Young Arizona

Visitor's Information for Young and Pleasant Valley, AZ

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Young, Arizona is located in the heart of Pleasant Valley and Gila County, about 120 miles northeast of Phoenix.  Arizona's best kept secret.  Untouched and unspoiled.  The true wild, wild west.

Step back in time.  Electricity didn't arrive until 1965 and there was no cellular service until 2009. Even today, there are no fast food restaurants or well known chain stores.  Progress in Pleasant Valley moves very slowly.

There are no strangers in Young, only welcomed guests.  As you travel through town, prepare to be greeted often by a pleasant wave and a friendly smile.

Enjoy a two and one-half hour drive from the Phoenix/Mesa area or fly in to the local airport affectionately known as "Young International Airport".  Of course, you won't find any jet planes landing here, the pace of life is just too slow!

Once you arrive, be sure to relax and enjoy a bite to eat.  Plan to stay over?  Check in at the local motel or rent a cabin in the woods. 

We'd love to meet you, so please do plan to visit soon. In the meantime, enjoy browsing our website. It's our home on the net and we've opened our doors to you!

Messages & Upcoming Events

Bruzzi Vineyard

Tasting Room & Dining

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Address:
47209 N. Highway 288
P.O. Box 15
Young, AZ 85554
Phone:
(928) 462-3314
Contact:
James Bruzzi
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Bruzzi Vineyard is located in scenic and historic Young, Arizona. We are the first vineyard in Gila County and our wine grapes are expertly crafted into some of the finest wines in the state. Shop our exceptional wines and fine farm products at our tasting room and farm stand here at the vineyard!

The Pleasing Palate

Restaurant in Young, Arizona
Opened on August 1, 2018

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Address:
47661 N. Hwy 288
Young, AZ 85554
Phone:
(928) 462-0018
Contact:
Marla Knickrehm
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The Pleasing Palate is now open for breakfast and lunch. I would like to thank everyone for such a great pre opening get to get- together. We will officially be open Wednesday, August 1st @ 6 a.m. can't wait to see you there

Young Guns of Arizona


Young Guns
Address:
133 E. Cline Xing
Young, AZ 85554
Phone:
(928)462-4007
Cell:
(928)814-8123
Contact:
Mike Beltran
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Specializing in Custom Carry Guns, Whether they be for Food or Foe. Providing quality custom gunsmith services to the Central Arizona region. Mike specializes in the building of custom carry guns, in particular, 1911s, Ruger revolvers and Encores. You'll find his expertise covers a wide range of firearm skills and abilities - from action jobs, rifle rebarreling, muzzle brakes and more. He holds a Federal Firearms License through the ATF since 2007.

CASA OF GILA COUNTY

Community Service
Child Advocate

Casa of Gila County
Address:
714 S. Beeline Hwy., Ste. 104
Payson, AZ 85541
Phone:
(928)474-7145
Address:
1400 E. Ash Street
Globe, AZ 85501
Phone:
(928)402-4427
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CASA child advocates are specially trained & appointed by the court to serve as the eyes, ears and voice for a child or family of children until the end of their court proceedings. CASA kids may not have continuity in their lives and may be away from family, friends, and things that are familiar but as a volunteer you can be that persistent presence. Being a CASA volunteer is one of the most satisfying experiences. Must be 21 years of age, undergo a background check, participate in training, and able to commit to 20 hours a month.

Felicity Birth Services

Licensed & Certified Professional Midwife
Now residing in Young AZ!

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Address:
Young, AZ 85554
Phone:
(602) 620-0025
Contact:
Cheyanne Gastelum
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Birth in the comfort of your own home- Personalized and respectful midwifery care- Complete care with standard tests available- Follow-up postpartum care- Birth Pool rental available- Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife- Barter considered- Now residing in Young AZ!

Pleasant Valley RV Park

$35.00 per night
$200.00 per month

Pleasant Valley RV Park
Address:
Young, AZ 85554
Phone:
please email
Contact:
Manager
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Brand new hookups and increased power to 50 amps.

Parks and Parks LLC

Cabin Rentals
RV and Trailer Storage

Parks and Parks LLC
Address:
56 W. Bakers Ranch Road
Young, AZ 85554
Phone:
(480)341-6301
Contact:
Ryan and Kelly Parks
Website:
Please email ------------------------------------------------
More Information:

Renting storage space for RVs and trailers. We also rent out cabins.

Desert Adventures - Vail, AZ

ATV AND SILVER MINE TOURS IN VAIL, ARIZONA
ATV Tours

Desert Adventures
Contact:
Bob Miller
Phone:
(520) 345-4682
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ATV AND SILVER MINE TOURS IN VAIL, ARIZONA - Are You Ready for a Desert Adventure? We use a rope to lower ourselves down a decline mine shaft (very safe) to the 125' level called the "Blue Room" because the walls are blue from natural mineralization. You can find an area you like to hammer and chisel minerals or ore off the walls. This mine is very unique for many reasons. One is that many of the ceilings are natural caverns. When finished collecting your specimens, we will walk out a horizontal shaft to the outside, and climb back up to the top where we started. While other mines and caverns tell you "Do not touch the walls", I want you to touch the walls and ceilings with a hammer and chisel, so you can take home beautiful minerals along with silver ore. Most Arizonans don't realize that 300 million years ago, the state of Arizona was at the bottom of a sea. You may find fossils with sea creatures, trilobites and such which have been extinct for over 300 million years.

ATV Tours - If you are only taking the ATV tour, we will also start at 8:30am, unless you have certain time constraints. After you sign a safety waiver, I’ll go over the safety and operational factors about the ATVs you will be riding. All ATVs are fueled up and checked out before each tour and heading out into the high desert. While traveling along the road getting out to the old mining sites, just look around at the mountain tops and you can easily imagine that there will be dinosaurs around the next corner. A more vivid imagination, you may think there is an Apache war party in the hills. As a matter of fact, back in 1876, an Apache war party killed 6 Mexican workers who were cutting firewood to bring back to the old hammer mill at the mining site. This truly is the Wild West.

Travel To Young


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Travel to Young through Globe or Payson.  From Globe, take Hwy 188 north to Hwy 288.  From Payson, take Hwy 87 north to Hwy 260 east to Forest Road 512 south to Young - (FR 512 turns into Hwy 288).

Arizona Film & Digital Media

Gary Tallman

Film Resource Coordinator

Film Resource Coodinator for Young and Gila County
Address:
P.O. Box 2601
Mesa, AZ 85214
Phone:
(480) 545-0277
Contact:
Gary Tallman
Website:
Attention Residents of Young and Gila County

Property, Props or Picture Vehicles

Do you own or manage property, props, or "picture vehicle" that would be interesting to a Film or Digital Media producer? Here is your chance to register at GoFilmAZ.com. Producers looking for a suitable location for their movie, film, commercial or other digital media will often contact Arizona Film & Digital Media to find a local contact that knows of available locations in a specific area. By registering your property, props, or "picture vehicle", you will be among the available choices that I will recommend.   Follow this link to register your property, props, or "picture vehicle" Submit Your Location Page. It's free to register and you just might find your property is selected for a film, commercial or other digital media.

Professional Talent

Are you a professional talent? Register as TALENT at Arizona Production Directory   to list your professional credits, resume, and contact information so that productions can hire you for their next job.

Reel Savings Incentive Program

Other businesses can participate in the REEL SAVINGS INCENTIVE PROGRAM by providing discounts to the film industry. Register here for the REEL SAVINGS INCENTIVE PROGRAM .

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