Top 8 Most Secluded Towns in Arizona
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- This is a list of some of the many secluded small towns in Arizona for people to search out cheap property in isolated areas. These towns were picked based on distance from big cities and modern conveniences while also giving you a feeling of being in the middle of nowhere.
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I lived in a very secluded small town in AZ called Crown King. There were fewer than 100 people and the Forest Service was the main employer. I went to school in a little red schoolhouse with 4 or 5 other children. I was the only girl in school and the oldest as well. Had a little motorcycle that I rode to get around and I also had a horse. A lot of our evenings were spent at the Crown King Saloon playing pool and dancing to music on the jukebox. It was a lot of fun for me and I'll never forget the people or the place.
thank you for sharing good story
I lived in CK also from 1994 to 2006. AFRAME behind General Store and Fire station. Was so much fun. I knew many as you did probably.
Visited Crown king. Definitely a secluded town in AZ
I live in the west valley (Goodyear) and went to school at NAU back in the 80s. I've seen Crown King on the map and have often wondered about the place but even to date have never been there.. I'll try to change that now
@@jimdandy6452 make the trip, it's a nice little town. We take the back way in 4wd's and go up for a beer and lunch in the saloon. The fudge in the general store is seriously good!
Another secluded town is Bowie. Was a railroad town until around the late 50s or early 60s. It now grows pistachios and walnuts. I was born in Bowie 82 years ago.
Pecans
Bowie has been infected by commiefornia corporations and is only a shadow of itself. Same thing is happening in San Simon. The two truck stops and school district in San Simon are the main employers in the San Simon valley.
Also the hometown of John Rambo.
My grandparents lived in Heber-Overgaard while I was growing up, spent a lot of time up there fishing and enjoying the cool weather as a kid! I miss having a good excuse to go up there regularly.
Thanks for the video and greetings from a far away snowy Russian village of Koroskovo near Moscow. Don't know why it was suggested to me by RUclips at this time but I enjoyed it and wish Arizonians all the best!
Me from south of India too enjoyed it.
I lived in Safford from mid 2009 - mid 2014. Awesome place to live! Seeing buildings and streets I’ve been on bring so much nostalgia. 🤩
You wouldn't like Safford now. The mine is turning this place into Tucson.
I'm absolutely in love with Tombstone.
Thank you for the memories. I lived in Arizona for 27 years. 17 in Payson and 10 in Peoria. I have visited all the towns you mentioned along with many more.
Payson is remote too. 70 miles north of Phoenix, 70 miles south of Flagstaff. I love it here ❤️
I was born in Patagonia and it is still how I remember it almost 60 years ago. I traded Arizona for the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia . But my heart is still in Arizona. Love your channel!
Oh my!
DON'T TAKE YOUR PICNIC
LUNCH TO LAKE PATAGONIA
THE FLIES WILL CARRY
YOUR LUNCH OFF !😁😁😁
You must've been delivered by my great uncle Dr. Delmar Mock
You must've been delivered by my great uncle Dr Delmar Mock
Driving semis across the country I’ve grown fondly of small southwestern towns and little northern villages. Desert or forest I love it all.
Same
My wife and I hiked the Hotshots Memorial Hike. It is a challenging 6.5 mile hike in which every 600 feet as you begin the hike, there is a plaque with the information of each firefighter. It tells their story. At about almost 3,25 miles in you come to the site where the firefighters lost their lives which they have crosses where each fire fighter was found. A very moving hike, challenging so bring a lot of water, sunscreen, a hat, hiking boots, food etc. Just be prepared.
The Hotshots Memorial Hike is a very emotional hike. I think most of us in the Tri City area either know one of the Heroes, or know their families. That fire was a heartbreaking day for Arizona.
@@caitrina19 Prescott Valley neighbor here. I attempted to hike that memorial trail but, I took the time to read each plaques and, after plaque #6, I was overcome with emotion and decided to turn back... I followed the news of that fire from day one and was not happy with how many of those situations unfolded even after the fire had ended...
