Welcome to Black Canyon City, Arizona Black Canyon City, Arizona is located in the southern tip of Yavapai County. We're nestled in the foothills of the Bradshaw Mountains just 26 miles north of the Phoenix city limits on Interstate 17. Black Canyon City has smog-free, sunny weather throughout the year.
Winters are mild with just a bit more rain than Phoenix.
Summer highs often reach over 100 degrees, but the humidity is usually low. Most evenings cool off nicely as breezes roll off the Bradshaws at sunset. Black Canyon City is an unincorporated community of almost 4000 people. A large percentage of the residents are retired. Many others work in Phoenix, but choose to live outside of the city congestion and pollution.