Things To Do
The wineries are not the only must see attractions in the Verde Valley! The region offers a range of great attractions and activities. Take a ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad and immerse yourself in the scenic beauty of the verde valley. Go to the Blazin’ M Ranch for an authentic western experience including a family style dinner show! Or experience the number of ancient ruins that dot the landscape. Outdoor adventurers, find yourself fishing, hiking, camping, swimming, and kayaking in a variety of state parks and recreational areas. The museums in the verde valley offer a fun and educational experience about the Verde Valley’s history including old ghost towns!
The Verde Valley also has authorized tour companies that are ready to take visitors out and explore many of the area attractions. From 4-wheeling to kayaking & tubing down the river, the tour companies offer unique ways to see and learn about the surrounding area from their guides! The Verde Valley Wine Trail invites you to taste its wine, participate in its recreational activities, and see the sights of the Verde Valley!
Plan your getaway in the Verde Valley and book your stay at any of the local accommodations, all conveniently located to the area attractions!
Wine Tours |
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Water to Wine Tour: Float/kayak on "funyaks" down the Verde River to Alcantara Winery Scenic Wine Tasting Tour: Wine tastings at Oak Creek, Page Springs, & Javelina Leap The Jerona Wine Tour: Wine tastings in Jerome, and the Verde Valley at Caduceus Cellars, Bitter Creek, Alcantara Vineyards, & Page Springs Cellars. Lunch and shopping in Jerome. |
Join us on board for wine tastings from local Arizona wineries and around the world. The Verde Canyon Railroad is a train for all seasons, but the Grape Train only escapes in the summer months. |
Sedona Adventure
Grape Train Escapes on the Verde Canyon Railroad
Local Attractions |
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There's a new frontier waiting for you at the Blazin' M Ranch. Living history characters, mining camp, Petroglyph Park, Indian village, wagon ride, vintage photo shop, mechanical roping horse, critter walk and shooting gallery are all open for business until the dinner bell rings. A late night visit from the Ghost Rider will make you Wild about our West! 1875 Mabery Ranch Rd. Cottonwood, AZ 86326
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Offers 32 varieties of fresh, healthy and very affordable olive oil and balsamic vinegars to taste. 1014 North Main Street Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
Go on a Safari, see wild animal shows, and experience animals from all over the world! 3505 West Highway 2060 Camp Verde, 86322
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Slots, Blackjack, and live Poker are just a few of the attractions you will find here. Owned and operated by Yavapai-Apache Tribe 555 Middle Verde Road Camp Verde, AZ 86322 |
A ride on Verde Canyon Railroad's historic route from Clarkdale to the ghost ranch of Perkinsville and back into Arizona's other grand canyon is an unforgettable experience. Don't miss the Grape Train Escapes during the summer! 300 N Broadway Clarkdale, AZ 86324 |
The hatchery includes an interpretive center and a self-guided hatchery tour, finishing in a visit to the show ponds. 1600 N Page Springs Rd. Cornville, AZ 86325 |
Check out the new craze of Disc Golf at the Riverfront Park in Cottonwood, AZ. It now offers a 9-hole Disc Golf course free to the public. Players attempt to hit nets or targets 300-500 feet away with a Frisbee-like disc. The course is located near the Verde River, NW of Riverfront Park's Little League Fields. B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Disc) 1284 E Riverfront Dr. Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
The Old Town Center for the Arts is the best theater for live music and entertainment in the Verde Valley, Northern Arizona, only a twenty minute drive from Sedona and is Old Town Cottonwood's premier concert venue with performances and entertainment in music, theater, comedy, and the performing arts. 5th Street and Main Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
Blazin' M Ranch Wild West Adventure
Verde Valley Olive Oil Traders
Out of Africa Wildlife Park
Cliff Castle Casino 
Verde Canyon Railroad
Riverfront Park Disc Golf Course 
Old Town Center For the Arts
Ancient Ruins |
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An ancient village built by a culture known as the Sinagua. The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms including second and third story structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000. 125 W. Tuzigood Rd Clarkdale, AZ 86324 |
One of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America. This 20 room high-rise apartment, nestled into a towering limestone cliff, tells a 1,000 year-old story of ingenuity and survival in an unforgiving desert landscape. 2800 Montezuma Castle Rd Rim Rock, AZ 86335 |
Consists of about 60 rooms and a number of pictographs. The 700-year-old well-preserved ruins and the rock art on the walls are fascinating. Near Sedona
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An ancient cliff dwelling shelter that houses walls that display art from archaic cultures extending back over 6,000 years to the work of the Sinagua, the Yavapai and Apache Tribes Near Sedona
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1,032 individual petroglyphs have been identified on 13 panels
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Tuzigoot National Monument 
Montezuma Castle National Monument 
