Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area

Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area is a natural landmark near Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, where about 20,000 sandhill cranes winter each year, along with numerous other bird species and wildlife. The cranes are most visible from December to February.

Where it is

Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area is a natural landmark near Douglas, in Cochise 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 Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, 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 low 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

• Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
• County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
• Official site: https://www.azgfd.com/wildlife/viewing/wheretogo/whitewater(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.