Top 8 Most Secluded Towns in Arizona

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  • @LivinginArizona
    @LivinginArizona  Год назад +13

    11 Best Small Towns in Arizona: ruclips.net/video/R11cLuEYxKo/видео.html

  • @dianacarter_art
    @dianacarter_art 2 года назад +169

    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.

    • @luisasantarosa7927
      @luisasantarosa7927 2 года назад +7

      thank you for sharing good story

    • @blang8127
      @blang8127 2 года назад +5

      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.

    • @carlmolander8499
      @carlmolander8499 2 года назад +6

      Visited Crown king. Definitely a secluded town in AZ

    • @jimdandy6452
      @jimdandy6452 2 года назад +6

      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

    • @lowbudgetbob1155
      @lowbudgetbob1155 Год назад +3

      @@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!

  • @herbstanwood3309
    @herbstanwood3309 2 года назад +39

    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.

    • @JSees
      @JSees 2 года назад +2

      Pecans

    • @cliffterrell4876
      @cliffterrell4876 Год назад

      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.

    • @jamesfields2916
      @jamesfields2916 6 месяцев назад +1

      Also the hometown of John Rambo.

  • @factorvracing
    @factorvracing Год назад +7

    My Dad is from Saint Johns Az., and some are my relatives are buried on John Waynes property. Greer Az is named after my great, great, grandfather. My name is Greer. Great video.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 Год назад +1

      Have always wanted to go up to Greer when I lived in Phoenix but never got to. Now I hear tourists from Phoenix flood the place during the summer so it will probably never happen now. Not for the faint hearted during their long cold winters.

    • @factorvracing
      @factorvracing Год назад +2

      @@muffs55mercury61 Beautiful country. I can not afford the prices there. Mosley Butler Inn has been sold and that was owned by a relative. Americus Vespusus Greer is my great great grand father and his wife is buried at Amity on John Waynes old property.

  • @AlexLawable
    @AlexLawable Год назад +18

    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!

  • @zivh257
    @zivh257 Год назад +12

    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.

    • @WardenWolf
      @WardenWolf 3 месяца назад

      I was up there in January. Nice little town.

  • @reubenwhettenmusic
    @reubenwhettenmusic 2 года назад +24

    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. 🤩

    • @willywood6508
      @willywood6508 6 месяцев назад

      You wouldn't like Safford now. The mine is turning this place into Tucson.

  • @jamieabele9239
    @jamieabele9239 2 года назад +31

    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!

    • @ziraprod6090
      @ziraprod6090 2 года назад

      Oh my!

    • @ammo8713
      @ammo8713 2 года назад +3

      DON'T TAKE YOUR PICNIC
      LUNCH TO LAKE PATAGONIA
      THE FLIES WILL CARRY
      YOUR LUNCH OFF !😁😁😁

    • @tammytrehan5021
      @tammytrehan5021 Год назад

      You must've been delivered by my great uncle Dr. Delmar Mock

    • @tammytrehan5021
      @tammytrehan5021 Год назад

      You must've been delivered by my great uncle Dr Delmar Mock

    • @mikehammond7277
      @mikehammond7277 Месяц назад

      My ex- wife use to live in Ashfork, Williams, Whittmann, Arizona. Our son was born in Phoenix and now her and our daughter are in Aguila. Still living off from the government money.😣

  • @nnash4555
    @nnash4555 3 года назад +37

    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.

    • @brendaroberts1920
      @brendaroberts1920 Год назад

      Payson is remote too. 70 miles north of Phoenix, 70 miles south of Flagstaff. I love it here ❤️

  • @daviddebergh254
    @daviddebergh254 3 года назад +57

    Driving semis across the country I’ve grown fondly of small southwestern towns and little northern villages. Desert or forest I love it all.

  • @catherinecepuder3520
    @catherinecepuder3520 Год назад +1

    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!

  • @th3azscorpio
    @th3azscorpio 2 года назад +22

    Arizonas small towns are such treasures. They really help to seal in that cozy, yet nostalgic old southwest look, and feel.

    • @geramerix2753
      @geramerix2753 Год назад

      Arizona is a BEAUTIFUL state ... all over ... I LOVE TOMBSTONE myself especially where a childhood dream of mine came true ..... KARI FOR GOVERNOR :)

    • @th3azscorpio
      @th3azscorpio Год назад

      @@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. ;)

    • @AerialEscape
      @AerialEscape Год назад +1

      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.

  • @scottdunn2178
    @scottdunn2178 3 года назад +36

    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.

    • @amberhagelstein587
      @amberhagelstein587 3 года назад

      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!

