| Sierra Vista, Arizona, home of historic Fort Huachuca, charms visitors with its small town atmosphere and big city amenities. Sierra Vista (Spanish for "Mountain View") is bordered by the Huachuca, Dragoon, and Mule Mountains, and the San Pedro River to the east.Sierra Vista offers visitors a seemingly endless variety of outdoor activities such as bird watching, hiking, camping, and horseback riding. There are also great adventures to be had at the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, the Coronado National Monument in the Huachuca Mountains, Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains, and the Chiricahua National Monument in Madera Canyon. Visitors to Sierra Vista especially love the eye-popping cave wonders of Kartchner Caverns State Park.Sierra Vista hosts the Pat Hughes Sierra Stampede, an all women's rodeo staged in January, as well as the Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering in February. A major southwest festival beckons Sierra Vista visitors in the spring, followed by a major Independence Day gala. Autumn brings a hot air balloon rally. In December, Sierra Vista holds Arizona's longest-running holiday parade.Come and visit Arizona's delightful town of Sierra Vista, where visitors are welcomed heartily with abundant lodging and dining opportunities, plus no end of things to see and do. |