The best place to start your planning is at the Silver City Chamber of Commerce on this page (click here). Silver City has a historic downtown with art galleries, fun shops and 2 great little museums.

Of course, there is always the Gila River basin as the river leaves the Gila Wilderness (3.5 Million Acres for one to roam). All this is just up the road about a few miles. Go on, start walking, see if you can cross the wilderness...  see you in a few days if not a few weeks!

  
Rock hunters have a field day... there are rainbow colored canyons...

And Indian painted cave walls to have a sietsa next to...

Then, on a day's outing, take in the spectacular Gila Cliff Dwellings (a National Monument).
 

This whole region is a boon to photographers.
 

Of course, bird watchers have their lists to compare with the Rangers seasonal tally!

And don't forget to check out Pinos Altos' historic sites: the Opera House and the Museum.
 

Gila has its own attractions too. In May the Tour de Gila (with Lance Armstrong in 2009) came through town.

No matter what the season...  looking north across Sacaton Plain in summer...

Or a winter's morning with the clouds nestled in the Gila valley... Las Palomas is always amazing.

And then, always, there are sunsets to jumpstart the cool of evening... time for the hot tub.