The Verde River near Cottonwood, Arizona
Northern Arizona

Cottonwood

Set along the Verde River in the heart of the Verde Valley, Cottonwood combines a walkable historic Old Town district with a rapidly growing wine country, serving as a convenient base for exploring the valley's ancient pueblos and historic mining towns.

About Cottonwood

Cottonwood developed as a supply and agricultural center for the Verde Valley's mining and ranching communities in the early 1900s, taking its name from the cottonwood trees lining the nearby Verde River. Today its historic Old Town district anchors a growing wine country built on the valley's fertile soil, while the town's central location makes it a convenient base for visiting nearby Tuzigoot National Monument, Jerome, and the wider Verde Valley.

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These guides go deeper into the destinations of Northern Arizona.

Sedona, Arizona

Red rock country and Northern Arizona's ideal home base.

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Jerome

A historic mining town clinging to Cleopatra Hill.

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Verde Valley

Ancient pueblos and a fertile river valley.

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Tuzigoot National Monument

Ancestral Sinagua pueblo above the Verde River.

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Explore the Verde Valley from Cottonwood

Cottonwood sits at the center of the Verde Valley, within easy reach of the hilltop pueblo at Tuzigoot and the valley wineries. Our Sedona Highlights and Wine tour combines red rock viewpoints with tastings at selected wineries, while the Four National Monuments itinerary takes in Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle in a single day.

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