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Cochise County, AZ

Cochise County is a birdwatcher’s paradise, one of the last undeveloped riparian areas left in the United States. Most of our landscape still looks like it did 100 years ago, attracting many species of birds and waterfowl to the area. Birding tours are available through both public bird watching hot spots and private businesses. Favored birdwatching destinations include St. David’s 1.3 mile-long bird sanctuary at the Holy Trinity Monastery, Benson’s San Pedro Riverfront Birding Trail and Waterfowl Viewing Pond, the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory and the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area. Sierra Vista is known as the “Hummingbird Capital of the United States” and attracts birdwatchers year-round to the Ramsey Canyon Preserve and San Pedro National Conservation Area. Cochise birders enjoy the winter migration of Sandhill Cranes over our crisp blue skies at Willcox Playa Wildlife Area bird habitat, celebrated at the annual Wings over Willcox birding festival. Stargazers find the moderate temperature and clear skies of Cochise ideal for “star parties” at San Pedro Valley Observatory, Patterson Observatory, one of Huachuca Astronomy Club’s fifteen Observatories or the Butterfield RV Park and Observatory. National, state and area parks Carr Canyon and Miller Canyon in Coronado National Memorial Park, Kartchner Caverns State Park, Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, Environmental Operations Park/ Sierra Vista Wastewater Wetlands and Garden Canyon are just a few of the parks located in Cochise County, each with its own attractions and amenities. No “Wild West” experience would be complete without a visit to the museums, historic sites and ghost towns that have made Cochise the “Land of Legends”—from Willcox’s Cowboy Hall of Fame and Rex Allen Museum to historical re-enactments at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, the Wild West is alive—even in the ghost towns! Visit the gunfighters’ graves and unusual tombstones at Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone, “The Town Too Tough To Die”, or explore the abandoned boomtowns of Fairbank, Gleeson, Pearce, Charleston and Millville.

Discover the history of the old west at historically preserved sites and area museums the John Slaughter Ranch, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Apache Park Historical District, Fort Huachuca, Henry F. Hauser Museum and Douglas’s historic Gadsden Hotel all give guests a glimpse into the past, offering education as well as entertainment. Cochise County is a truly unique blend of culture, nature and western history and doesn’t simply live in the past—it is thoroughly modernized, while allowing its residents freedom from city stress. San Pedro Valley Arts & Historical Society schedules a calendar full of cultural area events. The Mall at Sierra Vista offers top national retailers, while quirky Bisbee is home to a thriving arts and antiquing community, known for the unique shops, fine restaurants and galleries along Main Street. Arizona’s wineries are a flourishing new industry—experience a tour and tasting at Coronado, Keeling-Schaefer or Lawrence Dunham Vineyards for a taste of bold Arizona flavor.

Historically rich, naturally beautiful and culturally diverse, Cochise County upholds small-town values while benefiting from big-city efficiencies. From the beauty of nature to infamous gunfights, we offer new neighbors entry into tight-knit communities with colorful histories. From Dragoon’s "Mystery of the Desert" roadside attraction The Thing to the world's largest living rose tree at the Rose Tree Museum in Tombstone, Cochise County brims with sights to see and things to do. Irma Bernal is committed to your real estate transaction being stress-free, successful and efficient. Whether you’re purchasing your first home in Benson or your dream home in St. David, trust Irma to put the keys in your hand. Cochise County is waiting— bienvenido a casa!