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Accommodations
Why not step into the pages of Western history and kick
off your boots and stay a while in Wickenburg? We have a
place for you to sleep if you are pulling your own bed behind
you ... or like the sociability of a bed and breakfast ... or the
western experience of a guest ranch ... or the more traditional,
American-style motel. Visitors will find lodging that suits not
only their budgets but their desired type of rooms. One thing
you will find in common is our “Western Hospitality.” It
helped make Wickenburg a favorite destination for travelers.
Vacuum Sales, Service and Supplies
• Sewing Machine and Lamp Repair
Miele ~ Riccar ~ Panasonic ~ Sanitaire
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • (928)684-1004 or Fax (928)684-2504
2050 W. Wickenburg Way • Wickenburg, AZ
Since 1930
Western Wear, Boots,
Shirts, Hats, Belts,
Moccasins, Arizona
T-shirts, Jeans, Jackets
& More...
Lodging
Ana’s Casa de Saguaro, 701 S. Saguaro – (928) 684-3400
Best Western Rancho Grande, 293 E. Wickenburg Way
(800) 854-7235 (928) 684-5445
Desert Lodging Suites (928) 684-3572
Kokopelli Village Apartments (928)684-0131
Liberty Haven (623)640-7880
Los Viajeros Inn, 1000 N. Tegner
(800) 915-9795 (928) 684-7099
Rancho Casitas (928) 684-2628
Rio Tierra Casitas - Three cool creative casitas along the
Hassayampa River • #1-B&B accommodation Private &
Peaceful • www.RioTierraCasitas.com 928/684-3037
Super 8, 1021 N. Tegner Street,
(800) 800-8000 • (928) 684-0808
Western Gardens Apartments (928) 232-9051
Quality Inn, 850 E. Wickenburg Way
(888) 355-9466 (928) 684-5461
Flying E Ranch (928) 684-2690
My Place Suites (858) 357-7975
Rancho de los Caballeros (800) 684-5030
928-684-2212
We pick you up
in Wickenburg...
BC JEEP TOURS
“A personal and up close Desert experience”
Small groups our specialty
928-684-7901 Cell 928-231-1010
Reservations Required
E-mail: [email protected] / WWW.BCJEEPTOURS.COM
Desert Cypress
RV Campground information
The Town of Wickenburg maintains a dry campground for
self-contained campers at $8 a night, located across from the
rodeo grounds on Constellation Road. A reward of this rustic
site is the scenic views and glorious sunsets.
Horspitality RV Park -(928)-684-2519
Desert Cypress (928) 684-2153
Country Club Park (928)684-2110
Aztec (928) 684-2481
Westpark (928) 684-2210
Williams’ Hassayampa Canyon Ranch (928)308-0589
72 N. Tegner Street
Wickenburg, Az 85390
Mobile Home/RV Park
(Behind McDonald’s)
610 Jack Burden Rd. #33
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Tree Shaded
Grassy sites and patios
Recreation Hall
New Addition! 26 Large RV Spaces
Heated Pool, Cable TV, Laundry, WI-FI
Full hookups with 20, 30 & 50 amp receptacles
Many seasonal sites
(928)684-2153
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Wickenburg Outdoor
Adventures Guide
Crystal clear desert streams, remote canyons filled with petroglyphs
and curious rock formations, volcanic tuff ridgelines that turn colors at
the whim of the sun – Wickenburg’s backcountry contains more than
you can imagine. Scenic even when casually observed from the main
highway, the backcountry around Wickenburg only gets better when
you leave the pavement and explore its less-traveled areas around town
and surrounding mountains and canyons.
This 150-page guidebook, written for the Wickenburg Chamber of
Commerce presents more than 30 remote routes for non-motorized
sightseeing drives. Wickenburg Adventures take you into the countryside where Western legends were made and mining lore still lingers.
Where cowboys still feel at home and watchable wildlife still roam.
This book, available at The Chamber and in local retail stores, will
serve for many years as Wickenburg’s official out door guidebook and
reference, as well as the book of choice for the experienced hiker and
new visitor to Wickenburg. To order you copy, contact
The Visitor’s Center at 928-684-5479. Cost is $10 plus $5 shipping.