Honanki Ruins
Palatki Ruins 
V-Bar-V Petroglyph/ Heritage Site
Recreational Parks |
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Hiking trails and beautiful vistas attract visitors to this unique park nestled along the riparian cottonwood/sycamore corridor of Oak Creek. 4050 Red Rock Loop Rd Sedona, AZ 86336 |
Water rushes through natural red rock sluices. In the summertime, kids and adults love to ride the water down these sluices, sunning themselves afterward on the rocks Slide Rock State Park 6871 N Highway 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 |
& Cathedral Rock Trail #26 Visitors walk along Oak Creek and see impressive views with unbelievable photo opportunities of Cathedral Rock. |
Twenty acres of lagoons are stocked with rainbow trout or you can get in your canoe and journey downstream on the Verde River. The park offers many opportunities for wildlife viewing, bird watching, fishing, hiking, biking and horseback riding. 675 Dead Horse Ranch Rd Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
The 3,300 foot elevation means mild temperatures for hiking along the Verde, canoeing, picnicking, fishing, or just wading in the cool water 2011-B Kestrel Rd Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
The fort was a base for General Crook’s U.S. Army scouts and soldiers in the 1870s and 1880s. The park is the best-preserved example of an Indian Wars period fort in Arizona 125 E Hollamon St. Camp Verde, AZ 86322 |
Highway 89A winds a lazy course down the length of Oak Creek Canyon. Stop and enjoy plenty of overlooks, picnic areas, swimming holes and hiking trails all along the drive. Highway 89A between Flagstaf & Sedona Sedona |
Highway 89A winds a lazy course down the length of Oak Creek Canyon. Stop and enjoy plenty of overlooks, picnic areas, swimming holes and hiking trails all along the drive. 780 Chapel Rd Sedona, AZ 86336 |
Red Rock State Park
Slide Rock State Park 
Red Rock Crossing / Crescent Moon Picnic Area
Dead Horse Ranch State Park 
Verde River Greenway State Natural Area 
Fort Verde State Historic Park 
Oak Creek Canyon
Chapel of the Holy Cross
Museums |
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Demonstrations, gift shop, petting farm, blacksmith shop, and 100 year old working mining equipment, including the oldest Saw Mill in Arizona. Perkinsville Rd. Jerome, AZ 86331
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The museum preserves and displays the artifacts & heritage- written, oral, living of the Verde Valley 1 N. Willard Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
displays depicting the timeline of Jerome’s past to its present, items such as old miners equipment to remains of gambling in saloons can be seen within the Museum. 200 Main St. Jerome, AZ 86331
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Twenty acres of lagoons are stocked with rainbow trout from November through March or you can get in your canoe and journey downstream on the Verde River. With a phenomenal trail system, the park offers many opportunities for wildlife viewing, bird watching, fishing, hiking, biking and horseback riding. 1101 N. Main St. Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
Clarkdale Heritage Center collects, identifies, interprets, documents and disseminates accurate information pertaining to the history of Clarkdale and protects and preserves its history. 900 First North Clarkdale, AZ 86324 |
The Center has a modest display of artifacts using several historic display cases provided by the National Park Service on permanent loan from the remodeled Tuzigoot National Monument Museum. 385 S. Main St. |
Gold King Mine and Ghost Town
Clemenceau Heritage Museum 
Jerome Mine Museum 
Cottonwood's River Walk Jail Trail 
Clarkdale Heritage Museum
Verde Valley Archaeology Center
Golf |
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Pine Shadows Golf Course is a 9 hole course consisting of 1 par 5, 4 par 4's and the rest par 3's. 1480 W Groseta Ranch Rd. Cottonwood, AZ 86326 |
This new championship course, situated 3,800 feet above the Phoenix metropolitan area, is framed by the vast range of Black Hills that extends from Camp Verde to Cottonwood 645 S. Verde Santa Fe Pkwy Cornville, AZ |
Pine Shadows Golf Course 
Verde Santa Fe Golf Club
Tours |
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For almost 50 years, Pink Jeep Tours has been providing the most talked about off-road family adventures in the Southwest. 204 N. Hwy 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 |
Join us on the road to thrilling adventure and spectacular scenery beyond words to describe. Our colorful Western Guides open doors for you to inner sanctuaries and secrets of the magical, mystical lands of Sedona 270 N. Hwy 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 |
Personal accomplished tour guide, local historian, storyteller, ghost whisperer offers custom tours from the Cottonwood Hotel. Paranormal, prohibition bootlegging, historic home & buildings, Verde River Greenway Riparian, combine Verde Valley Wine Trail tasting rooms in downtown Cottonwood Arizona. 930 N. Main St. |
Sedona hiking vortex tours, water tours including kayaking, tubing, & floating, wine tours, and scenic photo tours guide you through one of the most beautiful places on the planet - Sedona, Arizona. 2020 Contractors Rd. Unit 1 Sedona, AZ 86336 |
Pink Jeep Tours 
Red Rock Western Jeep Tours 
Historic 89A Explorations/Tours
Transportation |
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Need a ride along the Wine Trail? CK's provides no-frills transportation to the wineries at a very reasonable price.
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