Young AZ is My favorite pic for this list. Cattle Ranching enclave surrounded by the Tonto National Forest. They still have Gunsmiths & Blacksmiths 🤠👍
I drove through there in June after seeing in on the map since the late 80s and being curious. Given it's a dirt road both north and south (and a long dirt road at that), I can safely say it's not only super secluded but will stay that way forever.
I was just at a swimming hole out in that area a few weeks ago. LOL
We like it that way!! Keep Young secluded.
Arizonas small towns are such treasures. They really help to seal in that cozy, yet nostalgic old southwest look, and feel.
Arizona is a BEAUTIFUL state ... all over ... I LOVE TOMBSTONE myself especially where a childhood dream of mine came true ..... KARI FOR GOVERNOR :)
@@geramerix2753 YES! This state has so much beauty, and treasures. And yes, I'm still supporting Kari Lake. We all know who really won that election.
I've yet to check out Tombstone, but will add it to my itinerary of places to check out. ;)
They won't be for long with more videos like this popping up. The quickest way to ruin a small town is inviting city folk in.
Thanks for pointing out we aren’t just a bunch of desert!
There are trees~! There is water.
When I went to Flagstaff last year , it was snowing for a full two days straight
19 granite mountain hotshots lost their lives in the Yarnell fire back in july 2013. I was living in Prescott at the time and their deaths rocked the entire community .
I lived there too at the time and remember how much it impacted the entire town. It was terrible but was nice to see how ppl came together to support each other
I was in wicken burg I had friend in yarnell and did sub contract work up there .rip fire fighters.
Prescott is my hometown, and I was still living there when that happened. The loss of those men truly rocked us.
I knew the crew boss pretty well. Still can't believe it happened to them. He was a very knowledged wildland firefighter. I personally know that when you play with fire, your gonna get burned. Spent 32 years in fire/EMS before I retired.
Still does for a lot of us, I do believe.
We literally have towns called "Nowhere, AZ" "Nothing, AZ" and "Why, AZ"
I’ve been through Why,Az! Literally both there lol
And there is nothing wrong with that.
I just wish all the tourists who moved here would go back where they came from.
@@jimanders9971 I've thought for a long time that the State Department of Tourism and other adds would stop. We really don't need to spend millions to get people here.
But political types always want bigger and bigger so they have a bigger kingdom.
I miss the Arizona I grew up in.
Hey, somebody else that knows about Why! I got to drive 3 hours one way to pick up a client for a medical appointment in Tucson, during Monsoon season. The power was out in the entire town, including the single gas station, so their pumps weren't working. I had to pray that my gas lasted till I got back to Tucson. What was a tiny puddle in the road on the way there, was now a roaring rapid. Never did get my client to their appointment.
I grew up in Phoenix in the 70's and 80's, but I would live up in the Show Low, Strawberry, etc. up in the woods if I ever lived in Arizona again.
Was raised in Payson, got married in Pine. Now we have a place on the outskirts of Prescott, Chino Valley and also have a home in California which we will be selling soon and come and live back in Az permanently to retire! Maybe pick up a place in Havasu since we have a boat and go there every chance we get too!
I've lived in Phoenix for 35 years. Just retired to Strawberry Arizona. Love it
I grew up in Yuma, GO CRIMINALS!!! 40 years of two careers away from here, I returned. It's nice living in the 'scrub' of the White Mountains.
@@michaeltaylor4984 Now you've got that ding dong airhead Hobbs for Governor...
@@scottdunn2178 You are a great reminder of why I moved to the country.
Nice. I've been to most of these towns and they are very relaxing...
I was sent to Yarnell for work the other day…the vastness, isolation, and quietness was enough to give me a panic attack
My cousins (Perkins) are descendants of the founders of Perkinsville, which is about the most secluded "town" in the whole state. It's 26 miles of dirt road from Chino Valley, and features cow and horse ranches along the Verde River, which is the last stop on the Clarkdale-Perkinsville rail tour.
Jeff, this has been one of my favorite videos about Arizona that you have done to date! Keep up the amazing work!
