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Willcox

Meet some of the friendliest people in the state. Explore the Willcox Wine Region. Willcox prides itself on being a rough-and-tumble country with a friendly, small-town attitude. People here have a sense of community that respects the past and celebrates the future.

Willcox Wildlife

Seeing scores of sandhill cranes — along with ducks, grebes, shorebirds, waters and passerines — take flight from Cochise Lake is a thrilling spectacle for anyone, not just birdwatchers. Willcox celebrates its visiting fowl — the cranes and other species migrate to the area each winter — with an annual festival, Wings Over Willcox, that draws human visitors from around the world.

Outdoor Adventures

The Sonoran Desert surrounding Willcox attracts hikers, cyclists, campers, golfers and other adventure-seekers. Chiricahua National Monument has more than 20 miles of hiking trails through towering spike rock formations, along with an impressive array of desert plants and animals. Cochise Stronghold has a 5-mile hiking trail, rock climbing, petroglyphs and picnic and camping facilities.

Willcox Wine Region

The city of Willcox is nestled in the heart of the Willcox Wine Region, one of Arizona’s three wine regions. Located an hour east of Tucson, the 833-square-mile Willcox Wine Region is the state’s grape-growing powerhouse, home to two-thirds of all Arizona vines and accounting for 74% of the state’s grape production. Its high-desert climate provides ideal temperatures, and its loamy, gravel-based soil allows for earlier fruit ripening for big, bold reds — though more than 80 varietals are known to thrive here. Visitors to the Willcox Region will find more than 20 wineries to explore.

History Runs Deep in Willcox

History buffs will appreciate the area’s role in the Indian Wars of the late 1880s. Willcox is the starting point for a journey through the Magic Circle of Cochise — from the ghost town of Dos Cabezas to Apache Pass to Fort Bowie National Historic Site.

Western music and movie fans flock to Willcox each year for Rex Allen Days, a tribute to the famous western movie star. The Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame tips its hat to Willcox’s ranching influence. To learn more about the history of Apaches, the military, ranching, the railroad and mining in the Sulphur Springs Valley, check out the Chiricahua Regional Museum & Research Center.

Historic downtown Willcox is home to the oldest continually operating store in Arizona, along with antique shops, museums, locally owned restaurants and specialty shops.

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