Queen Creek
A unique community in the Phoenix metropolitan area located minutes away from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, the Town of Queen Creek boasts a rich heritage based on small-town values and country friendliness. Nestled near the base of San Tan Mountain Regional Park, visitors can enjoy more than 10,000 acres of Sonoran Desert, including hiking and horse trails.
Queen Creek offers a variety of outdoor entertainment, including parks and recreational activities, spectacular views and multi-use trails. Local theater, charming boutiques and quaint restaurants provide exceptional experiences that help exemplify the community's slogan, "Comforts of the country, convenience of a city."
For Visitors Information:
21321 E. Ocotillo Road
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
(480) 888-1709
Visit the Official Queen Creek Website
- County: Maricopa
- Year of Incorporation: 1989
- Elevation: 1,360
- Population: 24,000
Queen Creek Attractions
Queen Creek's Hoseshoe Park and Equestrian Centre is a premier facility providing a variety of equestrian and multi-purpose events. The highlight of the center is a community arena which remains open to the public from sunrise to sunset each day. Attracting thousands of visitors each year, Schnepf Farms provides entertainment, education and delicious, locally grown you-pick fruits and vegetables. This working farm hosts lively seasonal festivals creating a place where visitors can visit, learn and make memories.
Just across from the farm, you'll find the Queen Creek Olive Mill, Arizona's only working olive farm and mill. Offering daily tours, visitors can learn how the mill produces extra-virgin olive oil, then stay and enjoy a meal and sample homegrown stuffed olives and oils. The Queen Creek Performing Arts Center provides quality, professional theater at prices affordable for the whole family, and the Barney Family Sports Complex is available for a variety of sporting events.
Queen Creek History & Culture
Queen Creek's name originated more than 100 miles away, in the eastern mountains of Arizona. One of the many mines that opened in these mountains was the Silver Queen Mine. At the base of the mine was a creek flowing down from the mountains, past the mine, through a canyon and into present-day Queen Creek. When the Silver Queen opened for production, the creek was named Queen Creek. Although the early farm community was originally called Rittenhouse, after a railroad spur located near Rittenhouse and Ellsworth roads, as the community grew and the use of the railroad diminished, it changed its name to Queen Creek.
Longtime residents relate stories of street dances, dips in local swimming holes and sleeping under the stars. Town celebrations, enjoyed in the community's early days, are still in place today, and much of the Town's original history can be found within the San Tan Historical Museum, located in Queen Creek's original schoolhouse.
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