- The list below includes 28 free or cheap things to do in or near Elgin, Arizona, including 49 different types of inexpensive activities like Art Gallery, Movie Theaters, Historic Sites and National & State Parks.
- From Arizona Horseback Experience to Roadside Rest, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Elgin and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Sierra Vista, Patagonia, Benson and Hereford.
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The Uptown 3 Theatre shows new release movies on its large theater screens. The movie theater has an onsite concession stand where patrons can buy drinks, snacks, and other refreshments.
22.7 Miles
85%
155 votes
400 Patagonia Lake Road, Patagonia, AZ 85624
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A lake in the desert is what comes to mind when the Patagonia Lake State Park is mentioned. It hosts various of outdoor activities like bird watching, hiking trails, Pontoon boating tours and discovery adventures of old mining camps and ghost towns.
22.7 Miles
Dubbed as the premier Hummingbird viewing spot, Beatty's Miller Canyon Apiary & Orchard does offer its guests a lot of activities aside from bird watching. Visitors can go on a camping trip here, check out the orchard, hiking and best of all, it's a photographer's paradise.
23.2 Miles
Exhibiting thousands of artifacts which tell the story of Tombstone, the Tombstone Court House stands on the place where stood the old court house in which Wyatt Earp was tried for the gunfight at OK Corral.
23.4 Miles
Kartchner Caverns State Park features a lime stone cave with the world's longest soda straw stalactites, gift shops, and a theater. Besides these, on the grounds there are also campgrounds, hiking trails, an amphitheatre and picnic areas.
23.5 Miles
Visitors can enjoy a variety of recreational activities including hiking, birding, camping, horseback riding, and sightseeing at Coronado National Forest. The forest features several notable sites like the Pusch, Miller Peak, and Santa Teresa Wildernesses.
24.5 Miles
Founded in 1990, the Vega-Bray Observatory is an astronomical observatory that overlooks the San Pedro River Valley. The site includes refractor telescopes that range in size from 6 to 20-inches long.
25.0 Miles
Featuring a Western theme, Gammon's Gulch Movie Set is often used for photo shoots and films. Rentals include props along with use of both the building and land. A museum, it is also open for tours.
25.2 Miles
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180 S. San Pedro Street, Benson, AZ 95602
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San Pedro Valley Arts & Historical Society is a museum that houses a variety of items and artifacts related to the railroad town's history including an old general store display. There is a quilt gallery behind the museum.
25.2 Miles
Preserving the artifacts of the region, Benson Museum of Local History depicts life from the early settlers until present day. The museum has exhibits with antique furniture, carriages, baseball memorabilia, and more.