    • @patrickadams2653
      @patrickadams2653 3 года назад +2

      I've lived in Phoenix for 35 years. Just retired to Strawberry Arizona. Love it

    • @michaeltaylor4984
      @michaeltaylor4984 Год назад

      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.

    • @scottdunn2178
      @scottdunn2178 Год назад

      @@michaeltaylor4984 Now you've got that ding dong airhead Hobbs for Governor...

    • @michaeltaylor4984
      @michaeltaylor4984 Год назад

      @@scottdunn2178 You are a great reminder of why I moved to the country.

  • @gigiis526
    @gigiis526 3 года назад +18

    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 .

    • @jerrywilbur7020
      @jerrywilbur7020 2 года назад +2

      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

    • @danielbyr8415
      @danielbyr8415 Год назад

      I was in wicken burg I had friend in yarnell and did sub contract work up there .rip fire fighters.

    • @imadobermom
      @imadobermom Год назад

      Prescott is my hometown, and I was still living there when that happened. The loss of those men truly rocked us.

    • @cliffterrell4876
      @cliffterrell4876 Год назад

      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.

    • @desertwaters_808
      @desertwaters_808 Год назад

      Still does for a lot of us, I do believe.

  • @kjeracarroll450
    @kjeracarroll450 3 года назад +17

    Thanks for pointing out we aren’t just a bunch of desert!

    • @ddd228
      @ddd228 2 года назад +1

      There are trees~! There is water.

    • @carlosavelar4652
      @carlosavelar4652 2 года назад +2

      When I went to Flagstaff last year , it was snowing for a full two days straight

  • @ArizonaGunsDave
    @ArizonaGunsDave 2 года назад +33

    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.

    • @caitrina19
      @caitrina19 Год назад +1

      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.

    • @olchat2012
      @olchat2012 Год назад

      @@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...

  • @robertbuckey6517
    @robertbuckey6517 3 года назад +22

    I'm absolutely in love with Tombstone.

  • @jordanestabrook4492
    @jordanestabrook4492 3 года назад +59

    We literally have towns called "Nowhere, AZ" "Nothing, AZ" and "Why, AZ"

    • @berniebranches2472
      @berniebranches2472 3 года назад +3

      I’ve been through Why,Az! Literally both there lol

    • @richardc7721
      @richardc7721 3 года назад +3

      And there is nothing wrong with that.

    • @jimanders9971
      @jimanders9971 3 года назад +3

      I just wish all the tourists who moved here would go back where they came from.

    • @richardc7721
      @richardc7721 3 года назад +4

      @@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.

    • @srvntlilly
      @srvntlilly 3 года назад +1

      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.

  • @carldesserich8509
    @carldesserich8509 Год назад +4

    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.

  • @sweetiexoxo8670
    @sweetiexoxo8670 Год назад +2

    I cannot wait to move to Arizona from England. What a magnificent place!

  • @capricornone2362
    @capricornone2362 3 года назад +17

    Young AZ is My favorite pic for this list. Cattle Ranching enclave surrounded by the Tonto National Forest. They still have Gunsmiths & Blacksmiths 🤠👍

    • @johnchedsey1306
      @johnchedsey1306 3 года назад +3

      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.

    • @CharlesEakins
      @CharlesEakins 3 года назад

      I was just at a swimming hole out in that area a few weeks ago. LOL

    • @thisismylovehandle
      @thisismylovehandle 3 года назад +1

      We like it that way!! Keep Young secluded.

  • @chuckmiller5763
    @chuckmiller5763 3 года назад +6

    JOhn Wayne was very social with the people in Springerville. He would even hang out in a used tire shop in Springerville.

  • @eddiecordova8648
    @eddiecordova8648 3 года назад +28

    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

    • @michaelcunningham1923
      @michaelcunningham1923 3 года назад +1

      Too bad they can’t stop big money.

    • @bellebellebelle5485
      @bellebellebelle5485 3 года назад

      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.

    • @Inkironnrum
      @Inkironnrum Год назад +1

      That is such good news!

  • @sfmrgil9674
    @sfmrgil9674 3 года назад +7

    Great Channel. Watch it all the time. Thanks for the in-depth geographical, weather/climate/altitude, population, historical reporting.

    • @bseidem5112
      @bseidem5112 3 года назад

      But he did not tell us why the great weather in Patagonia. Altitude? Did not tell us.

  • @jamesbeez
    @jamesbeez 3 года назад +13

    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

    • @EternalWithin
      @EternalWithin 2 года назад +2

      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.

  • @The2ndProtectsTheRest
    @The2ndProtectsTheRest 3 года назад +10

    Jeff, this has been one of my favorite videos about Arizona that you have done to date! Keep up the amazing work!

  • @HR-zp6nv
    @HR-zp6nv 3 года назад +15

    Nice. I've been to most of these towns and they are very relaxing...

