Places

“Most travelers hurry too much...the great thing is to try and travel with the eyes of the spirit wide open ... with real inward attention. ...you can extract the essence of a place once you know how.” ― Lawrence Durrell

 
Photo of small cemetery under some trees.
Erickson Cemetery

Some homesteaders loved Bonita Canyon so much they wanted to be buried here.

Black and white photo of a large square two-story house.
Faraway Ranch

Faraway Ranch was important not just to the families who lived there, but to the many visitors who felt welcome in the Chiricahua Mountains.

View down a canyon full of rock pinnacles, looking out across a valley.
Massai Point

Massai Point has always been a central focus of the monument.

 

Chiricahua also boasts a Historic Designated Landscape, due to many Civilian Conservation Corps projects during the 1930s and early 1940s.

Last updated: February 7, 2019

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12856 E Rhyolite Creek Rd
Willcox, AZ 85643

Phone:

520 824-3560

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