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3 days
United States, North America

3-Day Cottonwood itinerary guide

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Cottonwood — US Navy 070706-N-9860Y-025 Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Greg Highfill, of Cottonwood, Calif., gives search and rescue training on loading a casualty in a stretcher in preparation for a helicopter lift on board Naval Air Station

Top stops to prioritize

  • Out of Africa Wildlife Park
  • Merkin Vineyards Hilltop Winery & Trattoria
  • Verde Canyon Railroad
  • Ay
  • Chihuahua! Mexican Food
  • Blazin' M Ranch
  • 3 Kings Kasbar
  • Verde Adventure River Trips by Sedona Adventure Tours

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Dead Horse Ranch State Park, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Out of Africa Wildlife Park
  • Verde Adventure River Trips by Sedona Adventure Tours
  • Bing's Burger Station
  • COLT Grill Cottonwood
  • Merkin Vineyards Tasting Room & Osteria

Day 2: Northwest side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the northwest side side of town.

  • Verde Canyon Railroad
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum
  • Adriana's Mexican Food
  • Tuzigoot National Monument

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Blazin' M Ranch and Dead Horse Ranch State Park and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Blazin' M Ranch
  • Dead Horse Ranch State Park
  • Old Town Cottonwood

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