
Dinner Date: Romantic Fare in Arizona
Escape the hustle and bustle of big city life and enjoy fine dining in Arizona's smaller towns.
You can move at a slower pace in Cave Creek, where friendly Creekers can steer you toward first-rate hiking at Spur Cross or to the local bar Harold’s Cave Creek Corral. You’ll find feed stores interspersed with secondhand shops, a hat shop, art galleries, and upscale home decor stores offering Mexican pottery and one-of-kind furnishings.
The town’s signature event, Wild West Days, features a parade, cattle drive, and mutton bustin’ (picture bull riding for kids, on sheep). But don’t fret if you miss it: there’s two-steppin’ and bull riding at Cave Creek’s saloons throughout the year. Looking for something more low-key? How about live acoustic music under the stars at a local coffeehouse?
Volunteers run the excellent Cave Creek Museum, which traces the town’s Hohokam, mining, and ranching roots, and the Cave Creek Library, which features a used bookstore. And when you’ve worked up an appetite, well, Cave Creek satisfies. For starters, there’s the nationally acclaimed barbecue, margaritas on the terrace at sunset, and five-star dining. You’re welcome here – so stay a while.
Visit City SiteCarefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce | 748 Easy St., Ste. 9 | Carefree, AZ | (480) 488-3381 | www.carefreecavecreek.org/
County | It all started | How High? | Head Count |
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Maricopa | 1986 | 2,126ft | 5,015 |
Escape the hustle and bustle of big city life and enjoy fine dining in Arizona's smaller towns.
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