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Wickenburg — Be a ‘Dude at a Guest
Ranch - or a Guest at a Dude Ranch
Wickenburg for many years was
known as “The Dude Ranch Capital
of the World”, and today a number
of excellent guest ranches offering all
the western charm and hospitality a
visitor could want still serve the area.
Rancho Casitas, Open since 1965,
sits atop a hill with breath-taking views.
Its Spanish-influenced casitas are
completely furnished with fully-equipped
kitchens, fireplaces and private telephones.
It is on the European Plan, and closed
during the summer. Phone 928-684-2628.
E-mail them at lkoughan@mindspring.
com.
We are...
Flying E Ranch –The Flying E Guest
and Cattle Ranch has been providing
hospitality for guests from all over the
world since 1946. Just 4 miles west of
Wickenburg on Highway 60, the ranch
provides an opportunity for the entire
family, couples, or a single cowpoke, to
Call Roy & Carroll Williams
experience the ways of the west. Offering
(928) 308-0589
the finest of foods, served “family style”,
Website:
www.williamsfamilyranch.com
seventeen (17) comfortable, exceptionally
Email: williamsfamilyranch @hughes.
clean accommodations, great horses for
net
every rider, and fun activities like hay
wagon rides, cookouts on the trail or an
occasional barn dance.
Known as ‘THE RIDING RANCH”,
our 20,000 acres of rolling hi-desert hills,
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affords endless tails to ride or roam, with
2013-14 celebrating it’s 66th year of
beautiful scenery in every direction. Swim
operation, is situated among 20,000 acres
in our heated pool with attached Jacuzzi,
of high Sonoran Desert. The Gant family,
kick-up some dust on desert hiking trails,
the original owners and operators, ensure
and watch for birds and animals that stop
guests enjoy many of the same traditions
for a rest from their migrating path, or
and amenities that built this ranch into
just step back in time to enjoy a quiet,
what it is today. Such as a string of 100
relaxing ranch vacation. Open November
horses to explore the Real West, and
1st through April 30th. Reservations are
18-hole championship golf course that
required. American Plan. 1-888-684-2650
Golf Digest has rated in the top 75 resort
www.flyingeranch.com
courses in the country, tennis courts
Email: [email protected]
with resident pro, trap and skeet shooting, a heated swimming pool, spa, desert
jeep tours, cookouts, mountain biking,
naturalist program, hot air ballooning,
4500 sq. feet conference facility, and the
RANCH
outstanding Caballeros Kids Program.
Plus, whether you are a guest staying
Williams Family Hassayampa with them or not, do not miss the opporCanyon Ranch, For over 20 years, this tunity to join them for a meal. They
family owned ranch has been catering to feature a pool side breakfast and lunch
guests who want a rustic experience out- buffet and a dinner menu featuring nine
doors on a working cattle ranch. Located
daily specials. Reservation requested.
in the center of the Hassayampa River
Canyon Wilderness area, 16 miles NE The ranch is open mid-October to midof Wickenburg in the foothills of the May. Visit Rancho de los Caballeros
Bradshaw Mountains. Ranch is located in on the web at www.ranchodeloscaballeros.com or call 928-684-5484
a Wilderness area.
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HIKIN’...RIDIN’...ROPIN’...
JEEPIN’...’N RODEO ACTION
Hiking Trails – The most intimate way to enjoy the desert is
to walk about your own two feet. Nature’s landscape design
gives interest, stimulation and refreshment to all of your senses.
For gentle nature walks, try the riparian, cottonwood-lined trails
along the riverbed at the Hassayampa River Preserve east of
town. The more adventuresome can drive north out Highway
89/93 to the Box Canyon area and may even find some water
running in the Hassayampa River bed. Climbing Vulture Peak
will exhilarate rock climbers. This hike will bring you an additional 1,000 ‘ft higher in elevation. A box on top invites you
to record your name and arrival date inside the journal. * If
the journal is full, please bring it in to the Chamber Office for
replacement. Then stop by the Chamber Office for a certificate
to commemorate your achievement. Directions to all of the hiking areas will be found in the Hiking Brochure at the Chamber
Office. Your hike will take you to the most northern part of the
Sonoran Desert, which is the only place in the World, the giant
Saguaro cactus grows. It takes a saguaro cactus 50 years to grow
its first arm.