Glad you added Oracle. I lived 18 miles NW on Willow Springs Ranch, in mid 60s. Went to school in Oracle. Always loved the area. Just East of Oracle, is a forest service road (dirt/gravel), that goes SW all the way up to Mt. Lemmon. Beautiful country and views. I highly recommend that journey. Also loved the Patagonia part. More beauty.👍
JOhn Wayne was very social with the people in Springerville. He would even hang out in a used tire shop in Springerville.
And take in parades....26 Bar Ranch
I love Heber, my grandparents had a coffee shop out there and I knew almost every kid in town just from church or school
Spent every summer in Safford..LOVE that place..family still there
I’m only on the 1st town and I love it already. Never get to anything like this in nyc. This is on my bucket list to see small towns across America
I live in that small town! It truly is beautiful, but the place I lived before was even more so. I used to live in the Sierra nevadas in a small town called Arnold.
Great Channel. Watch it all the time. Thanks for the in-depth geographical, weather/climate/altitude, population, historical reporting.
But he did not tell us why the great weather in Patagonia. Altitude? Did not tell us.
Love your presentation of these travelogues through Arizona, the perfect combination of just the right amount of dialogue and great choice of atmospheric background music!
I have family in Yarnell, and rode through Salome many times, on the way to my grandparent's house, growing up in the 60's.
In fact, I have family all over Arizona, and plan to retire near Concho.
Love Concho, not too cold, not too hot, far enough but not too far.
Lived in young 30 miles of gravel road just to get there very nice people beautiful scenery
Spent a lot of time in the Antler myself.
Remember small towns come with small town attitudes. Some people are welcoming, but most want you to stay in their lane or not come at all.
I remember living in a small town in my first year of teaching. I was the stranger. At the laundromat you could see heads moving in tiny circles as they watched my clothes in the dryer. I suppose they were looking for clues about me. Why not ask me then? That was the loneliest year of my life.
@@martinphilip8998 I find your comment funny and distressing however it seems a bit neglectful of other variables. Living it however it's so much better than +500k people in crisis like identity politics and covid.
Oh how I miss living in the Safford area! Thanks for posting this video.
Absolutely loved this video, reminds me of the videos you made when you started this channel. Great job Jeff, keep them coming!
Here is a look at more small towns across Arizona! ruclips.net/p/PLejt_iJQC2Y8D9eMVsZPnQ4xPyyzIc-hD
I wish you would have driven around Springerville more and shown drone footage. Nobody does that. Is a nice video.
Hey, I live here in Young, Arizona, if you thought any of those towns were remote, come visit Young and you'll experience true remote living.
@@knowmadicexistence7993 Love Young!!
Fascinating video!
You should do Winslow, where standing on the corner is
I enjoyed traveling through with you, all these secluded towns of a far away land !! Good to know all these regions.
Surajith from South India.
Born in az still here after 40 years. It’s nice to see someone else appreciate things with humility 😉
Love the cloud coverage you got in this video. And the music was a bit on the spooky side, yet weirdly nostalgic. Good stuff! This was well done and thanks for all the touring & info!
I was stationed in the Army , the The locals and people empowered do not want to make tombstone modern because it would kill the town“ they don’t want to Modernize any part of the town and don’t want investing in the properties or industrial
Too bad they can’t stop big money.
Too bad because they’re going to get left behind like the Masai of Kenya who have resorted to begging and bullying people who buy land from them forcing them to give them hobs and money or they threaten you with lynching if you don’t.
That is such good news!
Like it when you show us around to different cities in Arizona.
The watershed is what makes Patagonia so beautiful !
This is a good video!! I love these videos where you visit all the towns and have seen all in your playlist 👍
I’ve been in Safford my entire life. Definitely my favorite place.
Nice place. Do you still live there?
Thanks for this video, I've been waiting almost a year for this!!!
As someone from Yuma I found it interesting to learned about different locations of my state 👌🏻
Of all of them, Patagonia gets my vote.
But it’s to close to the border & you have deal with illegal boarder crossing a lot.
But the lake is nice I spent about 3 days there.
Same here. Beautiful, rolling country, perfect climate.
As a 51 year resident of Arizona I've been to most of these secluded towns and I live in a secluded town, though it is only an hour from Mesa or Catalina. There re many nice communities that are slowly drifting into obscurity.