  • @ccpederson1769
    @ccpederson1769 3 года назад +5

    Sanit John Arizona is a very secluded place. I lived there on a small mountain, just one store, 3,000 people.

  • @jimanders8812
    @jimanders8812 2 года назад +6

    I was sent to Yarnell for work the other day…the vastness, isolation, and quietness was enough to give me a panic attack

  • @xoiovan
    @xoiovan 3 года назад +73

    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

    • @tshotflash7293
      @tshotflash7293 3 года назад +2

      And coffee so salty, you could swear it was made with sea water!

    • @sedonaguy
      @sedonaguy 3 года назад +5

      The shakes are all gross, I make sure to have enough gas to never stop there again😅

    • @jaytee2642
      @jaytee2642 2 года назад +3

      @@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.😝

    • @gregengel1616
      @gregengel1616 2 года назад +2

      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.

    • @jessejameshollywood2161
      @jessejameshollywood2161 2 года назад +3

      Passed through there a few times going to Yuma for the fun of it , it is pretty deserty and middle of no where !

  • @scottbohe7006
    @scottbohe7006 2 года назад +41

    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!

    • @weeg0880
      @weeg0880 2 года назад +1

      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.

    • @studio107bgallery4
      @studio107bgallery4 Год назад +4

      Ajo is awesome!! I got to spend the spring there when all the saguaro cactus is were blooming and it was magical.

    • @donnieburger5077
      @donnieburger5077 Год назад +3

      I'm from ajo ..very secluded sad it didnt make the list

    • @cliffterrell4876
      @cliffterrell4876 Год назад

      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.

    • @blueeyeedgirl9772
      @blueeyeedgirl9772 Год назад

      Was wondering that myself, lived in Ajo Feb 1996 - Aug 1998. Enjoyed it greatly. Have thought about moving back there.

  • @richardc7721
    @richardc7721 3 года назад +111

    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.

    • @randyreynolds7633
      @randyreynolds7633 3 года назад +2

      Who wants to move to nowhere. Lol

    • @richardc7721
      @richardc7721 3 года назад +8

      @@randyreynolds7633 too many, I'm afraid.

    • @RedRedux
      @RedRedux 3 года назад

      Pass there are way better places to visit

    • @bob0s062
      @bob0s062 3 года назад +4

      At least Arizona doesn't get the crazies like New Mexico does.

    • @toddarmour1815
      @toddarmour1815 3 года назад +2

      It's ok if you settle there, but everybody else stay away...

  • @taylorvanbuskirk8040
    @taylorvanbuskirk8040 3 года назад +31

    Of all of them, Patagonia gets my vote.

    • @TheWebWheeler
      @TheWebWheeler 3 года назад +2

      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.

    • @srvntlilly
      @srvntlilly 3 года назад +1

      Same here. Beautiful, rolling country, perfect climate.

  • @A_Dongle
    @A_Dongle 3 года назад +8

    I’ve been in Safford my entire life. Definitely my favorite place.

    • @aneesn1862
      @aneesn1862 2 года назад +1

      Nice place. Do you still live there?

  • @macharrod8975
    @macharrod8975 3 года назад +4

    Lived in young 30 miles of gravel road just to get there very nice people beautiful scenery

  • @anoldmannameddave7455
    @anoldmannameddave7455 Год назад +5

    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.👍

  • @surajithkm
    @surajithkm 7 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @tilliehanvey8822
    @tilliehanvey8822 3 года назад +3

    Spent every summer in Safford..LOVE that place..family still there

  • @spiritwolfism
    @spiritwolfism Год назад +2

    I live in Concho AZ. just an hour away from Springerville and half an hour away from Show Low. This was a fun video to watch.

  • @Dan-jg3fg
    @Dan-jg3fg 3 года назад +9

    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.

    • @stevenhall2408
      @stevenhall2408 2 года назад

      Love Concho, not too cold, not too hot, far enough but not too far.

  • @kevinsullivan3448
    @kevinsullivan3448 Год назад +4

    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.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 Год назад +1

      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.

  • @sgtpointeblank
    @sgtpointeblank 3 года назад +5

    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.

    • @sgtpointeblank
      @sgtpointeblank 3 года назад +1

      @Matt Nass why?

    • @MrZrazies
      @MrZrazies 3 года назад +1

      @Matt Nass we’re full*
      And just moved here in AZ. Enjoy exploring around AZ. 🤗

    • @sgtpointeblank
      @sgtpointeblank 3 года назад

      ​@Matt Nass Trollin' Trollin Trollin. Keep those loosers Trollin. Keep them loosers Trollin... my my!

