Planning a vacation in Bisbee? Want some ideas on where to stay and what to do? Need to know which Bisbee hotels or motels have a vacancy? Possibly you prefer staying in a bed and breakfast...or maybe you'd like to rent a fully furnished home for a few nights, a place with private parking and a yard where the dog and the children can play? BisbeeAZ85603.com's on-line calendars provide vacancy information for the upcoming two weeks for all three categories plus availablity for event or holidays that often require reservations made weeks in advance. Our lists provide vacancy information for all the commercial b&bs, hotels and motels and unique lodging facilities in Bisbee with hotlinks to the websites (if available) and an information block that provides address, phone number and other important details.
We also have an index of Bisbee restaurants with daily opening/closing times plus hotlinks to a website (if available). We have a community events calendar with upcoming Bisbee happenings. A recent addition to our lists is The Churches of Bisbee, with addresses, phone numbers and worship times for each of Bisbee's 18 churches. Just click on one of the categories in the "lists index" in the right column to access this material.
Whether you intend spending a day, a weekend or even a week or two walking the hills, bicycling, visiting art galleries...or just getting away from the "real world," Bisbee offers a welcome change. Our mile high elevation contributes to temperatures averaging about ten degrees cooler than Tucson and fifteen less than Phoenix (relying on the dry adiabatic lapse rate for calculations). Population as of the 2010 census is slightly more than five thousand, so you'll be treated to clean air, little or no traffic, and a relaxed style of life reminiscent of years gone by. There's a golf course in nearby Naco, Arizona, mountain trails for hikers, and plenty of attractions in town or just a few miles away.
And, if you've never visited Bisbee and wonder what our little village looks like in full motion, you might enjoy this 3 minute YouTube video created by Local First AZ or this seven minute YouTube video created by Bisbee photographer Chuck Feil. Of course you can always check out the many still photos (most are linked to an enlargement) on BisbeeAZ85603.com, too.
Click here to access PDF files for maps of Old Bisbee, Warren, San Jose/Don Luis and an Index of streets. Each page can be printed on standard 8.5" x 11" paper. Also, we have a PDF map of the City of Bisbee complete with index that prints on one 11" x 17" sheet (a large format printer can handle this size paper). We have also included a Cochise County Map courtesy of the Cochise County Tourism Council.
It's not too soon to start planning for a Bisbee visit over the 4th of July holiday (remember to check our lodging availability calendars for the latest information--we have 3 and 4 July up now). What's happening that you might enjoy? Well, a traditional Independence Day parade winds its way through Warren, photo to the left is of Laverne Williams, former mayor of Bisbee and "unofficial" city ambassador, during the 2010 parade, but that just one aspect of a Bisbee Independence Day celebration
Festivities, events and activities will fill the day, beginning with the kids' coaster race in the early AM (photo of coaster by Larry Elkins) through hard 
rock drilling and mucking contests then the holiday ends with a burst of fireworks, weather conditions permitting. Times for the events will be up on our events page as soon as they're available and we'll announce them on the BisbeeAZ85503.com blog, too.
In commemoration of Arizona's centennial anniversary, a series of posts about Bisbee at the turn of the century appear in our BisbeeAZ85603 blog. Visit the BisbeeAZ85603.com activities page or our blog page to access a variety of information about Bisbee and, if you're spending a day walking around downtown (a must, particularly on your first visit), click here for our walking tour guide.
Our first review was of the Calumet and Arizona Guest House in Bisbee's Warren district. Our second review features the Bisbee 1000 the Great Stairclimb Fundraiser. Every few months we'll add a page dedicated to a local event, attraction or facility. (Our past features will be retained as archives...)
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