What about Sierra Vista, AZ?

[elkduds]

Wife and I are exploring it this week as possible snowbird destination next winter. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

 

[Bigjay73]

I'd take it over anything around Phoenix. Close to some beautiful mountains, the border and some cool towns such as Tombstone and Bisbee, not congested.

 

[Oak]

Not a bad place to visit if you're a bird nerd. There are some nice sky island canyons just southwest of town (Miller, Carr, Ramsey). I haven't spent serious time there in a long time. I did enjoy visiting Portal, AZ over in the Chiricahua Mountains to the east last year. Kartchner Caverns State Park, between SV and Benson, is pretty cool. I've not visited Tombstone or Bisbee, as I suspected they were tourist traps. But I'll bet there is some cool history to see there. My FIL lives in SV, so I don't visit there very often.

 

[CouesKelly]

Nice Town. Work sends me there once a week or so. Take a drive up Carr Canyon or check out the Coronado national memorial. I'd second @Bigjay73 recommendation of visiting Tombstone and Bisbee while you are there too.

 

[Big Slick]

I’d move to Bisbee in a heartbeat, cool little town. Good Mexican food and a good brewery.

 

[JustinsDad]

My FIL lives in SV, so I don't visit there very often.

Ouch!

 

[noharleyyet]

Watch out for Oak’s FIL.

 

[tormenter]

Will you be using an RV or doing a house rental? Some great winter RV parks South of Tuscon.

 

[Oak]

Watch out for Oak’s FIL.

He’s actually a good guy and would help any of you out if you got in a spot down there and I called and asked him to.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Tombstone is good for a visit but as someone mentioned it is pretty much a tourist trap. There is one restaurant/bar that has the movie Tombstone playing on a continuous loop.
There are some cool shops for leather goods and art and jewelry galleries but they are pricey.
We've only driven through Benson a few times but there are lots of Mexican food joints. Also if you drive through it at dawn or dusk keep an eye out for desert mulies in the fields.
Sierra Vista is an Air force town and decent size for anything supply-wise you might need.
Patagonia Lake to the south is pretty nice as well and I've seen a few white-tails around the lake. We were there in Sept. and it was still pretty warm.

 

[elkduds]

Will you be using an RV or doing a house rental? Some great winter RV parks South of Tuscon.

House rental if we can find one.