    • @JamWes
      @JamWes 3 года назад +1

      I love marana

  • @JTEllis
    @JTEllis 3 года назад +20

    Having lived in Tombstone from 2000 to 2003, I believe it is too easy to get to, to be considered secluded. And most of the revenue is from tourists. Bisbee and Douglas are more secluded in my opinion. The jewels on this list are Patagonia, which is where I would opt to live and have reservations for a visit in a couple of months. Oracle is the other jewel. Still, I am proud to say I lived in Arizona for a few years.

    • @ClaudiaHernandez-yq4vq
      @ClaudiaHernandez-yq4vq 2 года назад +2

      I agree Douglas is where I live and yes it is very secluded

    • @gregengel1616
      @gregengel1616 2 года назад +4

      And I live in very secluded Bisbee. We drive to Douglas for the duty-free shop, and Sierra Vista for the Walmart.

    • @lg4377
      @lg4377 2 года назад +3

      i kept waiting for Bisbee to show up on the list. also Supai.

    • @Inkironnrum
      @Inkironnrum Год назад

      @@ClaudiaHernandez-yq4vq I haven’t been to Douglas since 2014. Never lived there but love the small town vibe. What’s new there?

    • @Inkironnrum
      @Inkironnrum Год назад +2

      @@gregengel1616 I miss Bisbee. I have often thought about moving there. The antique shops and a small pizza place there were my favorite places when I stopped to take a break from driving. The guy who worked at the pizza place was rude to me. But I still remained polite. I hope all is well in Bisbee, Greg.

  • @jayj205
    @jayj205 3 года назад +13

    An extremely secluded town in Arizona is Young, AZ. It's located in the Mtns NE of Phoenix or SE of Flagstaff.

    • @sandzdesignz
      @sandzdesignz 3 года назад +4

      I thought for sure he would have Young. It's a dirt road to get there.

    • @knowmadicexistence7993
      @knowmadicexistence7993 3 года назад +4

      I live out in Young and expected to see it on here!

    • @macharrod8975
      @macharrod8975 3 года назад +1

      @@knowmadicexistence7993 I also lived in young several years ago and ran the antlers for a little while we may be know each other or be friends

    • @stevenboccardo2372
      @stevenboccardo2372 3 года назад +1

      Yup. Related to the turner’s & cline’s here.

    • @macharrod8975
      @macharrod8975 3 года назад

      @@stevenboccardo2372 yes I know kline family was married to rox ann a niece from parker

  • @markpowell2395
    @markpowell2395 2 года назад +2

    The watershed is what makes Patagonia so beautiful !

  • @christianlamb8134
    @christianlamb8134 3 года назад +5

    I love Heber, my grandparents had a coffee shop out there and I knew almost every kid in town just from church or school

  • @atomictraveller
    @atomictraveller 3 года назад +7

    things to consider if moving to rural arizona.. which industries are going to access the water table, and what kind of Family you're going to be dealing with there..

    • @ccpederson1769
      @ccpederson1769 3 года назад +1

      We have plenty of water here in the white mountains, but as far as family goes, I don't think you would fit in.

    • @atomictraveller
      @atomictraveller 3 года назад

      @@ccpederson1769 i lived on WMAT in the eighties, father taught at th skills center.
      maybe you should review epistemology for an idea about what you can know "CC".
      looks like an ass.

    • @atomictraveller
      @atomictraveller 3 года назад +1

      quod erat demonstrandum chumpcakes.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 Год назад

      I can live anywhere. Retired and no kids/grandkids. The water is a point of concern though.

  • @josephbingham1255
    @josephbingham1255 3 года назад +15

    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.

    • @ericmilesdavid1321
      @ericmilesdavid1321 2 года назад +1

      Not too old, but I’ve lived in safford for almost 20 years now

    • @josephbingham1255
      @josephbingham1255 2 года назад

      @@ericmilesdavid1321 Be sure to enjoy the nature you have close by :)

  • @jamesfabins5222
    @jamesfabins5222 Год назад +1

    I live in Witch Well Arizona. We are so small we only have 2 buildings, one is a church the other is a liquor store. I drive 38 miles to get my mail and 88 miles to the nearest Walmart.

  • @laurabongiolatti601
    @laurabongiolatti601 3 года назад +6

    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.

  • @nerolsalguod4649
    @nerolsalguod4649 3 года назад +15

    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.!

    • @fixintoo7194
      @fixintoo7194 3 года назад

      What about Yucca Arizona

    • @454Casul
      @454Casul 3 года назад +2

      Ashfork and Seligman both on Interstate 40, definitely not off the beaten path!

  • @bettymoonlight6203
    @bettymoonlight6203 3 года назад +11

    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.

    • @martinphilip8998
      @martinphilip8998 3 года назад

      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.

