Coolidge, Arizona
Things to do.
Parks, museums, family days and nights out in Coolidge, plus the Valley icons a short drive away. Something for tonight and something for the weekend.
Outdoors
About fourteen miles northwest
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Ten thousand acres of Sonoran desert on the San Tan range, with eight trails from an easy loop to a full day.
North of town
Tierra Grande Golf Club
A quiet public course between Coolidge and Florence, and rarely a wait for a tee time.
Phoenix / Around the Valley
Camelback Mountain
The Valley's signature summit hike, 2,704 feet over the Sonoran Desert.
North Valley / Around the Valley
Lake Pleasant Regional Park
The Valley's big blue playground: boating, kayaking and desert coves up north.
Arts & culture
Ruins Dr
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
An ancestral Sonoran Desert farming community and four-story Great House preserved by the National Park Service at 1100 W. Ruins Drive. The monument is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except listed federal holiday closures, and entrance is free.
Arizona Blvd
Pinal Geology and Mineral Museum
Pinal County's science museum brings Arizona geology, fossils and minerals to life at 351 N. Arizona Boulevard. Admission is free, with seasonal Wednesday through Saturday or Friday and Saturday hours.
Harding Ave
Coolidge Historical Society & Museum
A local-history museum in Coolidge's historic courthouse and jail, with photographs, antiques and memorabilia from the city's early agricultural years.
Downtown
The Artisan Village of Coolidge
A downtown block of studios and workshops run as a nonprofit, and the reason Coolidge has a First Friday at all.
Downtown
Coolidge Performing Arts Center
A restored theatre downtown running touring shows, local productions and film nights.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins Auditorium
The monument's own auditorium, used for ranger talks and the evening programmes through the cool months.
Papago Park / Around the Valley
Desert Botanical Garden
50,000 desert plants and rotating shows like the Chihuly glass. Free the 2nd Tuesday monthly.
Phoenix / Around the Valley
Musical Instrument Museum
4,000+ instruments from every country on earth, routinely called the Valley's best museum.
Family fun
Wilson Ave
Rotary Skate Park
A city park at 811 W. Wilson Avenue with a skate park, sport fields, picnic facilities and a playground.
Coolidge Ave
Main Street Park
A downtown city park at 203 W. Coolidge Avenue with basketball courts, a playground and a ramada.
Downtown
Coolidge Public Library
The town library, and the air conditioned centre of a Coolidge summer afternoon.
Papago Park / Around the Valley
Phoenix Zoo
Arizona's beloved nonprofit zoo, wild since 1962.
Downtown Phoenix / Around the Valley
Arizona Science Center
Hands-on STEM, a planetarium and a five-story screen downtown.
Hours and prices change. Confirm with each spot before you head out. Looking for a bite after? Where to eat in Coolidge.
Never wonder what to do.
The Coolidge weekly rounds up what is happening, what is new and what is worth your weekend. Every Friday morning.