Many were bypassed by interstates in the 1960s and 70s and when that happened the tourist dollars dried up. I remember those pre-interstate days when many were bus and fuel stops and that kept their local economy going.
Wow, this is so appreciated! So much of my state I enjoy learning better about. 🔥✊🏾
It was wonderful learning about and seeing Arizona.
Sanit John Arizona is a very secluded place. I lived there on a small mountain, just one store, 3,000 people.
You want secluded, don't think Heber- Overgaard, think Ruby, Pearce, Cochise, and other towns that are no longer on the beaten path. Arizona has a plethora of old ghost towns that are surely worth the visit, have interesting histories, and most definitely off the beaten path.
Rubys a ghost town been abandoned since 1942
Pearce is one of my favorite secluded towns
Love this video thank you. I live in willcox, Arizona I know most all the town's you listed. Great job . I even learned new things I didn't know about the town's . thank you again . great job on this video
Another outstanding and interesting video Jeff! 👍🏻👍🏻
Come and visit, but go home.
What has made Arizona so special is being destroyed by developers because too many people want to move here.
Tearing it up to add another parking lot at another shopping mall.
Who wants to move to nowhere. Lol
@@randyreynolds7633 too many, I'm afraid.
Pass there are way better places to visit
At least Arizona doesn't get the crazies like New Mexico does.
It's ok if you settle there, but everybody else stay away...
Being a 2nd generation native Arizonan, I appreciate this video. Tough chore to pick out the most secluded or remote communities in the state. My mom grew up in Garland Prairie, accessible at the Parks exit on 1-40 between Flagstaff and Williams. Tried to find remnants of their homestead last summer but no luck. Thanks again for the video.
love to see the small towns , good job
Great video, loved the views and narration of the towns.
you forgot to mention 😏 Nothing Arizona..my dad did gunfights in Tombstone on Eldorado Day bak in the 60's ...i like Tombstone 👍 the saloon still have the original bullet holes inside..
And Nowhere, AZ
Very interesting video. I could live in those places. Springerville really beautiful I don't know why, perhaps because of its alpine landscape
When I first learned how to drive my parents made me drive through all of Arizona during one summer for a trip so I could get familiar with driving long distances was fun I remember a lot of these places.
Now this is what i am looking for! Thanks!
I recommend adding Dateland, Arizona as the MOST secluded town next to Sentinel, Arizona. Dateland has a population of less than 400 and we're known for our World's Famous Date Shakes
And coffee so salty, you could swear it was made with sea water!
The shakes are all gross, I make sure to have enough gas to never stop there again😅
@@sedonaguy
A friend and I were so eager to try dates shakes after seeing billboards along the highway...hey, advertising works!😄
But no. Neither one of us like them. At all.😝
World-famous is a bit of a stretch. I've lived in Arizona most of my life from Prescott to Bisbee. I've never heard of Dateland let alone their world-famous milkshakes.
Passed through there a few times going to Yuma for the fun of it , it is pretty deserty and middle of no where !
I just moved to Tucson near Marana and it's lovely here even in the heat. I'd love to retire and dissapear in one of those old mountain towns.
@Matt Nass why?
@Matt Nass we’re full*
And just moved here in AZ. Enjoy exploring around AZ. 🤗
@Matt Nass Trollin' Trollin Trollin. Keep those loosers Trollin. Keep them loosers Trollin... my my!
I love marana
Nice video thanks for the info.
What a great video. Love to see these small towns.
The most selcudded town for me is Blue, Arizona. I have a nice cabin there. I hope it stays that way!
Yep, Blue is way out there.
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Blue, Alpine, several white mountain communities are lovely...
It won't with you spreading it on the world wide net.
Good luck with that
You Yanks got some beautiful country there...
I travel between the city of Brisbane QLD to the far west NSW desert in Australia..
Takes me 10 hrs to get to my mining camp where I sometimes live.
Good video, might get over to the US one day before the big dirt nap.
Thank you ! Loved this
I just came across your clip. Nicely done and very informative. Two thumbs up!!
