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Legendary Outdoors

Located in the high Chihuahuan desert, Cochise County is an outdoor nirvana. Outside magazine ranks hiking in the Chiricahua Mountains as one of the top 50 outdoor experiences in the country. Money magazine declared Bisbee and Cochise County one of the top 10 vacation destinations in the United States.

The San Pedro Riparian 
National Conservation Area  
is one of the most fragile and ecologically sensitive conservation areas in the entire United States. It has a lush, 40-mile greenbelt preserve that is home to more than 400 species of birds. The pristine Kartchner Caverns is one of the top 10 living caves in the world and an underground experience that will take your breath away!

Hiking buffs, will find a five-mile trek amidst the giant, craggy rock formations of Cochise Stronghold hard to beat. And they can get into some serious wilderness country near the town of Willcox. The nearby Chiricahua National Monument is renowned for its dramatic rock formations and outdoor solitude. Within the Monument you can enjoy a long weekend of just kicking back and watching stars shoot across a clear desert night's sky.

From hiking to camping to viewing some of the rarest of birds, Cochise County offers every outdoor enthusiast an endless choice of legendary experiences!