0.5 miles away
Phoenix Raceway
A one-mile dogleg oval in Avondale, open since 1964 and seating 42,000, which has held NASCAR, IndyCar and CART races.
Salt River Valley
The valley on the Salt River that holds the Phoenix metropolitan area, better known since the 1930s as the Valley of the Sun.
- Rank in Arizona
- #225of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 45.1 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
The Salt River Valley is an extensive valley on the Salt River in central Arizona, containing the Phoenix metropolitan area. The term still identifies the area, though from the early 1930s the promotional name "Valley of the Sun" largely displaced it in popular use. Topsoil dust from the valley, known as Arizona Dust, was long used as a standard test material for measuring the efficiency of air filters; it was found to contain small abrasive particles.
Where it is
Salt River Valley is a natural landmark near Goodyear, in Maricopa County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Salt River Valley, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
3.8 miles away
Estrella Mountain Regional Park
A 20,000-acre Maricopa County park near Goodyear with hiking trails, ball fields, a golf course, and a rodeo arena.
5.6 miles away
Goodyear Ballpark
The spring training ground of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds, a 9,500-seat stadium in Goodyear that opened in 2009.
7.8 miles away
Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
A Phoenix amphitheatre opened in 1990 with a capacity above 20,000, since renamed the Ak-Chin Pavilion and Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre.
9.2 miles away
Camelback Ranch
A spring training complex in Phoenix shared by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, with a 13,000-seat main stadium.
11 miles away
State Farm Stadium
The retractable-roof home of the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, host of three Super Bowls and the Fiesta Bowl.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Goodyear
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 45.1 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 29.7
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 33.3811, -112.3131
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12