    • @Nobody85746
      @Nobody85746 3 года назад +1

      @@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.

  • @bigtsperspective5831
    @bigtsperspective5831 2 года назад +2

    Born in az still here after 40 years. It’s nice to see someone else appreciate things with humility 😉

  • @clinthowe7629
    @clinthowe7629 3 года назад +3

    most everything is on the central and east side of the state, very little on the west, that’s a much more secluded part of Az. Yuma seems secluded to me.( far from other cities) Havasu city, Bouse, Parker, Baghdad, many of these are easy to get to but distant, Crown King, Cleator. Mayer, Humbolt, Skull Valley, Paulden, Wickieup. Hyder. just to name a few. I’m not sure if Baghdad is a town or a mine, but it’s definitely secluded.

  • @pumped2run
    @pumped2run 3 года назад +6

    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

  • @arizonaskye3917
    @arizonaskye3917 3 года назад +15

    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!

  • @claireconley8522
    @claireconley8522 3 года назад +5

    Oh how I miss living in the Safford area! Thanks for posting this video.

  • @rondelio8562
    @rondelio8562 2 года назад +6

    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.

  • @ireneoconnell5252
    @ireneoconnell5252 3 года назад +1

    There is Chloride AZ. Rich in history and population about 400. I love going there..

  • @Thenphs
    @Thenphs 3 года назад +11

    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.

    • @dgrcgrl
      @dgrcgrl 3 года назад +1

      Three way talk about popping up in the middle of nowhere.

    • @thisismylovehandle
      @thisismylovehandle 3 года назад +1

      Shhh!! Don't tell anyone about Young. Let's keep it hidden.

    • @signkutter9218
      @signkutter9218 2 года назад

      Ha! When I was a kid we would stop by the Threeway store when we went fishing/picnicking at the "Guthry's"

  • @MagnumMike44
    @MagnumMike44 2 года назад +1

    You want to talk secluded towns in Arizona? The town of Crown King certainly fits that description, in the Bradshaw Mountain Range north of Phoenix at an elevation of about 6,000 feet, you can't get to it from any of the paved highways, you can get to it from I-17 by taking the Bumble Bee/Sunset Point Rest area exit, you'll drive on a paved road for a couple of miles then you'll have to drive on a graded dirt road for about 23 miles, and that's the easy way to get there, you can also take a dirt road by Lake Pleasant that goes up the mountain but that requires a vehicle with 4-wheel-drive.

  • @richardclutter2404
    @richardclutter2404 3 года назад +19

    Isn't Bisbee more secluded than Tombstone ?

    • @atomictraveller
      @atomictraveller 3 года назад +2

      bisbee is gayo

    • @angelathomas4391
      @angelathomas4391 3 года назад +3

      Almost all of these cities is near a major city thankfully us who grew up here know of others that I prefer stay hidden gems

    • @geedubb2005
      @geedubb2005 3 года назад +2

      Bisbee has an awesome mine tour

    • @bubblegum6715
      @bubblegum6715 3 года назад

      @@atomictraveller that's where I'm going 😊

    • @michaelduff6715
      @michaelduff6715 3 года назад

      Douglas and Naco even more so

  • @zhvonte
    @zhvonte 3 года назад +32

    The most selcudded town for me is Blue, Arizona. I have a nice cabin there. I hope it stays that way!

  • @strada21_
    @strada21_ 3 года назад +7

    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 “

    • @corkycobon1481
      @corkycobon1481 3 года назад +1

      There are also towns called Why and No.

    • @corksauve4949
      @corksauve4949 3 года назад +2

      Not as great weather as he says. Still gets hot in the summer.

    • @dansherwood9851
      @dansherwood9851 Год назад

      Tortilla flat ain't a town. It's a gift shop and restaurant.

  • @pbdparkbiz602
    @pbdparkbiz602 Год назад +2

    I love my state. One of the most beautiful. 💙💪🏽

  • @doctorquantum9172
    @doctorquantum9172 3 года назад +3

    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.

    • @DannyBoy-nz2mi
      @DannyBoy-nz2mi 3 года назад

      It's beautiful!

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 Год назад

      Very cold in the winter, nice in the summer but every year threatened by massive fires.

  • @laurabongiolatti601
    @laurabongiolatti601 3 года назад +2

    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

  • @valeriehenrickson2730
    @valeriehenrickson2730 3 года назад +3

    I grew up in San Manuel AZ which is about 15 to 20 min past Oracle, I would love for you to visit there. I'm new to your channel and I'm loving it !

  • @patrickmertz5446
    @patrickmertz5446 Год назад +8

    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.

