Patagonia Attractions

Metamorphosis Gallery began in 2003 to showcase works by local artists. Displays include painting, stained glass, photography, metalwork, sculpture and ceramics.

Patagonia Lake is a popular area for picnics, camping and water activities with over 200,000 visitors each year. Fishing for for bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish is popular.

The Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Sanctuary is a 312-acre wildlife preserve managed by the Nature Conservancy since 1966. It is home to over 260 species of birds, and many other animals.

The mining town of Duquesne was established around the turn of the century, and was once home to 1,000 people, including the founder of Westinghouse Electric. Nearby are the ruins of Washington Camp.

Harshaw was settled about 1875 as a mining center, with 100 working mines in the vicinity. Now a ghost town, Harshaw includes ruins and a cemetery.

The ghost town of Mowry, in Santa Cruz County southeast of Patagonia, was centered around a mine owned by Sylvester Mowry, an army lieutenant later jailed for supplying the Confederate army in the Civil War.

Washington Camp, near Duquesne, was once a major mining camp, with a peak population of 5,200 miners and their families in 1905.