Elephant Head, Arizona

About Elephant Head

Elephant Head is a small unincorporated community in southern Arizona.

Elephant Head holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.25 square miles.

📰 Elephant Head News Today

• Elephant Head, AZ Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 1
• On the Market: 5 Luxurious Arizona Ranch Properties for Sale Arizona Foothills Magazine · Nov 17
• Pack problem: Elephant Head residents grapple with stray/loose dogs gvnews.com · Apr 19
• Arizona Supreme Court: Medical Marijuana on Campus Not a Crime AZPM News · May 23
• Wondering Why Why, Arizona Has the Same Government as the Foothills Arizona Daily Independent · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Elephant Head Unique

• The only place in America named Elephant Head — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Whitehouse Picnic Area · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elephant Head

• Mount Wrightson Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Elephant Head

🏘️ Nearby Communities