Village of Oak Creek, Arizona

Yavapai County

Big Park, sometimes called the Village of Oak Creek is a census -designated place in Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Geography

Big Park is located eight kilometers south of Sedona. At a distance of around 130 kilometers, Prescott, the county seat ( county seat ) of Yavapai County, in Southwestern. Flagstaff is about 40 kilometers to the north. Right through Big Park leads the Arizona State Route 179 Highway Interstate 17 runs about 10 kilometers southeast of the city, separated by a mountain range. In the north of Oak Creek flows.

History

The city's name is based on the originally open, park -like landscape that surrounded the village. In the early 1960s it has been removed as the " Village of Oak Creek " to a tourist center. Several hotels and motels were built, which also serve as accommodation for visitors to the nearby Sedona. Big Park is an ideal starting point for tours to the near -lying, consisting of red rock mountain formations and Härtlingen, for example, the 1468 meter high Bell Rock, the 1660 meter high Courthouse Butte or to Cathedral Rock, which has a highest elevation of 1500 meters. There is also the opportunity for excursions through varied canyons up in the Coconino National Forest.

Gallery

Courthouse Butte

Cathedral Rock

Demographic data

In 2007, a population was determined by 6584 people. The average age of residents in 2007 was 55.5 years, significantly above the average of Arizona, which was 34.2 years at the same time. This suggests that Big Park is gaining popularity because of the favorable climatic conditions as a retirement home for retirees.