quiet, good restaurants .
Born and Raised in AZ. Surprised you didn't include Williams, Chino valley, Flagstaff, Prescott valley, Strawberry, oak Creek, Payson or Jerome.
Loved Williams so much, we left the heat and traffic of the Phoenix valley and moved there. "Gateway to the Grand Canyon", Kaibab National Forest with Ponderosa Pines, 4 seasons... it's heaven on earth!
I found Yarnell, and Peeples neat too. I did a motorcycle loop from New River, to Wickenburg, Congress, Yarnell, Peeples Valley, Prescott, Jerome, Cottonwood, Sedona. Flagstaff, down Lake Marys road, Happy Jack, Strawberry, Pine, Payson, down to Fountain Hills. I was pretty blah by then so cut over to 101, to I-17 back to new river. That was just as fun as riding my dual sport from Cordes Lakes out bloody basin road . I went the Sheep Bridge, the rode down to Carefree. Through Cavecreek then back to New River.
I've explored Bouse through Swansea to back side of Lake Alamo.
Arizona has much to see!
What about flagstaff, Prescott and Payson are hidden though?? They are small but Flagstaff is a HUGE college town and ROUTE 66 (the most famous and iconic route in all of our country) GOES RIGHT THROUGH IT and Prescott and Payson are the two second most popular cities for az locals to visit for vacation or a “day up north”
Strawberry is hella low key. They hardly have internet there!
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We love Show Low and camp there a couple of times a year (Fool Hollow Lake)! My grandparents lived in Phoenix and had a Summer Cabin in Pinetop, so going there feels like vacation to me! But it is a pricey place to live year-round. This is why we have an RV.
looks great thank you!
I live in Lakeside, AZ. We have more Pine Trees per square mile here than anywhere in the world. It's beautiful up here in the White Mountains. I love living here.
Right here with you . 3rd year living here and not leaving
is it expensive there?
I lived in Bisbee for a month years ago and there was indeed a ghost in the house...
The Mine tour is a fun thing to do as well.
I have always loved Parker Arizona and that nice river
Could you do a video on Williams, Az looking at buying land out there and would like to know more about it
Love Arizona but for retirement, especially in the Phoenix area, I see a major water supply issue. Also, Phoenix has become so crowded and congested. I love the hiking all over AZ.
I'd have to disagree.
People in California call Phoenix LA east
Check the local news as of March 2023 regarding the water situation. Dismal.
Very nice videos. There's so many beautiful places to see in Arizona and the culture is entertaining.
This is beautiful!
Thank you for this. I’m moving out there in two weeks and I’ll definitely have plenty of weekend trips ahead of me!
Same- I’ll be moving there in 4 weeks and definitely plan to check some of these cool towns out!
I’m planning my move to AZ in September. Not sure where I will end up ☀️😎
Cool I been here over 20 years is fun
Thank you. Have you ever done a video on Ajo? Very interesting history and it is a designated wildlife preserve area as well. Coyotes howling at night, Javelinas wandering the streets, amazing area close to Mexico and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The former famous Curley Art School, is still open, being used for housing, a pottery studio, with a wonderful small hotel, & an educational organic farming site where they give out free compost and you can volunteer. VERY small town, people are friendly. This is just a short description. There is a lot more!
Thanks for your post. I hadn't heard much about the town. Now that you list all those things, I think I might make a day trip there some weekend.
Gosh every time I travel to Arizona from California I end up in Ajo. The bakery has the most wonderful muffins and there's the most unexpected sign above the door in the dining room lol! I'm not going to give it away, the muffins are too good to not recommend 🤠
@@BillGreenAZ heck yeah it's gorgeous! I'll be back myself soon....
I spent some time in Ajo. Not to far from the border. They had some nice cabins you can rent with a swimming pool for those hot summer days. Border patrol station is a few miles south and a little bit further south is a casino.
A very beautiful place
Yes, I absolutely agree. Ajo has wonderful people and close to many nice mtb trails. Great museum as well. Weather is nice in winter.
I love my state. I used to take an all day run from Phoenix to Parker and Lake Havasu to go swimming. Me and my pals did this usually once a month.
Awesome review