# Camp Verde, Arizona

The town is the oldest settlement in the valley, founded in the 1860s by Anglo-American settlers attracted to the area’s mineral resources.

**Type:** community

**Location:** AZ, US

**Nearest town:** Camp Verde

**Certified:** 2018

The town is the oldest settlement in the valley, founded in the 1860s by Anglo-American settlers attracted to the area’s mineral resources.

[Official site](https://visitcampverde.com/)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/camp-verde-dark-sky-park/)

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