Local and Nearby Attractions
Lots Of Things To Do and Places To See!
Organ Pipe National Monument
23 miles to entrance
Look closely. Look again! The sights and sounds in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, an International Biosphere Reserve, reveal a thriving community of diverse plants and animals. Human stories echo throughout this vast ecoregion, chronicling thousands of years of desert living. A scenic drive, wilderness hike or a night of camping will open your eyes to the beauty that thrives in this serenely special habitat.
Ajo, AZ
10 miles
Ajo offers a library, Post Office, restaurants, large laundry mat, VFW, BPOE, and a couple of Dollar stores. In the Plaza you will find The Ajo Visitor Center where you can pick up literature on bird watching, hiking, biking, a walking tour of the historic town, and more! Ajo offers many photo opportunities. Visit the Artist’s Alley murals, art galleries and enjoy the beautiful architecture right on the square. The two churches off the town square are the most photographed buildings in the area. The historical Curley School is just up the road. There are more than 100 homes entered into the National Register of Historic Places!
Visit Kitt Peak
92 miles
Welcome to Kitt Peak National Observatory, home to one of the largest arrays of optical and radio telescopes in the world. In addition to conducting ground-breaking astronomical research, the Visitor Center programs are open to you through daytime guided tours and a variety of evening stargazing programs. Explore this website to see what’s right for you.
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
12.6 miles
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 860,000 acres, a portion of which are open to the public for wildlife related activities, including: wildlife watching/photography, primitive camping, limited hunting, and environmental education and interpretation.
Desert Diamond Why Casino
2 miles
Need a little excitement? Get your kicks on Highway 86 with serious slot action and thrills. Desert Diamond Why Casino is your ultimate pit stop. Enjoy and play your favorite games, order food and get supplies & beverages at the convenience store.
Darby Wells Scenic Loop
9 miles
This 10.4 mile scenic drive takes you through a historic section of Ajo, then through a wonderful land of diverse cacti varieties and other Sonoran Desert vegetation. You may also see a variety of desert wildlife. A black-tailed jackrabbit? Maybe a chatty quail family? Perhaps a desert tortoise!
The New Cornelia Mine
10.5 miles
The Cornelia Mine has a wonderful and interesting history. The mine is opened Monday thru Saturday 9:00-3:00 and is run by a couple of wonderful volunteers. They have found diggings as far back as 1854. The mine was closed in 1984 due to the falling prices in copper. It is well worth stopping by to visit the mine. You’ll find the mine itself daunting, to say the least. View the amazing images of the mine’s history and talk to the hosts.
The Ajo Historical Museum
10.5 miles
Local artifacts, photos, and relics are displayed and interpreted in St. Catherine’s Indian Mission. This beautiful historic church is just one more photographer’s dream. You won’t be disappointed by visiting this museum and learning more local history about Ajo.
Coyote Howls East certainly had a lot to offer. Yet, the annual rent for a site was less than a monthly rent for a typical city apartment. (Sites could be rented by the month, too, and an area was set aside for short-term visitors and tenters.)
The whole package seemed like a nice balance between the primitive boon docking we had done at Gunsight Wash and the crowded, more developed environment of a typical RV or trailer park. So, we rented a wonderful site nestled among mesquite trees.
That was four years ago. Coyote Howls serves as a convenient for the RV trips we take every few weeks, but it’s also home.
Jerry B.
IN THE HEART OF THE SONORAN DESERT
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