Josh’s guidebook
Lakes/Recreation
The Elgin/Sonoita/Patagonia area offers two fantastic lake options, both within close drives, and offering fantastic recreation opportunities! Karchner Caverns and Empire Ranch are close too.
35 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita!
A clean, quiet lake with a lot to offer for fishing, kayaking, and hiking.
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Parker Canyon Lake Marina
9000 S Parker Canyon Rd35 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita!
A clean, quiet lake with a lot to offer for fishing, kayaking, and hiking.
35 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita!
Boating, camping, hiking.... there isn't much that Patagonia Lake doesn't have to offer.
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Patagonia Lake
35 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita!
Boating, camping, hiking.... there isn't much that Patagonia Lake doesn't have to offer.
20 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
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Iphakethe yaseKartchner Caverns State
2980 AZ-9020 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Empire Ranch Foundation
Empire Ranch Road20 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Food scene
The Sonoita/Elgin area food options are sometimes limited, but high quality! The hours at the 'The Steak Out' and 'Copper Brothel Brewery' are pretty regular, but call ahead to the rest of them to ensure they are open, especially on week nights.
The Steak Out Restaurant & Saloon
3235 S Sonoita Hwy8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
7 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - call ahead to verify if open
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The Café
3280 AZ-827 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - call ahead to verify if open
Copper Brothel Brewery
3112 AZ-839 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
15 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - call ahead to verify if open
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Velvet Elvis Pizza Company
335 Naugle Ave15 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - call ahead to verify if open
Wagon Wheel Saloon
400 Naugle Ave15 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Wild Horse Restaurant
309 W McKeown Ave15 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
9 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - call ahead to verify if open
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Tia Nita's Cantina
3119 AZ-839 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - call ahead to verify if open
8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - serves breakfast and lunch - call ahead to verify if open
Diner Sky Island
3270 AZ-828 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - serves breakfast and lunch - call ahead to verify if open
Neighborhoods
Only a 30 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita!
Tons of history, nostalgia, food, and fun!
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Tombstone
300 N Sumner StOnly a 30 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita!
Tons of history, nostalgia, food, and fun!
A 50 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita.
Get ready to blow your cake out on some fantastic views, food, history, quirkiness, and fun... do the Bisbee 1000 if you want to test your mettle!
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Bisbee
A 50 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita.
Get ready to blow your cake out on some fantastic views, food, history, quirkiness, and fun... do the Bisbee 1000 if you want to test your mettle!
25 minute drive to most places on Fort Huachuca from Rain Valley Casita.
Fort Huachuca is a much quicker drive from here than a lot of places that are geographically closer, due to the highway and lack of traffic congestion.
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Fort Huachuca
25 minute drive to most places on Fort Huachuca from Rain Valley Casita.
Fort Huachuca is a much quicker drive from here than a lot of places that are geographically closer, due to the highway and lack of traffic congestion.
Patagonia
15 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Wineries, Breweries, Mead & Cider
So many to choose from... so little time!
Sonoita Vineyards
290 Elgin Canelo Rd10 minutes from Rain Valley Casita
Rune Wines
3969 AZ-823 minutes from Rain Valley Casita
Arizona Hops and Vines
3450 AZ-825 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Hannah's Hill Vineyard
3989 AZ-823 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Kief-Joshua Vineyards
8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Callaghan Vineyards
336 Elgin Rd8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Flying Leap Vineyards & Distillery
342 Elgin Canelo Rd8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Wilhelm Family Vineyards
21 Mountain Ranch Dr8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Village of Elgin Winery
471 Elgin Rd6 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Lightning Ridge Cellars
2368 AZ-8310 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Rancho Rossa Vineyards & Rescued Hearts Cellars
201 Cattle Ranch Ln10 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Deep Sky Vineyard
124 Elgin Rd10 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Autumn Sage Vineyards
90 Elgin Rd10 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
The Meading Room
3470 AZ-82Mead and Cider - 5 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Many custom brews on tap (and good food) - 9 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
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Copper Brothel Brewery
3112 AZ-83Many custom brews on tap (and good food) - 9 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita
Convenience Marts
8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - dry food goods, and a life-saver in a pinch for eggs, milk, bacon, etc. One of the few places close enough to buy ice cream and get it home before it melts!
Dollar General
3163 AZ-838 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - dry food goods, and a life-saver in a pinch for eggs, milk, bacon, etc. One of the few places close enough to buy ice cream and get it home before it melts!
8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - Shell gas station - & they have a good supply of lunch meat, wine, beer, and some fresh fried lunch food for sale.
Sonoita Mercantile
3235 AZ-828 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - Shell gas station - & they have a good supply of lunch meat, wine, beer, and some fresh fried lunch food for sale.
8 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - Beer, wine, and snacks; & they keep a limited supply of produce items that can save you in a pinch!
Sonoita Mini Market
3160 AZ-838 minute drive from Rain Valley Casita - Beer, wine, and snacks; & they keep a limited supply of produce items that can save you in a pinch!