  • @orangeswild3699
    @orangeswild3699 3 года назад +564

    Friendly reminder: Don't Washington, Oregon, California, our Arizona! 👍

    • @left0verture
      @left0verture 3 года назад +59

      Indeed. Remember: you’re a refugee, not a missionary.

    • @zman6513
      @zman6513 3 года назад +30

      I think it’s too late. The towns in this video are the remnants of old Arizona

    • @sergiohernandez-fz2xx
      @sergiohernandez-fz2xx 3 года назад +12

      ARIZONA SUCKS

    • @amyhanson3450
      @amyhanson3450 3 года назад +5

      Gross.

    • @t.g.7180
      @t.g.7180 3 года назад +34

      Too late, esp in Phoenix

  • @privacylock855
    @privacylock855 Год назад +1

    What a fantastic review of these town. Especially, since he did not get out of his car.

  • @lorenzell3104
    @lorenzell3104 3 года назад +5

    You forgot Page. 2 hours from Flastaff north.

    • @johnmudd6453
      @johnmudd6453 3 года назад

      I am from Inverness Scotland UK and Page AZ is my favourite place , so many beautiful locations near by ,have visited 4 time and last time spent 2 weeks there ! Wish I could live there ,a trailer would do !

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 Год назад

      I hear the crime rate in Page is very high for a small town. Burglaries are a never ending problem. I only know from what I read so don't know if it's true or not.

  • @kevinpotts123
    @kevinpotts123 Год назад +2

    I loved living in Eloy. It felt secluded, but all you had to do was hop on I-10 and go anywhere you needed. There was Casa right up the interstate and if you needed to go to the city there was Tucson just 40 minutes the other way.

  • @Simplyhal24
    @Simplyhal24 3 года назад +38

    Havasupai has to be the most secluded "town" in Arizona.

    • @donm.1068
      @donm.1068 3 года назад +3

      Absolutely! Also Meadview, Chloride, Crown King and Cleatus to name a few others.

    • @dcgm78
      @dcgm78 3 года назад +2

      Then oatman.

    • @captdoug
      @captdoug 3 года назад +7

      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.

    • @dieselcoondog
      @dieselcoondog 3 года назад +1

      Arivaca, Ajo

    • @graciescottsdale
      @graciescottsdale 3 года назад +3

      Young

  • @traveldreamer4616
    @traveldreamer4616 3 года назад +2

    I lived in Heber, AZ. It is a fantastic community. People are friendly and the area is stunning.

    • @EternalWithin
      @EternalWithin 2 года назад +1

      I live in heber currently! That is true, have you ever visited windy hills lavender boutique? Or perhaps you lived there before 08, it would’ve been a steakhouse restaurant

    • @traveldreamer4616
      @traveldreamer4616 2 года назад

      @@EternalWithin I lived there before 08, but have been back to visit. I was a teacher at Capps when I resided there. Loved Heber!

  • @GypsyRose5273
    @GypsyRose5273 3 года назад +22

    The movie about Yarnell was called, "Only The Brave", not Hot Shots.

    • @barbaraglover7145
      @barbaraglover7145 3 года назад +5

      And they shot it in NM BECAUSE STUPID AZ HAS NO FILM INCENTIVES

    • @ronnieam33
      @ronnieam33 3 года назад +2

      @@barbaraglover7145 Because Liberal Hollywood needs to save money for their crappy movies. Please keep your Liberal actors in NM!!

    • @danlee1835
      @danlee1835 3 года назад

      Makes sense. I was thinking of a Charlie Sheen movie 😅

    • @Nobody85746
      @Nobody85746 3 года назад

      @@ronnieam33 I'm near two studios and think it would be cool if they would make some westerns. However I'm from NM and feel breaking bad really messed up Albuquerque or maybe its the "liberals".

  • @rajabhaduri2020
    @rajabhaduri2020 3 года назад

    i have been watching your video recently...........my daughter left for Tucson and living there......we are from Boston and love Arizona very much....also i find lots of information from you which is helping these retire to buy a small place in Arizona and live close to my daughter......you are an honest young gentleman who is helping others.....take care.God bless you.

  • @Skotzenn
    @Skotzenn 3 года назад +18

    I think I've accidentally visited most of these towns just casually driving around the state, not what I would define as "secluded". Try out Oatman, AZ, the only reason I found it was because the highway coming in from Cali was closed and I decided to scout out my own detour to get around the closure. Oatman is located in the heart of a derelict portion of route 66 and has a wild donkey population that outnumbers it's human residents by about 20 to 1. Also the town of Nothing, which is now a ghost town populated mostly by rattlesnakes, but the neighboring towns are secluded and scary as hell.

    • @srvntlilly
      @srvntlilly 3 года назад

      Scary in what way?

