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Explore Cochise County, named after the Apache Chief Cochise, with its diverse landscapes, wildlife, wineries and historic sites. Find out about Bisbee, Tombstone, Fort Bowie, Kartchner Caverns and more on Southern Arizona Guide.
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1. Douglas: Attraction: John Slaughter Ranch
Lawman John Slaughter encountered Pancho Villa at his San Bernardino Ranch — a National Historic Landmark outside Douglas — and helped track Apache Chief Geronimo during time as Cochise County Sheriff. Visitors today tour the grounds and adobe house at John Slaughter Ranch.
2. Douglas: Lunch: Gadsden Hotel
The century-old Gadsden Hotel in Douglas — once a meeting place for cattlemen, ranchers, and miners — features a grand lobby with a Tiffany-inspired stained-glass mural and a marble staircase that Pancho Villa supposedly rode his horse up. (There is even a chip to prove it.) Sidle up to the bar at Saddle & Spur Tavern and Café 33 for a round of burgers and south-of-the-border favorites for lunch.
3. Bisbee: Attraction: Queen Mine Tour
Go deep underground on this tour popular with families and history buffs. The Queen Mine put Bisbee on the map with its wealth of copper ore and other metals. The abandoned mine today gives visitors a glimpse into the difficult and dangerous work required to bring them to the surface.
1. Sierra Vista: Lunch: La Casita Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
After a morning stroll through the Preserve, savor authentic Mexican delicacies from this local, family-owned restaurant serving Sierra Vista for over 30 years. The Tierra y Mar (Surf and Turf) features a charbroiled New York Strip smothered in grilled onions and pepper jack paired with succulent grilled shrimp. Finish off your meal with a plate of chocolate chimichangas.
2. Sierra Vista: Attraction: Brown Canyon Ranch
Visit an adobe ranch house, storeroom, corral, windmill, and tree-lined pond at Brown Canyon Ranch, which was first occupied in 1800. This historic site near Sierra Vista is part of Coronado National Forest and offers easy access to nearby trails and a nature loop.
3. Sierra Vista: Attraction: Arizona Folklore Preserve
Catch the acoustic stylings of western and folk music, plus poetry and stories, during weekend afternoons at the Arizona Folklore Preservenear Sierra Vista. Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s Official State Balladeer, and founder of this creative space in Ramsey Canyon, performs once a month.
1. Tombstone: Attraction: Boot Hill Graveyard
Walk through Boot Hill Graveyard, Tombstone’s first cemetery established in 1879. See if you can spot the burial grounds of the three cowboys killed at the OK Corral, as well as marked graves of other outlaws shot, stabbed and “legally hanged.”
2. Tombstone: Lunch: Big Nose Kate’s
Belly up to the original 1880s bar at Big Nose Kate’s Saloon for lunch; it was formerly a hotel frequented by Shady Ladies, gamblers and gunslingers. Watch for the resident ghost, “Swamper,” as you order from the expansive menu and listen to live music.
3. Tombstone: Attraction: OK Corral
The “The Town Too Tough To Die” lives up to its lawless reputation with daily reenactments of the Gunfight at the OK Corral. More than 30 shots were fired in 30 seconds during the clash between the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, the Clantons and the McLaurys.
1. Willcox: Attraction: Chiricahua National Monument
A “Wonderland of Rocks” — hoodoos, balancing boulders and other unique formations — make up Chiricahua National Monument, but visitors also come here for Faraway Ranch, one of the area’s original pioneer homesteads. Wander the property past the ranch house, barn, tack room and other historic outbuildings.
2. Willcox: Lunch: Big Tex Bar-B-Que
Big Tex Bar-B-Que’s sweet and smoky sauce atop beef and brisket hits the spot for lunch. Loaded baked potatoes are stuffed with smoked chicken or pulled pork, and you are on vacation so a slice of pie for dessert makes perfect sense.
3. Willcox: Attraction: Rex Allen Museum
A celebration of “Arizona’s Cowboy” takes place every fall during Rex Allen Days with a concert, parade and rodeo. You can learn more about the “last of the singing cowboys” at the Rex Allen Museum, with memorabilia from Allen’s time starring in western movies and TV shows. Visit the museum on Tuesdays 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and enjoy live music.
Discover the region's Western roots with dusty streets, horse-drawn carriages and gunfight reenactments in Tombstone. Visit historic mines, hotels and ranches in Douglas and Sierra Vista, and enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine and wine tasting in Willcox.
Cochise is an unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona, founded in the 1880s as a railroad stop. Learn about its history, climate, and historic locations such as the Cochise Hotel and the Cochise Cemetery.
#MyCochiseAdventure — Cochise County invites you to head southeast to Arizona’s lower right corner. Discover a just-right climate, with short-sleeve temperatures, sunny days, and starry nights. Walk, hike, bike, or climb.
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Explore the best of Cochise County, Arizona on this five-day road trip. You’ll discover each unique community and take trails less traveled in some of the state’s most remote wilderness areas with amazing food, culture, and lodging along the way.