Stop by the Chamber to purchase a copy of Wickenburg
Outdoor Adventure, as well as local hiking and adventure
books by Joe Stevens and the late Dana Burden.
Horseback Riding – Horses are loved as much as people in
Wickenburg. There is an experience available for every taste
and skill level. Experienced or beginning riders both will thrill
to the desert canyons and dry washes where much evidence
of wildlife can be seen. Winding up a trail through the stands
of saguaros to a vista of low rolling hills and valleys, you will
become your own hero or heroine in a fantasy of your making. Call our outfitters: Rosie Lloyd, Effus Ranch (928) 2777703 West on Highway 60, left at mile marker 98 Horseback
Riding/Lessons, Horse Stables/boarding/Hourly Trail Rides,
Gibb Kerr, Wickenburg Horseback Rides (435)-640-2748
37411 S. Kay El Bar Road www.wickenburghorsebackrides.com
Horseback
Riding/Lessons,
Adventure/Wagons,
Horses
Stables/boarding/rentals
Hourly Trail Rides, Wagon Rides, Cookouts Polly Anne Staten,
Wickenburg Stables (602) 558-1354 850 S. Vulture Mine Road
Horseback Riding/Lessons, Horse Stables, boarding/Hourly
Trail Rides
Team Ropin’ – Team ropers love Wickenburg, and during the
months of November through April you’ll find cowboys & cowgirls throwing their loops at various arena locations.
Call The Chamber for details: (928) 684-0977
Jeeping – A unique look at the Sonoran Desert, including the
rich lore and history of Wickenburg and the outlying areas.
Tour Office located at 295 E. Wickenburg Way, next door to the
Best Western Rancho Grande. BC Jeep Tours covers all the
fascinating plant and animal life, and how the Native Americans
adapted to the harsh landscape to thrive and survive. Don’t forget
to ask about their special tours, ranging from sunrise, sunset and
picnic trips to moonlight rides. For information on Jeep Tours
call: B C Jeep Tours – 928-684-7901 Cell 928-232-1010
Motorcycle Adventures – Another way to see Wickenburg.
Rent a motorcycle ahead of time, and tour Arizona highways
from another point of view. Copper State Cycles has has
complete line of ATV & Motorcycles for sale and service. Call
928-684-3718.
Outdoor Fun – Prospecting: Gold in thar Hills!! Miners Creek is
now offering Gold Prospecting Outings / Lessons. You dig for Gold
and you keep the gold. Gold prospecting adventures for all ages.
Transportation, tools and instruction is supplied. Additionally,
Gold Prospecting Lessons every Saturday at 12 Noon at Miner’s
Creek Store at 10 S. Kerkes Street, Suite 4, $20 per person.
Free panning kit included. Call (928) 684-7014
Rodeo Action – For Rodeos scheduled dates call The Chamber
at 928-684-5479 – www.outwickenburgway.com On Saturday
and Sunday during Gold Rush Days weekend, you’ll find the
largest sanctioned Senior Professional Cowboy’s Rodeo take
place in Wickenburg at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Arena - 2:00
p.m. daily. Tickets available from The Chamber and at the gate
each day. Food and Drink Concessions on site.
No coolers. Lawn chairs allowed. Produced by the Wickenburg
Chamber of Commerce.
The Human Spirit Needs
Places Where Nature Has
Not Been Rearranged By
The Hand Of Man.
- Author unkown
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Things To Do And See
In Wickenburg
Webb Center for the Performing
Arts; The West Valley’s premier
600 seat venue features world-class
music dance and theatre performance - Located on the campus of
Wickenburg High School, this center
continues to bring exciting, high quality performances.
Vulture Peak - A chamber-produced hiking guide details parking
and trail information for Vulture
Peak and other hiking destinations.
Certificates are given by the Chamber
on completion.