    • @Skotzenn
      @Skotzenn 3 года назад +3

      @@srvntlilly Lawless, desolate, highest concentration of rattlesnakes in the state. My wife and I visited (and were the sole visitors of) Dazzo's Chicago Style Eatery in Wikieup (a must-visit stop btw), there was a news clipping on the wall that my wife said I should read, before I could read the first sentence the owner of Dazzo's, also the subject of the news clipping appeared and told me the story. He said his short order cook went apeshit on Mother's day earlier that year and stabbed him in the neck and his son in the arm, his son managed to shoot and kill the guy and rendered first aid that saved his life.

    • @coyoteheartdestiny-thesylph
      @coyoteheartdestiny-thesylph 3 года назад

      Wow

    • @killakratoshiphopheathen
      @killakratoshiphopheathen 2 года назад +1

      I been to oatman a few years back I saw a donkey knock a lady in her ass.

    • @RVBadlands2015
      @RVBadlands2015 2 года назад +3

      I live close to Oatman and love it. Not a lot of traffic or crazy people. We built our own home.

  • @Apacheviking1961
    @Apacheviking1961 Год назад +1

    Worksman falls Az is amazing 🤩 the Indian ruin above the falls with the giant granite monolith has serious vortex energy..

  • @christopherhindle8371
    @christopherhindle8371 3 года назад +11

    Include Tombstone, but not Bisbee. And Ajo or Tuba City were missed.

    • @carolinagirl2428
      @carolinagirl2428 3 года назад +1

      Was in Bisbee & Tombstone last week. Hit up Goldfield Ghost town last weekend

  • @rrsp253
    @rrsp253 3 года назад +2

    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.

  • @ritm710
    @ritm710 3 года назад +4

    Absolutely loved this video, reminds me of the videos you made when you started this channel. Great job Jeff, keep them coming!

  • @Battlefield_Master5430
    @Battlefield_Master5430 Год назад +1

    I go to Arizona every summer to visit family and I still have a lot to learn haha. I love Arizona so much and one of my favorite states.

  • @annawilliams7303
    @annawilliams7303 3 года назад +26

    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.

    • @SmittyAZ
      @SmittyAZ 3 года назад +6

      Better hurry, we're changing fast. Most 'cities' are suburbs of California, now.

    • @richardbroderick8618
      @richardbroderick8618 3 года назад

      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.

    • @teriscott4364
      @teriscott4364 3 года назад +3

      Dont move here,we dont want you

    • @clinthowe7629
      @clinthowe7629 3 года назад

      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. 🙂

    • @Inkironnrum
      @Inkironnrum Год назад

      St David was one of my favorite places to stop by and take landscape photos when I traveled along the AZ highway to Douglas.

  • @jamesalexander5623
    @jamesalexander5623 Год назад +1

    Ya missed Oatman! Very CoolPlace!

  • @ivanmonteleone7903
    @ivanmonteleone7903 3 года назад +4

    Very interesting video. I could live in those places. Springerville really beautiful I don't know why, perhaps because of its alpine landscape

  • @lenmilbyer3461
    @lenmilbyer3461 Год назад +1

    Been to all the places shown on video. Springerville Eager is 2 towns. Likewise Globe Miami, mentioned but not shown. Patagonia has a nice winery just outside Nogales USA. Oracle is where Edward Abbey lived before his untimely death. I lived in AZ 30 years. Did alot of W/E exploring. Got me out of that hellhole called PHX.

  • @VeganGroceryLife
    @VeganGroceryLife 3 года назад +6

    This is a good video!! I love these videos where you visit all the towns and have seen all in your playlist 👍

  • @AzaelNolasco
    @AzaelNolasco 3 года назад +2

    As someone from Yuma I found it interesting to learned about different locations of my state 👌🏻

  • @trinityanderson3212
    @trinityanderson3212 3 года назад +3

    I've been living in a secluded town for 40 years grew up here there's only one way in and out unless you have 4wheel drive sitting on the far western side of Yavapai County 2hrs from Phoenix 1hr from Prescott 1and a half hrs from Kingman just a tiny mining town

  • @JadockTan
    @JadockTan 3 года назад +2

    Just a note on Safford and it's lack of businesses on main street It wasn't that a boom town shrank but that a Walmart store opened and it's prices forced the small family business out.

    • @signkutter9218
      @signkutter9218 2 года назад

      My family would travel from Clifton/Morenci to Safford to shop in Downtown Safford every month and swing by Surplus City when I was a kid...then WalMart happened

  • @micahhardman3183
    @micahhardman3183 3 года назад +3

    I remember when l drive through Golden Valley right by Kingman...
    And l was looking around at open land...really nothing out there.
    Now Prices have skyrocketed up.
    Even the mobile homes are expensive.

