Carefree, Arizona AZ Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Carefree is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 3,706.

Carefree was first conceived in the mid-1940's by K.T. Palmer and Tom Darlington as a planned community. Land purchases were made beginning in 1955 and the first buildings went up in 1958. The emphasis was on leisure with names such as Easy Street, Tranquil Trail, and Ho and Hum Roads. The town’s motto is "Home of cowboys and caviar, where the Old West meets the new."

Carefree has the largest sundial in the Western Hemisphere. It stretches 62 feet and points to the North Star.

Outdoors. -- That best describes the lifestyle of our Desert Foothills. Away from the paved metropolitan area, with plenty of open spaces, residents seem to have more free time. Time that is spent hiking, biking, playing tennis and golf, enjoying our incredible sunsets and watching the night sky fill with a million stars.

Those who longed to escape traffic lights and strip malls have found tranquility in Carefree and Cave Creek. In Carefree, natural habitat has been integrated into a planned residential community. Open space has been conserved, lot sizes are large but feature "desert friendly" landscaping. Custom homes blend into the rocks and surrounding mountain.

Cave Creek's western tradition is evident in its southwestern architecture and rambling ranch homes. It is here that you will find small horse ranches.

Cave Creek/Carefree Gallery Association -- Surrounded by the unique beauty of the Sonoran Desert, Cave Creek and Carefree are home to a thriving arts community of hundreds of artists and numerous galleries

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