Hit the Road
Bisbee’s location in the Mule Mountains makes it a prime base for exploring the diverse history, nature, and wine culture of Southern Arizona. Whether you are looking for outdoor adventure or a journey into the Old West, these are the best day trips we’ve put together from our home at The Jonquil Motel in Bisbee, Arizona.
Bisbee’s Best Day Trips
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San Pedro River
A trip to the San Pedro River from Bisbee is an easy, short drive (about 20-30 minutes), offering access to one of the last major undammed rivers in the Southwest and a world-renowned biodiversity hotspot.
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Whitewater Draw
The Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, managed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, is the premier location in Arizona to witness the spectacular annual winter migration of Sandhill Cranes.
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Coronado National Memorial
The Coronado National Memorial, located just a short drive from Bisbee on the U.S.-Mexico border, commemorates the first major organized European expedition into the American Southwest led by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in the 1540s.
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Carr Canyon
The drive up Carr Canyon to the Reef Townsite Campground is a vertical ascent into a cloud-forest terminal, a harrowing serpentine of white limestone that scales the Huachuca Mountains.
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Kartchner Caverns
A day trip to Kartchner Caverns State Park from Bisbee offers the chance to explore a “living” underground world, home to spectacular, still-growing rock formations.
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Dragoon Mountains
A visit to the Dragoon Mountains offers a rugged, scenic escape into a historically significant landscape within the Coronado National Forest, about an hour’s drive from Bisbee.
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Arizona Wine Country
Arizona’s wine country is an unexpected but thriving industry. The regions near Bisbee are Sonoita and Willcox, both just about an hour’s drive away,
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Chiricahua National Monument
Hiking in the Chiricahua Mountains is an exceptional experience through a “wonderland of rocks,” renowned for its otherworldly rhyolite hoodoos and unique “sky island” biodiversity.