Old 761 Santa Fe Steam
Locomotive - Located on Frontier
Street next to the historic Santa Fe
Depot/Chamber of Commerce office,
this engine pounded the rails between
Chicago and the west.
Box Canyon - Located northwest
of Wickenburg in Yavapai County,
this picturesque canyon that helps
direct the Hassayampa River is ideal
for hiking or riding...and photography.
Desert Caballeros Western
Museum and Museum Park Located on Frontier Street one block
south of Tegner Street, the museum is
considered one of the best in Arizona.
The park is adjacent to the museum,
located at the Highway 60/93 intersection.
Hassayampa River Preserve
Located just a few miles southeast of Wickenburg on Highway 60
(toward Phoenix), the Preserve is
nationally known for the spectacular assortment of birds, reptiles and
mammals, which call this lush area
home.
Bronze Sculptures - Take the historical walking tour around downtown
Wickenburg, and you’ll find bronze
statues that will provide information
when pressing a button.
Jail Tree - A 200-year old mesquite tree, located at Tegner and
Wickenburg Way, which once served
as the town jail.
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Special Annual Events in the Wickenburg Area
Gold Rush Days Parade
66 years in February
Desert Caballeros Ride
68 years old in April
Fourth of July celebration features
free fireworks and fun
Fiesta Septiembre has been
celebrated for 26 years
Bluegrass Festival 34 years in November
Cowboy Christmas Poets Gathering
celebrated for over 25 years
HOWDY! BIENVENIDOS! WILLKOMMEN! WELCOME!
EXPERIENCE THE WICKENBURG STYLE
Our old west ambiance will bring you through the
passage of time. The historic district has unique
shopping and dining expériences and recently underwent a three year street-scape investment by the
Town of Wickenburg. You’ll enjoy strolling around
the pedestrian friendly district where life-size bronze
statues, six with narration tell the history of our community. Two beautiful murals, and other distinctive
sculptures are featured. Frontier Street looks as much
as it did at the beginning of the century, with the 116
year old Santa Fe Depot anchoring the street as the
offices for the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce
and designated Arizona Visitor’s Center. The Desert
Caballeros Western Museum on the south end of the
street features a variety of noted cowboy art along
with permanent art displays and special exhibitions.
you’ll find personal gift & shopping service, western wear apparel and tack, art galleries and antique
stores, old time photography with period costumes,
Mexican furniture & gifts, unique jewelry designs and
Southwestern items, Native American handicrafts,
womens clothing, and local designers who can create
your own sense of style.
Many of the local businesses have specialty gifts and
services, some of the merchants
Take an adventure back in time, while exploring the
area’s attractions.
Feel the experience of true western hospitality as
you stop for refreshments or a bit to eat at one of our
local eating establishments. You’ll find treats such
as sweet fruit smoothies, Cafe Mocha & Espresso,
delicious pastries & desserts, or a variety of Mexican
food, Steaks, Barbeque, Chops, Hamburgers, Seafood,
Chicken Fried Steak, as well as brand name fast food
restaurants.
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Elks Lodge BPOE #2160
FREE MONTHLY
CONCERTS BY
PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS
928-684-2694
OCTOBER THRU APRIL
1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:00 pm
Membership Meetings
Friday night Fish Fry
for Elks & Guests
Call for Lodge rental
(928)684-7714
Celebrating our 50th Year
1964-2014
Workshops • Exhibits • Studio
188 S. Tegner • 684-0483
www.wickenburgartclub.com
Tuesdays • 12:10 p.m.
El Ranchero
928-684-5121
R&R RESPITE
CARE CENTER
246 N. Washington St.
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Phone: 928-684-3480
• Recreation and therapeutic activities
• Door to door transportation
• Lunch and snacks
Open Monday-Friday
7:30 am. - 5:30 p.m.
1st Thursday
6:15 p.m.
(928)684-8801
www.wickenburghistory.org
4000 Industrial Rd.
(928)684-7907
Call 684-7666
VISITORS WELCOME
Wickenburg
Desert Stagers
Wickenburg
Horsemen’s Association
1st & 2nd Thursday 7 a.m.
