Think about the West. Emotions stir at the sound of the word. Envision far-reaching deserts, tanned cowboys herding cattle through a ravine, Indian strongholds and Army outposts. This is the West - America's frontier.

You should experience this glorious land. Come visit Sierra Vista for it is here where you can lose yourself in the splendor of the magnificent Huachuca canyons; where you can watch Nature's most wondrous creations, the tiny hummingbirds as they sip nectar from flowers; and where you can visit a historic military post with its roots deeply embedded into the decades of Indian wars. It is here also where evidence of prehistoric man has been preserved at the archaeological sites; where petroglyphs and pictographs depict the life of earlier man; where the Spanish explorer Coronado first entered the US; and where ghost town ruins reflect the futile hope of settlers to tame the arid land.

Today, Sierra Vista is a small city with big city amenities and a small town attitude. You will find affordable and charming lodging in one of our 1,100 hotel, motel and bed and breakfast rooms and a variety of ethnic and cultural choices for dining. A local 18-hole golf course lies in the shadows of the majestic mountains and the Aquatic Center provides hours of fun for the family in the wave pool and tube slide. Our night skies are an astral delight with bright stars seen from horizon to horizon, and for a closer look, our observatories will accommodate you.

You'd like more? Come during our lofty hot air balloon festival or the exciting women's professional rodeo, or perhaps during the toe-tapping Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering. Enjoy a symphony or a ballet. Come alone or bring the family - you'll love Sierra Vista.