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SIGHTSEEING
The Carefree Cave Creek area is a nature lover’s paradise. You can take jeep tours through the desert landscape and visit an old fashioned 1883 gold mine, or take in the view from a hot air balloon soaring over the desert floor. For more adventurous types rent a 4-wheel drive all-terrain vehicle and explore miles of back country roads on your own.
LOCAL CAREFREE AND CAVE CREEK ATTRACTION
- Bartlett Lake Marina ...
- Cave Creek Museum Much of the spectacular history of the foothills is yours to see and enjoy at the Cave Creek Museum. The museum offers a look at local history with displays of Indian artifacts and pottery, cowboy memorabilia from the old west, and items from the gold rus...
- Cave Creek Recreation Area This desert oasis provides any hiker and equestrian majestic views. The Go John Trail loops around a mountain to provide the illusion of being miles away from civilization. In the 1870s, fever stricken gold seekers staked their dreams on the jasper-studde...
- Easy Street Carefree is characterized by its charming small town feel and quaint street names like Ho Hum Road, Tranquil Trail and Easy Street. Downtown Carefree has quaint shops and boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and a small amphitheater that hosts the farmer...
- Frontier Town If you drive through Cave Creek, you cannot miss it. A recreation of the old west Frontier Town features many unique and creative shops, along with the location of one of the area’s oldest restaurants. Come for a great meal - stay for the uniq...
- Sears Kay Ruin Located along a scenic drive east of Carefree, within the Tonto National Forest, the Sears Kay ruin is one of the area's best examples of ancient Hohokam structure. The ruins contain 40 rooms and was home to more than 100 native peoples before it simp...
- Spur Cross Conservation Area One of the best kept local secrets for hikers and nature lovers, Spur Cross is one of the newest additions to Maricopa County Regional Park System. The conservation area encompasses 2,154 acres of diverse, rugged upper Sonoran Desert. The north Valley loc...
- The Sundial The famous giant sundial has been attracting people to Carefree since 1959. At the time the sundial was built is was the second largest working sundial in the western hemisphere. Located in downtown Carefree this ancient time telling instrument meas...