Each month at Chaparral Ice Cream
For information Call 928-684-2155
Family Oriented • Horse People Welcome
Dues $35 per family
WICKENBURGHORSEMEN.COM
[email protected]
We’re the group who
produces the Gold Rush
Days Melodrama.
For information
call 684-7907
(928)684-5479
www.wickenburgchamber.com
www.outwickenburgway.com
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Wickenburg Area
684-7762
Meetings: 2nd Fri., Sept-May
Open: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
Fish Fry Fridays 5-7 PM
Karaoke on Friday
For Information Please Call
928-684-1013
ANNUAL SHOW: Nov 30th-Dec. 1st
HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY
ReStore
Building Materials,
Medical Supplies,Household,
Furniture, Misc.
370 W. Center St.
Mon. - Sat. 8:00 - 4:00
684-7666 or
www.wickenburglionsclub.com
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Arizona’s Most Western Community
is Rich in Lore and Romance
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of DGP Photog
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Photo courtesy of Teodoro Ocampo and Mariana
Rodriquez Ocampo Arizona Collection from ASU
Wickenburg fills an illustrious chapter in the history of
Arizona and the West. Though only 55 miles away from
the hustle and bustle of modern Phoenix, Arizona’s most
Western community hearkens back to a different time and
place. Nature graced Wickenburg with a gentle magic.
Resting on the northern edge of the Sonoran Desert, just
below Arizona’s mountainous country, the Wickenburg
area abounds in natural beauty. Palo Verde, cacti, creosote
bushes and mesquite trees carpet the desert floor, yet a short
trip up Highway 89 to the top of Yarnell Hill brings you to
manzanita, chaparral, oak and pine. Likewise, the resources
are equally diverse. While the area’s geological treasures
attracted miners from around the world, the Hassayampa
River flood plain provided fertile soil for farming and ranching. Farther downstream, a perennial water flow forced to
the surface by bedrock turns the Hassayampa into an oasis
in the desert.
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ing “following the water as far as it goes” – from which the
word Hassayampa derived.
Though within the claimed territories of both, neither the
Spanish Empire nor the Mexican Republic ever extended
their authority this far north. However, Hispanic culture
and trade did reach the Yavapai, who were nicknamed the
Cruzados because they wore their unusually long bangs in
what the Spanish thought was the shape of a cross.
In the early 1820s, stalwart hunters and trappers explored
the Hassayampa River in search of beavers, whose pelts
were sold to hat-makers back east and in Europe. Their
reports helped create American interest in the West. The
Wickenburg area and much of the West became part of
the United States following the Mexican American War in
1848.
For centuries, the Western Yavapai (or Tolkapaya as they
An 1862 gold strike on the Colorado River near presentcalled themselves) made the banks of this oasis their home, day Yuma inspired hardy prospectors and miners, predomiirrigating their crops of corn, beans, squash, and tobacco
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with river water. They named this place Haseyamo – mean-
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Prideaux
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Western Community
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nantly from California and Mexico, to search for minerals
throughout central Arizona. The names of these argonauts
now grace many of the surrounding geographic landmarks,
including the Weaver Mountains and Peeples Valley.
Among the gold searchers was the adventurer, Henry
Wickenburg. He came from far-off lands, lured by the
dream of abundant gold. His quest was rewarded by the
discovery of the Vulture Mine, where over $30 million in
gold has been dug from the ground. Throughout the foothills
around Wickenburg are relics of other mines that stand as a
tribute to pioneer miners and prospectors. The mining lore
of the region, past and present, adds much to the charm of
the area.
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The abundant clean air and wide-open spaces attracted a
new and exciting aspect to the Wickenburg neighborhood.
Guest ranches offered a unique Western experience to
tourists who fell in love with the West. The Bar FX Ranch
became the first true guest ranch in 1923, followed by the
Remuda, Kay El Bar, Rancho de los Caballeros, Flying E,
and Rancho Casitas ranches, just to mention a few. The construction of the Phoenix-to-Los Angeles highway (Highway
60) brought even more tourists, making Wickenburg the
Dude Ranch Capital of Arizona. Today, some of these
ranches still offer their unique brand of Western hospitality.
