Interested in getting outdoors and into the Sonoran Desert or the Catalina Mountains? Sonoran Adventures (520-780-6994) can be your guide to the great expanse that lies at your feet. The places where petroglyph s are present showing the area's historic age but also the grandeur of the true natural West. Within a mile of our door at the Oro Valley Wingate Hotel is the Catalina State Park renowned for it's hiking and birdwatching areas.Plus Oro Valley's Olympic sized pool is perfect for recreation and Aquatic competitive events.
To further your knowledge about the area we suggest the Tohono Chul Park featuring the best collection of desert plants in the area and the famed Sonoran Desert Museum which features the animals that roam and are indigenous to the desert.
Pusch Ridge Stables have a variety of daily horseback rides, being in operation for over thirty years, their staff has a tremendous collection of local stories and lore about the early days before Oro Valley matured. Riding onto the National Forest and being just three miles from the Oro Valley Wingate gets you from nature to comfort in just minutes.
Biking, Running, and Walking in Oro Valley – Oro Valley has an excellent collection of paths, walkways and bike trails threading throughout the community unsurpassed in all of Arizona. Excellent for the enthusiast to train for the upcoming Tour de Tucson or just to enjoy leisurely strolls or rides or take part in the many marathons that are part of the fabric of the community. (click to map)
World class shopping awaits at La Encantada , a unique mall of quality goods and excellent gourmet eateries with unsurpassed views of the Tucson sunsets and night lites. Closer to the Oro Valley Wingate at the Oro Valley Marketplace is a movie multiplex theater, Dick's Sporting Store, a variety of clothiers, Best Buy ,Walmart, an Olive Garden and Red Lobster eatery. And just adjacent to the Wingate by Wyndham, a nice stroll on the Steam Pump Village grounds is Studio C, an excellent home designer and furniture store as well as Chili's restaurant and a gourmet sandwich shop called Baggins.
Tucson Gourmet dining abounds from 20 year old destination restaurant like Michelangelo's ,to a new take on Chinese with Chopstix, Harvest Restaurant,the Bluefin, Carrabas Italian Grill, and Saffron, an Indian Bistro. You will not lack for choices in the Tucson area, even for restaurants located in heritage buildings downtown.
For Western history buffs one needs only to walk out the door of the Oro Valley Wingate to view the beginning of the cowboy days of Tucson. The Steam Pump Ranch is in view from the property where horses and cattle were watered and was a major traveler's stopover in the days when it took an additional 24 hours to get to Tucson. Let our staff develop an itinerary for you to see the sights of the West and Southern Arizona custom to your interests. It could include Old Tucson where all the early westerns movies were filmed,or a Tombstone day trip including the mining town of Bisbee, or old town Tucson walking tour. Or the premier Arizona Wineries...The possibilities are endless.
Golf courses are numerous within the surrounding area. Our closest play is the Sun City-Vistoso Golf Club . The Hilton El Conquistador course is 2 miles away.