Community: Rio Rico

Introduction

Rio Rico services Lodging: Make hotel reservations in Rio Rico.

Rio Rico ("rich river") is a planned community located in Santa Cruz County, 57 miles south of Tucson and 12 miles north of Mexico. The community's 39,000 acres roll gently down from the Santa Rita Mountains through the San Cayetano Foothills westward to the Santa Cruz River.

Area attractions include Tumacacori National Monument, visited by Father Kino in 1691; Tubac Presidio, established in 1752 by the Spanish; the walking/equestrian "Anza trail" along Juan Bautista de AnzaÕs route; Aliso Springs, a Mexican ranch site and the site of prehistoric occupation; Salero Mine; and Santa Rita Hacienda, a mining/ranching center during Spanish and Mexican periods. Also nearby are Fort Crittendon, Duquesne and Washington Camp ghost towns, Pena Blanca and Patagonia Lakes, Madera Canyon, Mt. Wrightson and Coronado National Forest. The Calabasas Mission Ruins, located in Rio Rico, were dedicated to the National Park Service in 1997.

FOUNDED: 1969
DISTANCE TO PHOENIX: 168 miles
HIGHWAYS: I-19
INCORPORATED: No
ENTERPRISE ZONE AVAILABLE
DISTANCE TO TUCSON: 57 miles
COUNTY: Santa Cruz County