The Hassayampa community became a vital contributor to America’s patriotic war effort during World War II,
when the U.S. Army trained thousands of men to fly gliders at a newly constructed airfield west of Wickenburg.
After the war, modern pioneers and homebuilders developed Wickenburg into a splendid American community.
Wickenburg of today is a modern town with over 600
businesses providing a full range of services, shopping
conveniences, and specialty shops and galleries for gifts of
Western distinction.
Ranchers and farmers who built homes along the fertile
flood plain of the Hassayampa River accompanied the miners. Many of these resourceful and committed settlers came
from Sonora, Mexico, giving this area the distinction of
being the northern edge of the Hispanic ranching frontier.
Together with Henry Wickenburg and the miners, they
The Western ambiance, however, still thrives. The town
helped found the young community of Wickenburg in 1863. has cherished the best traditions of its colorful early days.
Through annual events such as Gold Rush Days, the
The infant town went through many trials and tribulations famous Desert Caballeros Ride, and organizations such as
in those first decades, surviving Indian wars, mine closures, the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, Desert Caballeros
desperadoes, drought, and a disastrous flood in 1890 when Western Museum, and the determination and hard work of
the Walnut Creek Dam burst, killing nearly 70. Through it its citizens, Wickenburg is committed to preserving the best
all, the town continued to grow. Its prosperity was ensured traditions of the Old West. Come discover Wickenburg’s
with the coming of the railroad in 1895. The historic depot historic downtown! Discover the Jail Tree where townsstill stands today as the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce. people chained lawbreakers in the old days. Discover the
Along the town’s main street, businesses built several beau- natural beauty and the legend of the Hassayampa River.
tiful structures that still grace Wickenburg’s downtown area. Wickenburg, a Small Town where Memories are Made!
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Visit the Historic
Drover Caboose
From October through
Mid - May, take time to
visit the Historic 1900
Series Southern Pacific
Railroad Drover Caboose,
located on Frontier Street
next door to the 117 year
old Santa Fe Depot/
Chamber Visitor’s Center.
Guided tours are conducted Friday and Saturday,
from 10:00 am - 2:00 p.m.
Meet chamber volunteers Jim & Jeanne Bansner, and
learn about the reconditioned caboose history, and more!
The late Vi Wellik and The Wellik Foundation approved
and financed the relocation expenses and purchase of
the Drover Caboose to Wickenburg in October, 2003. For
group tours, please call The Chamber at 928-684-0977.
Wickenburg Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors
President, Cindy Logan, Arizona Legends Realty
President-Elect – Jason Rovey, J D Company
Secretary- Ed Greenmyer, Stewart Hardware
Treasurer- Dianne Gray
Past President- Tom Hunt, Anita’s Cocina
Board of Directors: Jim Tavary, Wickenburg Community
Hospital, Charlie Petersen, CAP Office-Wise Owl Senior
Center, Brent McKeever, McKeever’s ACE Hardware,
Ann Pollay, Meridian Bank
Ex-Officio: Mayor John Cook
Chamber Staff:
KatieDavidson, Office and Social Media Coordinator
Carol Wallace, Office Assistant
Julie Brooks, Executive Director
For information call The Chamber at 928-684-5479
or visit online 24/7 at:
www.wickenburgchamber.com
www.outwickenburgway.com
Like us on face book:
www.facebook.com/WickenburgAZ
www.facebook.com/wickenburgchamber
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WICKENBURG STATISTICS
Slogan —“Out Wickenburg Way”
Population — 10,000
Elevation — 2,100 feet
Wickenburg Airport Elevation —
2,432
Runway — 6,200 feet
Size — 12.5 square miles
Property Tax Rate — $11.95
per $100 assessed value
Established —1863
County — Maricopa
Yavapai County Line
1 mile north of town limits
Incorporated —1909
Founder — Henry Wickenburg
Born - 1819, Essen, Prussia (Germany)
