The Nature Conservancy's Hassayampa River Preserve, 3 miles southeast
of Wickenburg, encompasses one of the best remaining examples of the
rarest forest type in North America: the Fremont Cottonwood-Willow
riparian forest. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including
the endangered Southwest Willow Flycatcher and the rare (to Arizona)
Red-Shouldered Hawk. The perennially flowing Hassayampa River and the
spring-fed Palm Lake supply water to the preserve. An 1860s 4-room
adobe is the core of the current Visitor Center, listed in Arizona's
State Register of Historic Places. Located here are a new interpretive
display area, gift shop, bookstore, environmental education programs
and the Frank P. Broz Nature Gallery.
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Box Canyon and Vulture
Peak Trail are very convenient to town. The historic Vulture Mine
offers a peek of yesteryear, with tours of the remaining buildings and
mine site. Robson's Arizona Mining World recreates turn-of-the-century
life on the site of a once prosperous mining community in the Harcuvar
Mountains 27 miles northwest
of Wickenburg. The town includes original miners' cabins, replicas of
old stores, the Gold Leaf Restaurant, a 20,000 pound collection of
minerals and more. Heavy mining equipment, including cranes and
compressors, are displayed in chronological order.
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