GOLF: The newly renovated Tubac Golf Resort provides challenging golf in a spectacular setting of mature mesquites and cottonwoods along the Santa Cruz River.  The revitalized Tubac Golf Resort is attracting national attention and has become a driving force in the growth of the Tubac region.

The nearby Rio Rico Resort offers one of Arizona's top rated courses, the Robert Trent Jones championship course that has attracted golfers to the area for more than twenty-five years.   Any golf vacation to the area should include rounds at both courses.

HIKING: There is rewarding hiking at Madera Canyon within 25 minutes, and the fast-growing Anza Trail offers a rich hiking experience along the lush riparian cottonwood forests from the Tumacacori National Historic Park to Green Valley.  There is abundant wilderness access all around Tubac including many miles of trails in the Santa Rita Mountains which can be accessed from near Tubac or from Madera Canyon.

 

MOUNTAIN BIKING / OFF-ROADING: 

Within 20 minutes the serious mountain biking enthusiast can find challenges from single-track to the rockiest of roads.   The views, wildlife and adventure meet or exceed all western U.S. standards.  Mountain bikers and off-roaders with 4 wheel drive can discover ghost towns, old mining camps and hard-to-see wildlife.  The Elephant Head Mountain biking trail is a favorite, as is Bull Springs road which winds its way through 24 miles of the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains.  Also near Tubac are challenging 4WD trails such as Rock Corral which visits the slopes of the nearby Tumacacori Mountains.

BIRDING / FISHING: For those seeking the solitude of the back country with a lake and migratory birding, the choices are many and varied.  Peña Blanca Lake and Sycamore Canyon are within 30 minutes, as is Patagonia Lake State Park.  Birders should try Madera Canyon, the Sonoita Preserve in Patagonia, the Buenos Aires Wildlife Preserve near Arivaca, or Ramsey Canyon in Sierra Vista.

SANTA CRUZ RIVER: How about a walk along the river that has nurtured people in this valley for thousands of years.  It supports a huge cottonwood and mesquite forest and wintering/migrating birds.  You can hike the Anza Trail along the river in the footsteps of Juan Bauptista de Anza or simply enjoy the shade of a giant cottonwood.