The Mountain Empire Rotary Club was chartered in 1963 and has members from the communities of Elgin, Patagonia and Sonoita Arizona. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursday’s of the month. We meet at the Steak Out Restaurant […]
What To See & Do
The Gathering Grounds, Patagonia’s premier cafe, is open 7 to 3 seven days a week, offering a full service breakfast and lunch menu. Gathering Grounds serves organic, locally roasted espresso and coffee in addition to a large variety of 100% […]
Gathering Grounds
Enjoy a day or weekend of fantastic family entertainment at the Sonoita Fairgrounds. The Sonoita Fairgrounds is home to annual events, such as the Sonoita Horse Races, the Sonoita Quarter Horse Show, the Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo, and the Santa […]
Santa Cruz Fair & Rodeo Association
Join us in Sonoita for a unique wine-tasting experience featuring Four Tails wine, small plates, and live music on select weekend days. Enjoy the weather and stunning mountain views from our outdoor seating areas—or relax in our inviting indoor space. […]
Four Tails Tasting Room
If spelunking is something you fancy, don’t miss the extraordinary Kartchner Caverns. Discovered by Randy Tufts and Gary Tenen, the caverns are open to the public and offer exquisite formations, including stately totems and cave rafts (small pools with floating […]
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Our Vision is to be a vital, learning, growing community of faith. The Patagonia Community United Methodist Church welcomes all people, encourage mutual acceptance, grow in discipleship, participate in our community, mentor young people and support families, value artistic expression, […]
Patagonia Community United Methodist Church
Locally owned & operated, the Patagonia Market offers convenient shopping seven days a week. The friendly staff will help you find what you’re looking for….whether its something to eat, drink or directions to local events in the area. In […]
Patagonia Market
Birdwatchers and nature lovers will find much to do at Parker Canyon Lake. At 5,375 feet in elevation, the lake is tucked into rolling hills covered with grasses and oak trees and surrounded by distant mountains. 132-acres are stocked rainbow […]
Parker Canyon Lake Park
The Patagonia Public Library, an independent Town library, offers more than just books. Located in the old Patagonia Hotel (a historic adobe building that bustled with travelers, tourists, and miners during the early 1900s), the Patagonia Public Library is a […]
Patagonia Public Library
Experience Pronghorn Pizza for yourself. Nothing beats slinging pizza out of a trailer parked on the crushpad at Dos Cabezas WineWorks. Pronghorn Pizza 3248 Hwy 82 , Sonoita AZ 85637 Phone: 520.455.5141 Email: chow@pronghornpizza.com Menu: PronghornPizza.com Hours: Sun, Mon, Tues, […]
Pronghorn Pizza
Join the Raven’s-Way Wild Journeys for exciting Nature Adventures and diverse Sky Islands Tours in Arizona’s majestic Sky Islands – an area that hosts more biodiversity than any other comparable area in the U.S. Here, a myriad of birds, mammals, […]
Ravens -Way Wild Journeys – Patagonia
There is only one way to experience breathtaking, soul-enriching, world-class arts performances – through the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts – with its unique events steeped in rich, diverse cultural heritage. The SCFPA is dedicated to presenting the […]
Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts
Surrounded by grassy, oak-dotted hills, some of which are topped with bluffs of limestone, Peña Blanca Lake is a popular recreation spot for visitors from both Nogales, Arizona and Mexico, just across the border. A mountain lake located at around […]
Pena Blanca Lake
Lovingly holding it down in a back alley in Patagonia, the Queen of Cups is known for artisanal, clean, low-intervention wines. What do you get when a winemaker and an appreciator of good things to eat have a dream of […]
Queen of Cups
Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) works to rebuild watersheds, restore habitats, and reconnect land and people in the Arizona/Sonora borderlands. With only 4% of Arizona’s historic rivers flowing, rebuilding watersheds is a critical component to protect all life in the Sky […]
Borderlands Restoration Network
World renown by birding enthusiasts, Patagonia also attracts hundreds of colorful butterfly species which migrate through the area during the warmer months. Built with generous donations from local citizens and organizations, the Patagonia Butterfly Garden, located on the south side […]
Patagonia Butterfly Garden
The Patagonia Regional Times is a free monthly publication serving the Mountain Empire communities of Canelo, Elgin, Patagonia and Sonoita in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. We are a nonprofit organization, funded by paid advertising, donations and grants, and our publication […]
Patagonia Regional Times
Open 7 days a week, there’s always something ripe and ready to eat at Red Mountain Foods. If it’s fresh produce and natural foods you seek, Red Mountain Foods will meet your craving. This friendly grocery store has been a […]
Red Mountain Foods
When you arrive at Patagonia Lake State Park, a man-made lake, you won’t believe you are in Arizona. Hiking trails, rental boats, campground, day use area and picnic ramadas await you in the Park, which also offers beach access and […]
Patagonia Lake State Park
PYEC is a place where area youth can come together to play, study, build community, learn leadership and life skills, job/career guidance, and much more! The Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center was founded in March of 2014 by Anna Coleman and […]