Here is a list of links to help our our park visitors explore the Verde Valley area and all that it has to offer. We spent 6 months here as workampers and had the wonderful opportunity to see a lot of what this great state has to offer.
We re-capped just some of what we experienced on our blog and the list below are the links to those posts. Hopefully this will help park visitors to make their own “bucket list” based on the time they have available here.
Arcosanti – 30 minutes south on I-17
Petrified Forest – 2 hours NE on I-17 / I-40
Dead Horse Ranch State Park – 30 minutes NW on SR 260
Wickenburg – 1 hour south and west on I-17 / SR-74
Page Springs Fish Hatchery – 45 minutes north on SR-260 / 89A
Verde Canyon Railroad – 45 minutes north on SR-260 / 89A
Arizona Copper Museum (Clarkdale) 45 minutes north on SR-260 / 89A
Out of Africa Wildlife Park – 5 minutes north on SR-260
The Grand Canyon (south rim) – 2+ hours north via I-17 & SR89/SR64
Nichols West Restaurant – 2+ hours south via I-17 / SR74 /US 60
Payson & Tonto Historic Natural Bridge – 1 hour east on SR 260
Old Country Inn (Pine) – 45 minutes east on SR 260