  • @ifor20got
    @ifor20got 2 года назад +1

    I lived in Salome for a few years. Great town. So much side by side trails with great people

  • @LivinginArizona
    @LivinginArizona  3 года назад +49

    Here is a look at more small towns across Arizona! ruclips.net/p/PLejt_iJQC2Y8D9eMVsZPnQ4xPyyzIc-hD

    • @skletke7543
      @skletke7543 3 года назад

      I wish you would have driven around Springerville more and shown drone footage. Nobody does that. Is a nice video.

    • @knowmadicexistence7993
      @knowmadicexistence7993 3 года назад +1

      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.

    • @graciescottsdale
      @graciescottsdale 3 года назад

      @@knowmadicexistence7993 Love Young!!

    • @andrewsmith3257
      @andrewsmith3257 3 года назад

      Fascinating video!

    • @p_gomezortiz8385
      @p_gomezortiz8385 3 года назад +3

      You should do Winslow, where standing on the corner is

  • @sts.556
    @sts.556 3 года назад

    5;06 yea and then someone comes along and makes a youtube video and now everybody wants to move in , thanks

  • @454Casul
    @454Casul 3 года назад +10

    Safford had not "fizzled out", and it was never a "boom town", until now! Safford was established by the Mormons, as a cotton farming town. However, about 15 years ago, Freeport McMoran Copper, opened two large Copper mines in Safford, and the operation has continued to expand, as has the population of Safford. Also Safford is in the Gila Valley, which has the towns of Safford, Thatcher and Pima, so close together, they makeup one large populated area of around 20,000 people. The downtown area of Safford had fizzled out, which is true in many towns these days, but there are two large shopping centers, including, of course, a Super Walmart in Safford. Safford continues to grow, and boasts several new businesses such as Home Depot, Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, Carl's Junior and Jack in the Box.

    • @disappeared9673
      @disappeared9673 2 года назад +2

      Interesting, thank you for a local perspective!

    • @signkutter9218
      @signkutter9218 2 года назад +4

      Yep...dont see how Safford made this list and Duncan, Clifton/ Morenci didnt

    • @goofyahhslimjackson1942
      @goofyahhslimjackson1942 Год назад

      You betcha it’s also the Grahame county seat

  • @robertallenmcdowell
    @robertallenmcdowell 3 года назад +1

    I have to offer up Meadview, AZ where we proudly display our Middle of Nowhere sign in the Canyons End Motel lobby. We're where the Grand Canyon ends and the Colorado River emerges to become Lake Mead. There's 2,000 folks, 2 Motels, 2 restaurants, 1 bar, 1 gas station and zero traffic lights. The closest city of Kingman is 60 miles away and surprisingly over 1M travelers come from around the world to see the Grand Canyon West Skywalk operated by the friendly Hualapai Tribe. Secluded and popular.

  • @calebbrandonfalkenrath3979
    @calebbrandonfalkenrath3979 Год назад +3

    I have been to Tombstone and Patagonia before, It's a shame I had to move to Missouri

  • @alltheglorytogod7402
    @alltheglorytogod7402 2 года назад +1

    This has to be the most well put together geography top 10 video I've ever seen. Sorry nick and Briggs lol

  • @frn512
    @frn512 3 года назад +20

    “Safford is s truly isolated and secluded town…”? Ye Dogs, Safford has traffic signals!
    You want “isolated snd secluded”? Try about 70-80 miles southeast of Safford, in Cochise County, there’s my favorite place in all of Arizona. It’s so “isolated and secluded” that you almost can’t get there from Arizona, but when you do you’ll think you left the southern Arizona desert and stepped through a magic portal into another world.
    Yes, You did: Portal, AZ, in fact. A magical place.
    It’s not quite as small as “Blue, AZ”, but totally another world. Elevation 4,700 ft, pop. ~700-800.
    By comparison, that “isolated and secluded” Safford is a metropolis!

    • @brittanyfinch8597
      @brittanyfinch8597 3 года назад +1

      I had the privilege to work in Safford❤️ was a very nice town and Graham mountain was so beautiful

    • @MoatenGat
      @MoatenGat 3 года назад +2

      How about Double Adobe or McNeal.

    • @martinmuecke2791
      @martinmuecke2791 3 года назад

      I'll throw Peach Springs into this mix, though that place has some characters.

    • @lifewithjosef
      @lifewithjosef 3 года назад

      We've stayed at Rusty's twice, superb scenery. And, eaten at the cafe in Portal.

    • @OldIronLover
      @OldIronLover 3 года назад +1

      When I lived in Morenci in the 1970's, Safford was the "big city" we went to for things that weren't available in the Phelps Dodge Mercantile in Morenci which was about everything.