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Camp
Verde is 3147 feet above sea level and is located in the geographical
center of Arizona. The annual average temperature ranges from
a low of 45 degrees F to an annual average high of 79 degrees
F. Settled in 1865, it is the oldest settlement in the Verde
Valley and the home of a historic military post, Fort Verde.
Built to defend the settlers against Indian raids, it is now
a museum.
Although
the population is about 7,000, Camp Verde remains a relaxed
and friendly farming and ranching community. Most of its accelerated
growth has been along the Highway 260 corridor to Cottonwood.
Reasonably priced property is still available within its 46
square mile limits. Housing in Camp Verde includes manufactured
homes and single family site-built residences. Many Northern Arizona horse
properties and substantial acreage contribute to the rural
setting. A moderately-priced site-built home ranges from around
$275,000 to $350,000. Two recent residential developments,
The Bluffs and The Views, offer planned and custom-built homes.
Based upon a pending U.S. Forest Service land trade, additional
private sector developments are in various stages of planning.
Medical
Facilities:
A
Verde Valley Medical Center clinic is now located in Camp
Verde. The main hospital is located 16 miles away in Cottonwood.
It is a technologically advanced 110-bed facility, the largest
in the Verde Valley. It has a staff of 800 professionals,
including 80 physicians engaged in 21 different medical specialties.
Educational
Facilities:
Camp
Verde’s schools include 2 elementary schools, 2 middle
schools, and one unified public high school. Several private
and charter schools are also located in town, as well as the
campus of Yavapai College, a 2-year accredited community college.
Community
Facilities:
Camp
Verde offers a number of community facilities including a
library, a community swimming pool, soccer and baseball fields,
parks, a skateboard park and a variety of picnic sites. The
city has a wide variety of clubs, civic organizations, and
a very active senior center. Within the city limits is the
Yavapai-Apache Nation’s Cliff Castle Casino and Visitor
Center. The casino contains a 20-lane bowling alley and a
Kids Quest childcare facility and arcade. Nearby area attractions
include the Out of Africa Wildlife Park, Montezuma Castle
National Monument, Montezuma’s Well and the Fort Verde
State Historic Park. For more information on Camp Verde, visit
the Chamber of Commerce at www.campverde.org.
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Just
north of Camp Verde, Lake Montezuma is an unincorporated planned
community that takes its name from the nearby famous Montezuma’s
Castle National Monument.
The
town sits on Wet Beaver Creek and has traditionally been a haven
for retirees. Recently, though, families have started moving
into the area because of its affordable costs of housing and
land. Land investments, both in Lake Montezuma and neighboring
Rimrock, have, over the last five years, yielded returns of
nearly 400%.
The
two towns have a combined population of about 3,750 residents.
The climate is mild with an average winter low of 28 degrees
F and a summer high of 90 degrees F. This wonderful year-round
weather makes golfing at the 18-hole Beaver Creek Golf Club
an ideal form of outdoor recreation. In addition to the course,
there is a pool, tennis courts and a restaurant.
At
Montezuma’s Well, a natural limestone sinkhole 470 feet
across, hiking trails wind down through lush vegetation to this
unique lake formed by the collapse of a large underground cavern.
It is filled continuously by a nearby spring. For more information,
visit www.azcommerce.com.
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Some
old-timers claim that Rimrock got its name from the rocks along
Wet Beaver Creek. Others maintain it was named after a dude
ranch. Either way, Rimrock is an area that is beginning to attract
land developers who view the local property prices as reasonable.
Locals
laud the town’s peace and quiet along with its scenic surroundings.
Rimrock has one small market, Bearfoots, where the natives gather
to catch up on the latest goings on. Close by is Nick’s
Lunchbox, a local hangout offering chili cheese fries, Chicago
dogs, and reputedly killer milk shakes.
One
thing you can be sure of, Rimrock is not a place for nightlife,
unless you enjoy watching a parade of javelinas crossing the road.
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