Fountain Hills
Breathtaking views define the community of Fountain Hills. Set in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, the town is one of the great unspoiled destinations in the Greater Phoenix area with unsurpassed desert beauty. The saguaro-studded landscape provides a scenic backdrop for a wide range of outdoor activities such as golf, hiking, bicycling, bird watching and exploring the McDowell mountains. Its iconic 560-foot-tall fountain, a history museum of the Lower Verde Valley, an extensive public art collection, dining, shopping, golf, hiking, bicycling and spa services all come together to make Fountain Hills the perfect spot for a vacation.
For Visitors Information:
16837 E. Palisades Boulevard
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Visit the Official Fountain Hills Website
- County: Maricopa
- Year of Incorporation: 1989
- Elevation: 1,905
- Population: 26,000
Fountain Hills Attractions
Home to the highest concentration of world-class golf in all of Arizona, there are five public 18-hole courses and one private country club, all of them featuring amazing vistas. The L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum recounts the captivating past of this desert region, from the ancient people who passed through this valley to its community of today. An extensive, pedestrian-friendly public art collection and tour with 70 pieces of artwork, art galleries, dining and shopping all draw visitors to Fountain Hills. Twice a year, the Great Fair and the Fountain Festival of Arts and Crafts attract thousands of art lovers to the downtown area, while galleries and small shops line the Avenue of the Fountains all year round.
Fountain Hills History & Culture
Fountain Hills owes its origin to a lake that never came to be. As part of the Central Arizona Project, construction of Orme Dam, near Granite Reef Dam, would have created a lake at the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. Robert P. McCulloch envisioned a community of 70,000 people similar to one of McCulloch Properties’ other master-planned communities - Lake Havasu City.
The 560-foot-high “World’s Highest Fountain” was the concept of C.V. Wood, Jr., a planner for McCulloch Properties who had worked with Walt Disney on designing Disneyland. Built to attract attention and buyers, the fountain was turned on for the first time on December 15, 1970, the “birthday” of Fountain Hills.
For many years the community was small and remote from the rest of the Valley, so a spirit of neighborliness developed among the town’s pioneers. It still exists as a feeling of small-town togetherness and strong community involvement, even as the population has grown to around 26,000.
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