Died - 1905, Wickenburg, Arizona
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Town of Wickenburg
155 North Tegner St.
Wickenburg, Arizona
85390
www.ci.wickenburg.az.us
Town Hall - 684-5451
Parks & Recreations
Extension: 203
Police Department
684-3152
Community Center
684-7656
Public Library
684-2665
Airport - 684-5690
Public Pool - 684-5113
“Horses have the right of way on
all Wickenburg streets”
66th Annual
Gold Rush Days
February 14-16, 2014
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Legend of the
Hassayampa
Wickenburg, Arizona of the late 1800’s was a rootin’
tootin’ boom town reveling in gold, silver and copper glory
holes. It’s residents, perhaps in excess enthusiasm, exaggerated the potential of wealth in the area to a point that it
became common in the west to call any teller of tall tales a
Hassayamper, in honor of the Hassayampa River which flows
through the area…that is, when it flows….to the naked eye it
looks like it is bone dry.
Under ground the water flows continually!
The humor of the connection between the unique river
and the tall tales told by those who resided near its banks
inspired visitor Andrew Downing to write his famous Legend
of the Hassayampa.
The powers of the old Hassayampa River have gone unchallenged for over 148 years. The spirit of old Andrew has been
served well by the residents of Wickenburg. In keeping with
his sense of humor, and in an effort to maintain the legend,
the Chamber and Town erected many years ago “No Fishing
From the Bridge” signs on the bridge which spans the dry
river.
When you visit Wickenburg, stop at the Wishing Well
near the bridge, drink of the Hassayampa, and you too will
become a Hassayamper!
“There is a legend centuries old,
by the early Spaniards
told of a sparkling stream that “Lies”
under Arizona skies.
Hassayampa is its name
and the title to its fame
is a wondrous quality known
today from sea to sea
those who drink its waters bright
red man, white man, boor or knight,
girls or women, boys or men,
never tell the truth again!”
Chamber of Commerce
Visitors Center
FIRST STOP FOR VISITORS to Wickenburg is the
Chamber of Commerce office in the historic Santa Fe depot
on Frontier Street.
Here you will experience the nostalgia of arriving via
train as visitors did at the turn of this century.
At the same time, pick up brochures to help you enjoy
your stay whether for an hour or weeks.
Plus numerous individual flyers and brochures on accomodations, activities, special events, real estate information, a community profile, postcards and souvenir logo gift
items.
If you are planning ahead and want reservations or information before you arrive, call the Chamber at 928-684-5479
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
on Saturday and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m on Sunday for assistance.
Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce
Find us on the web at www.wickenburgchamber.com
We salute the following members
who are Chairman Circle
supporters:
Monte Vista Ranch,
Badowski & White CPA,
Century 21 Arizona West,
Brooks Air Conditioning, Golden Eagle
Distributors, Inc., Cox Communications, Best
Western Rancho Grande, My Father’s Retirement
Ranch, Rancho de los Caballeros, APS, The
Wickenburg Sun, Meridian Bank, N.A.,
Real Country 96.3, Super 8 Motel
Desert Cypress Mobile Home & RV Park
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Ben Ruoti
928-231-0787
Wickenburg Visitor’s Guide
June Antos
928-231-1692
Berry Batterton
928-231-9360
Carol Ann Beard
928-231-1440
CL Beard
928-231-0059
Current Season
Aubry Bailey
480-862-2291
Charlotte Bohner
623-640-8309
Wendy Wright
928-231-1232
Randi Bowser
480-452-4729
Brenda Woessner
928-684-0101
Christina Cagle
623-340-1647
ARIZONA WEST
Each Office Independently Owned & Operated.
Linda Stevens
928-232-9060
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Linda Sanders
928-231-1164
L. Coughanour
623-640-5977
Diana Garcia
928-231-0566
2000 W. WICKENBURG WAY
CENTURY 21 AGENTS ARE
Nora Qorri
928-231-2323
Tammy Slough
520-249-1548
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With today’s technology to help you Buy or Sell your home.
Phil Richardson
928-671-0627
Karen Napier
928-232-9160
Terry Hovey
928-258-0115
Martha Home
928-231-9500
Carol Harkias
928-232-3096
Nancy Heysek
623-695-5441