Valle Verde Ranch

04/14/2026

Come stay with us!

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Tubac in the spotlight! We’re excited to see Tubac featured in Arizona Highways celebrating our village’s rich history, culture, and enduring charm. From its roots as Arizona’s first European settlement to today’s thriving arts community, Tubac continues to inspire. Take a moment to explore the story and see why Tubac is truly one of Arizona’s treasures: https://www.arizonahighways.com/archive/issues/chapter/Doc.1516.Chapter.14
Tubac Country Inn Tubac Golf Resort And Spa Tubac Center of the Arts Soto's PK Outpost Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum Hal Empie Gallery Cinda Wombles Pettigrew Art

04/03/2026

When climbing up to our roost, to either relax or watch birds in the canopy, keep your eyes out for it being occupied by others! We felt so honored to host this bobcat resting and napping all day yesterday!

04/02/2026

https://www.travelandleisure.com/tubac-arizona-small-town-state-park-stargazing-11921062

The small Arizona town of Tubac is a true hidden gem, with walkable streets, epic stargazing, and the first state park in the Grand Canyon state.

03/28/2026

Always great opportunities for birders in Tubac.

Tubac Nature Center speaker series: Wed, April 8 , Tubac Community Center
Presentation: "The Geometry of Birding"

If birding is your lifelong passion, or even just an enjoyable hobby, you know that it grows with a stairstep progression of acquired skills. Sometimes you level out in ability and get frustrated. Peg Abbott of Naturalist Journeys presents a skill session aimed to help you with a new perspective. Within each bird there is a ruler or other tools related to shape that can help you unlock its ID. Learn how the basics of geometry – points, lines, angles, and planes – come together to create shapes. And how comparing the relative proportions of these shapes within a single bird, or between birds in a group or flock, can help you gain that next level to empower your birding skills and passion to grow.

Barrio de Tubac and Surrounding Area Community
Tucson Bird Alliance
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Arizona Public Media
Friends of the Santa Cruz River

03/16/2026

Had some special guests staying at Valle Verde Ranch. Meet Stax the Harris Hawk, Aurora the Swainson’s Hawk, Banshee the Barn Owl and Liggy (not pictured) the Kestrel. They are all a part of HawkWatch International, Tubac Nature Center and the Tubac Hawkwatch.

03/10/2026

03/08/2026

The Tubac HawkWatch Festival is just one week away! Every spring, hundreds of visitors come from all over the country and the world to witness the peak Common Black Hawk flight. In addition to incredible hawkwatching, you’ll enjoy kids’ activities, guest speakers, birdy merch, and optics vendors. Click here to learn more: https://hawkwatch.org/event/tubac-hawkwatch-festival/

Thank you to our festival partners, the Tubac Nature Center and the Tucson Bird Alliance!

📸: Gary Herritz

03/05/2026

Sunset over the Ranch.

03/04/2026

The poppies are back.

03/01/2026

The Anza Trail is right out the back door, but Santa Cruz County has many trails.

Trails for walking, exploring, and connecting—right outside your door!

01/28/2026

Come for a couple days. Birds, trails, history, javalina