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Where the Wild West Still Lives

White Mountains Horse Property

6,800 ft elevation — ponderosa pine country — four real seasons
Linden Valley Arena: WSTR, Show Low Rodeo, Thursday Night Ropings

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$400K–$5M+ Price Range
1–50 Acres Available
2 ac DR Horse-Keeping Min
30 mi From Phoenix

Linden Valley Arena — Events, Facilities & Calendar

Linden Valley Arena is the equestrian anchor of the White Mountains. Located in Linden, Arizona off Pearce Road at Mile Marker 335 on Highway 260, the arena operates as a premier team roping destination and the community hub for the entire White Mountains horse world. If you own horse property near Linden, your social calendar runs through this arena from May through October.

The Facilities

Linden Valley Arena operates two full-size roping arenas and a warm-up arena — large enough to host two separate events simultaneously. Facilities include:

Stall and RV reservations are made online at lindenvalleyarena.com. The arena also has on-site advertising available for local businesses and runs a shop and a referral parking reservation system.

2026 Event Calendar

The 2026 calendar runs from April through October. Events confirmed directly from the Linden Valley Arena website:

April

May

June

July

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August

September

October

Thursday Night Ropings run weekly from approximately May 28 through September 17. Check Linden Valley Arena's Facebook page and Instagram (@lva_get_sum) for current schedules and any cancellations.

World Series of Team Roping (WSTR)

Linden Valley Arena (formally "Rock-N-Roll LLC, DBA Linden Valley Arena") is an official WSTR qualifier venue. The WSTR is the national amateur handicapped team roping series, and Linden qualifiers draw competitors from across Arizona and neighboring states. The arena hosts multiple WSTR events throughout the season — confirmed in the WSTR national calendar for 2026. Participants can register through GlobalHandicaps.com.

Beast Truck Team Roping

The Beast Truck Team Roping is a major sponsored roping event held twice at Linden Valley Arena in 2026 (June and August). These two-day events draw significant participation and are among the higher-profile events on the annual calendar beyond the WSTR qualifiers.

Show Low Rodeo

The annual Show Low Rodeo is held at Linden Valley Arena — hosted by the City of Show Low. The 2026 rodeo runs June 5–6, with Friday as a youth rodeo (ages 18 and under) and Saturday as an open rodeo at 6 p.m. Events include breakaway roping, parent/offspring roping, barrel racing, ribbon roping, hangman's race, mutton busting, calf riding, steer riding, junior bull riding, ranch bronc, saddle bronc, and bareback. This is the signature western community event of the White Mountains summer season.

Directions

From Highway 260, turn north on Pearce Road at Perkins Cinders — approximately Mile Marker 335. Free on-site parking. Follow Linden Valley Arena's website and social media for event-day parking details.

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