When looking for historic hotels and lodging accommodations in Cottonwood, the Cottonwood Hotel has served the Cottonwood, Verde Valley area since 1917 and is the longest standing hotel and business with the same name and same location. The Cottonwood Hotel is centrally located when vising the surrounding towns of Jerome, Clarkdale, Cornville and Sedona.
Being geographically centered in the state of Arizona, Cottonwood is 1½ hours north of Phoenix and 50 miles from Prescott.
Cottonwood is 1 hour south of Flagstaff, 2 1/2 hours south of the Grand Canyon and 4 1/2 hours from Las Vegas. Cottonwood being the hub of the Verde Valley, is just 15 minutes to Sedona, 6 miles up the hill to Jerome, 20 minutes from Camp Verde and Cottonwood Arizona downtown (Old Town) neighbors the small town of Clarkdale.
Cottonwood Arizona
Cottonwood Arizona was founded in 1885 and incorporated in 1960. See more on Cottonwood AZ History
is milder than lower desert areas like Phoenix and Tucson. The beauty of the summer months here in the higher desert of Cottonwood is that if we see 105 degrees during the day, the night averages cool off to 68-72 degrees. All year long there is a 30-40 degrees difference between day and night. Due to its mild climate, location and community profile, Cottonwood is one of the most favored places to live in the Verde Valley.
County: Yavapai Zip Code: 86326 Elevation: 3300 -3900
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OLD TOWN is one of few revived historic Main Street old west towns. It is small and quaint and yet has a beauty all her own. Still a best kept secret, away from the big city hustle bustle, Cottonwood is central to most places in Arizona and is the heart of the Verde Valley.
Verde Village is adjacent to the city of Cottonwood, was developed in 1970 and is presently unincorporated. It's mail is still addressed to Cottonwood with the same zip code of 86326. It is a part of Yavapai county.
National Monuments:
Sinagua Indian Dwellings are Montezuma Castle , Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot National Monument (1 mile from Old Town Cottonwood)... If you know where to look, you can see Tuzigoot hoovering over North Main Street.
