Directions & Area Information

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Desert Rose Bahá'í Institute, Inc. is located on 50 acres in rural Arizona, equidistant from Phoenix and Tucson, and just an hour south of Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. It is approximately 9 miles off I -10, north of the city of Eloy. The city of Casa Grande is ten miles away, with all the amenities of numerous hotels, motels, shopping, restaurants, and good medical facilities.

Driving Directions

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FROM TUCSON: Take I-10 West to Exit 203 TOLTEC.

Turn right onto Toltec Rd, continue approximately 1 mile to Frontier Rd (Stop sign/RR tracks).

Turn right on Frontier Rd, go about a mile and turn left on Estrella (the third left).

Continue about 2-1/2 miles to Hanna Rd (the second Stop sign/dirt road).

Turn right on Hanna. Drive less than a mile and turn left on Ala'i Dr (paved road).

DRBI campus will be directly in front of you.

FROM PHOENIX: Take I-10 East to Exit 194 (Hwy 287 at Casa Grande).

At top of ramp, turn left, over freeway, and drive east on Highway 287 for about 5-1/2 miles.

Turn right on Tweedy Rd (dirt road).

Drive about 3 and a half miles on Tweedy past Selma and Cornman.

DRBI entrance at William Sears Drive is on right about 1/2 mile after you pass Cornman Rd.

For further directions, contact us.

Air & Ground Transportation

Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport is the nearest commercial airport.

J&M Airport Shuttle Service runs to and from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix

- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; give J&M at least 24 hours notice.
- A door-to-door service that brings you right to Desert Rose
- Mention "Desert Rose Baha'i Institute" for a SPECIAL RATE!
- Visit www.jmvip-az.com or call (520 426-3937 or (888) 344-3937 for information.

Small private planes may fly into the Eloy Airport where you can rent a car or a shuttle.

Area Attractions

Skydive Arizona at the Eloy Airport (520) 466-3753 www.skydiveaz.com
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument www.nps.gov/cagr/
Picacho Peak State Park
Sunland Visitors Center on Toltec Road, Eloy, Arizona (520) 466-3007

Motels & Hotels (For those wishing off-campus lodging)

Off of I-10 in the Eloy & Casa Grande vicinity (10-15 minutes drive to DRBI)

Days Inn at Sunland Gin Road (520) 426-9240
Super 8 at Toltec Road (520) 466-7804
Motel 6 at Sunland Gin Road (520) 876-4226

Casa Grande (20-25 minutes drive to DRBI)

Best Western Suites (520) 836-1600

Holiday Inn (520) 426-3500

Super 8 at Florence Blvd. (520) 836-8800

Comfort Inn (520) 421-9878

Climate - A Winter Visitor's Delight

Eloy is in the Santa Cruz River Valley, an area of the wondrous Sonoran Desert. Elevation is about 1,300 feet. This area receives only 8.48 inches of rain annually. Most of the rain falls during two brief rainy seasons, one during the winter, the other during the summer. The wettest month is August, with a mean rainfall of 1.65 inches.

Eloy, a winter visitor's delight, experiences exceptionally mild winters. January is the coolest month, with a mean high of 67 degrees and a mean low of 36 degrees. However, it can be much warmer, with temperatures in the 70’s or even an occasional 80 degree high. Nighttime lows can reach into the 20’s during and after winter storms.

Being located in a large, flat basin, Eloy is subject to extremely hot summers. July is the hottest month, with a mean high of 105 degrees and a mean low of 75 degrees. Although certainly hot, the humidity at this season is bone dry, less than ten per cent, making a 105 degree day in the desert seem cooler than any 85 degree day in other parts of the country. The August temperatures are a bit lower, but seem hotter because of the increased humidity as the monsoon season gets into full swing. Nights are generally warm but pleasant throughout the summer months.

Scenery

Stunning mountain vistas are seen in all directions. The most notable and unique are the Picacho Mountains. The highest peak in the Picacho Mountains is Newman Peak (Elev. 4,500 ft.) and the most unusual is Picacho Peak (Elev. 1,500 ft.) which is actually an eroded, resistant lava flow from a series of lava flows that began 22 million years ago (making the peak four times as old as the Grand Canyon). Within the Picacho Peak State Park are hiking trails, especially popular during the spring when the wildflowers are in full bloom.

In addition to Newman Peak and the Picacho Mountains, other mountains surrounding Eloy include the Silver Bell Mountains, 20 miles southeast, the Sawtooths, 15 miles southwest, Casa Grande Mountains, 10 miles due west and the Sacaton Mountains, 20 miles northwest. On clear days, you can see the sun glint off of the telescopes of Kitt Peak National Observatory, in the Quinlin Mountains, 60 miles due south. The Superstition Mountains are also visible to the north.