I am wondering how Ajo is left off this list - seems to me it is THE most secluded town in AZ. Also Douglas in the very southeast, Ganado in the northeast and Peach Springs in the northwest. And lastly, Clifton-Morenci which is in the Safford area but further secluded from any larger population area. Keep searching - AZ has a lot of great country!
Also in the Safford Thatcher area but father out in the middle of no-where is Fort Thomas, last town on highway 70 before you hit the San Carlos Reservation.
Ajo is awesome!! I got to spend the spring there when all the saguaro cactus is were blooming and it was magical.
I'm from ajo ..very secluded sad it didnt make the list
If you notice, every town this guy stated are full of commiefornians and have turned into communist communes. People try to tell you how you are going to live in those towns. Thanks to the mines around Safford, it's starting to get absurd with taxes and property prices. The commiefornia cancer is spreading across Arizona, rapidly. I was born and raised north of Douglas. It has turned into the American side of Agua Prieta. 98% of all the store clerks only speak spanish including in walmart. No habla englas.
Was wondering that myself, lived in Ajo Feb 1996 - Aug 1998. Enjoyed it greatly. Have thought about moving back there.
Background Music has a mysteriously scary undertone!
Right?! It does! Secluded and scary undertone don’t make me feel safe 😂
I certainly have been enjoying your videos. Great content! 🙋♀️
Love AZ and your videos.
I also used to live in Dragoon , Arizona if you could maybe do a video on that Town. It's more like a area or village. Lol very secluded and the Rock formations out there are incredible. ALOT of history there as well.
wow. sounds great
Ive been to all but Salome, and I'm secluded enough that several of these are my trips "into town." nearest gas to me is half an hour away, and nearest grocery is over an hour
Enjoyed your video tour. I grew up in Tucson and I miss Arizona.
Hi Tombstones' my home 50s 60s 70s thanks for sharing. I miss it. Great vid
I have always been fond of quite American landscapes and towns. Drawn to them. Lived in them all across America. Love them. Love this channel. God bless you sir.
If it has one traffic light its too big for me.
Seligman is secluded.
AshFork is somewhat off the beaten path.
Good vid.
Thank You.!
What about Yucca Arizona
Ashfork and Seligman both on Interstate 40, definitely not off the beaten path!
I lived in Flagstaff for 19 years, loved it..moved to No. Idaho in 2008 and like it a lot. I am finally missing all that sunshine. I spend time outdoors, there is a lot to see up here.
Worksman falls Az is amazing 🤩 the Indian ruin above the falls with the giant granite monolith has serious vortex energy..
I travel Arizona back in the day and I wish I would’ve stayed ... I fuck up drastically
Me Too
5:46 Beautiful summer monsoon season :) 9:36 The Safford theater at one time 10c for children - 25c for adults. Mr. Long's nicer theater a block South was more expensive. At video 10:10 up on the tower was the 10 P.M. curfew siren. The Gila Valley of which Safford is situated is a cotton producing area. A major crop in Arizona which most folks don't know about.
Not too old, but I’ve lived in safford for almost 20 years now
@@ericmilesdavid1321 Be sure to enjoy the nature you have close by :)
Great video! Those are the kinds of places I would select for a day trip from Tucson where I live. And I’ve been to a couple of them. Lived in Arizona about two years now. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks!
I hope you’ve been to Chiricahua National Monument since you live in Tucson. Absolutely amazing place and a wonderful day trip from Tucson where I lived the last six of my 34 years in AZ. Loooooooove Tucson!
I lived in Salome for a few years. Great town. So much side by side trails with great people
This is Jeff’s “Please stop moving to Phoenix “ video. 😆😆😆
Too late, Phoenix is already screwed, Tucson is getting there too.
It's the go back and fix your own damn state video.
No then they'll wanna move to Tucson!
@@geedubb2005 “PhOeNiX iS aLrEaDy ScReWed” man Phoenix BEEN screwed for a WHILE !! Drug and Homeless problems, trash a** food, constant gun violence, racists, TERRIBLE drivers… pls don’t make it seem like Phoenix was this grand utopia
@@NoMoreLockedDoorz ...I don't want to live in the Phoenix metro area but overall it is much better then most big cities around the country...except for the hot summers...most big cities elsewhere are losing people because of their mindless politicians allowing them to become shit holes.
