Carefree Planned Community Carefree, Arizona

Distance from downtown: 36 miles
Web: www.carefree.org

Founded in 1958, Carefree is one of the earliest planned communities in Arizona. True to its name, city streets have such names as Easy Street, Tranquil Trail, and Ho and Hum roads.

Carefree is filled with a variety of shopping and recreational activities. Art lovers galleries, boutiques and specialty shops abound, while the Sonoran desert is a haven for hiking, biking, golf and tennis.

Known for its unique rock outcroppings and boulders, Carefree is 8.5 square miles south of the Mazatzal Mountains, which are in the Tonto National Forest.

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