| Cave Creek is one of those towns you must visit the | | | | equestrian events are Fiesta Days in the spring and |
| next time you are in Arizona. Situated in Maricopa | | | | Wild West Days in the fall, which attract many visitors |
| County, about half an hour northeast of downtown | | | | to the town.The main street offers western flavored |
| Phoenix, in the Valley of the Sun.First settled in the | | | | stores, including many saloon-style Bar/Restaurants. |
| 1870s as a mining camp the town incorporated in 1986; | | | | And yes, you will see a horse tied up outside, just like |
| consequently it will celebrate its 20th Anniversary this | | | | the movies. We also have a world class five star |
| year. In fact, a visit to the Cave Creek Museum is very | | | | restaurant, Binkley's, which is a treat this writer |
| informative and is well worth it.Nestled on the western | | | | reserves for special occasions.Buying a single family |
| side of Black Mountain, the town recently took steps | | | | home in Cave Creek "proper", generally, but not |
| that will lead to the opening of hiking trails on that | | | | exclusively, north of Carefree Highway starts in the |
| mountain, which hopefully will lead to its preservation as | | | | low $400s, and goes all the way up to the multi-millions. |
| a nature reserve. In that light, in recent years Cave | | | | At the higher end, many homes have between 4 and |
| Creekers voted to buy, via a self-imposed tax, the | | | | 10 car garages, and it is not at all unusual, on the |
| several thousand acres that now form the Spur Cross | | | | weekend, to see motorcycles and antique cars touring |
| Ranch Preservation area. This is a very popular local | | | | through the countryside.If you were ever thinking of |
| attraction that provides many hiking trails, of varying | | | | coming to Cave Creek, there has never been a better |
| difficulty, as well as many guided tours by park rangers | | | | time. Prices have leveled, if not dipped slightly, since the |
| through normally restricted areas several times a | | | | madness of last year, giving buyers an opportunity to |
| year.About 10 miles east is the Tonto National Forest, | | | | negotiate a fair price for their next home.I live in Cave |
| which just recently was blanketed in a foot of snow; | | | | Creek myself, and heartily recommend it.Gary Kiernan |
| an occurrence that happens roughly once a decade | | | | is a Real Estate Broker in Arizona and has been in |
| that brought many visitors from all around, the | | | | Real Estate for 10 years. He is also a licensed Broker |
| youngest of which were glimpsing the white stuff, in | | | | in the state of California which is where he began his |
| person, for the first time.Cave Creek is well known as | | | | career. He currently practice real estate in Arizona |
| an equestrian town and seeing a horse on the | | | | with his wife who is a licensed sales associate also in |
| highway is almost a daily occurrence. Many homes, | | | | both states. They specialize in the Greater Phoenix |
| usually on more than 2 acres, are zoned with horse | | | | area concentrating on Cave Creek, Carefree, |
| privileges in mind. (Check with the very helpful folks at | | | | Scottsdale, Phoenix including Desert Hills, Anthem, |
| Cave Creek Town Hall to make sure). The two main | | | | Paradise Valley, Gilbert, Mesa and Chandler. |