Havasupai has to be the most secluded "town" in Arizona.
Absolutely! Also Meadview, Chloride, Crown King and Cleatus to name a few others.
Then oatman.
It's Supai. Havasupai is the name of the reservation or the people. I agree it's the most remote city in America or at least the lower 48.
Arivaca, Ajo
Young
What a fantastic review of these town. Especially, since he did not get out of his car.
Thanks for your guidance. New here and your really a great resource.
Great information didn’t think that part of Arizona where Patagonia is would have great weather ,, also there is a very tiny town/ranch called “tortilla flat “
There are also towns called Why and No.
Not as great weather as he says. Still gets hot in the summer.
Tortilla flat ain't a town. It's a gift shop and restaurant.
I lived in Heber, but to be honest when I lived in Clifton/three way Arizona, it was way more secluded. Also young, az is secluded. So many places close to New Mexico as well.
Three way talk about popping up in the middle of nowhere.
Shhh!! Don't tell anyone about Young. Let's keep it hidden.
Ha! When I was a kid we would stop by the Threeway store when we went fishing/picnicking at the "Guthry's"
Great video! Thank you for the info.
That shot of Mt. Wrightson was really good. I have property near there closer to Tubac and love the area. Love Patagonia lake and enjoy visiting the town. Used to go to health retreats at Dr. Cousens Tree of Life there.
Your channel is really becoming a favorite.
I just couldn't recover from the 1st town on this list, the Heber Overgaard. looks straight out of dreams or some cool open-world video game. I am closeby, will visit soon.
It's beautiful!
Very cold in the winter, nice in the summer but every year threatened by massive fires.
Thanks I still need to visit a few of these places.
Lovely, you are awesome, thanks for the video,,,no words, mi friend,,
A nice helper in these kinds of videos would be to give the range of elevation for each town's immediate area. I can look it up, but it is helpful to see it here. The elevation gives a hint about probable temperature range and even extra precipitation in winter or monsoon seasons.
I used to live in Arizona when I was a kid. From 1961 until summer of 1969. We lived in different cities from Tucson, Sierra Vista, Tombstone, Benson, and St. David. I Graduated from St. David in 1969 May. Would like to see what Benson, St. David, and Sierra Vista look like today. It's been 52 years since I have been back to Arizona. Would like to see more of Arizona. Keep up the good work with your videos. Thank You.
Better hurry, we're changing fast. Most 'cities' are suburbs of California, now.
Well, you got my attention with St David. Quickly Sierra Vista is the town that prospered(I now live in Tucson)! Benson not so much and I suppose one might say that of St David. My connection to that Mormon town(?) is Catholic thru the Trinity Monastery. I certainly have a healthy respect for the Mormons. St David lost(building torn down) it's elementary school(?), the one probably going back to your day(I graduated high school 1968 in Ohio). It MAY have been reconstructed elsewhere. It also lost the Holy Trinity Monastery. I went thru the town recently and happened to see a young girl(13?) sitting on the doorsteps of her family trailer. My heart went out to her thinking of how likely it is that she'll be unprepared for this modern world. Small towns are beautiful: it's the beautiful young people that I worry about. Us retirees going to small towns? That's one thing. The youngsters? That's another..........more than ever in today's world! IF you wish to say anything about your experience at St David I'd love to hear it.
Dont move here,we dont want you
it’s a trip reading your comment we are kind of like opposites in a way, as i was born in May 69 in Alaska, and we moved to Arizona when i was young, to desert hills off the carefree highway to a nice 10 acre ranch, then phoenix and Tucson/Sell out on the Tohono o’Odham indian reservation ive been in Az most of my life, 46 out of 52 years. im sorry i can’t say how much those areas you lived in changed, except possibly Tucson which was much smaller at the time of my birth, at least thats the perception i have from traveling occasionally to Tucson growing up in the 70s. 🙂
St David was one of my favorite places to stop by and take landscape photos when I traveled along the AZ highway to Douglas.
thank you for sharing beautyfull places
Frankly all of your videos are excellent 👏 👌 👍