OUR STORY
Rocking K
Designed by Nature
Rocking K is a new foothills community, conveniently located southeast of Tucson, AZ. This master-planned community of new homes is positioned at the base of the Rincon Mountains, next to Saguaro National Park, and within the nationally recognized, award winning Vail School District.
The vision for Rocking K is to create the preferred place to live in the southwest; where nature’s beauty and access to the outdoors is embraced. Rocking K is an ideal place to discover, explore and connect with nature and neighbors.
Designed by Nature and just waiting to be discovered
What We Value
At Rocking K, we’re creating a community where generations of families will be proud to call this mountain foothills community home.
The founders’ original intention of creating a high Sonoran desert community is now a reality.
Read on to learn more about Rocking K’s community values.
Natural
Open Spaces
Living close to nature is the foundation of Rocking K community design. Locally quarried stone, native landscapes, riparian green belts and wildlife corridors are integrated into neighborhoods. The Rincon Mountains with unobstructed sunsets and night skies dominate the views. There is more than 30% natural undisturbed open space protected throughout community. The Rincon Valley is known for its ecotourism and world-class outdoor attractions. At Rocking K, nature is near.
Active Outdoor
Lifestyles
Rocking K encourages residents to spend time outside, within the community and throughout the Rincon Valley. Just outside homes are trails for walking and biking that connect residents to the community’s 20-acre Diamond Community Park which includes soccer fields, basketball and pickle ball courts and innovative playscapes. Visit “Little Arizona” the Park’s splash pad that pays tribute to the State’s mountains and rivers. Saguaro National Park, Colossal Cave Mountain Park and the planned Bike Ranch Resort are just minutes away along Old Spanish Trail.
Nationally
Recognized
Education
The Vail Unified School District is nationally recognized and one of the top-ranked districts in the State for its success in innovative educational instruction and track record of student outcomes. Ocotillo Ridge Elementary and Old Vail Middle School will serve Rocking K students until the planned on-site K-8 is built within Rocking K. Rocking K students can choose to attend any one of six high schools in VUSD. The new Mica Mountain High School opened in 2020. It is located a short distance from Rocking K along the new Valencia Rd. extension. Pima Community College and University of Arizona provide a variety of secondary education options.
Easy Connections
and Convenience
Rocking K is an ideal location for working remotely with fiber to each home. Connecting with the region’s major employers, retailers and service providers is easy via the newly constructed 3-mile Valencia Rd. connection. Downtown Tucson, the University of Arizona and the Tucson International Airport are minutes away. Two new SE regional hospitals are under construction. Houghton Rd. is a major business, retail and service corridor. Conveniently, the Rincon Valley has a variety of neighborhood grocery stores and restaurants which offer outdoor dining, easy pick-up and delivery.
Innovative
Community Design
Integrating new concepts and best practices in community design has been key to the Rocking K master-plan. Master developer, Diamond Ventures, Inc., Rocking K homebuilders and the extensive Rocking K team of professional consultants have evaluated options for communication technology, reduced and renewable energy, sustainable and green building design, water conscious landscapes, air quality and walkable neighborhoods. Each phase of Rocking K is an opportunity to create a more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable community.
COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT
This is Rocking K
Rocking K is Tucson’s premier new master-planned home community located at the base of the Rincon Mountain Foothills in Vail, Arizona. Arizona-inspired homes in a high Sonoran desert setting. This is Rocking K.
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What our Residents Say
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Rocking K News and Events
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- Southeastern Arizona encompasses five counties that are accessed by the transcontinental Interstate 10 Highway. Pima County is the largest of the southern Arizona counties and home to the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area with a 2024 population of 1,080,149.
- Tucson is surrounded by five notable mountain ranges, providing natural beauty and backdrop to those that live and visit the area.
- The Tucson MSA is 113 miles south of Phoenix AZ. The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale MSA population in 2024 was 5.187 million. Tucson 406 miles east of San Diego CA and 484 miles east of Los Angeles CA. Tucson is 537 miles to Telluride CO and 788 miles to Sunrise CO ski resorts. Tucson is 899 miles south of Denver CO. Tucson is 584 miles to Taos NM. Tucson is 896 miles west of Austin TX and Tucson is 212 miles north of Rocky Point, Mexico’s closest beach resort.
- Pima County is home to two Indian Reservations, five incorporated Cities/Towns and many well established, welcoming unincorporated communities. These are US Census Designated Places, CDPs. Each has unique attributes, community character and a respected quality of life.
- The Rocking K Master Planned Community is located southeast of the Tucson MSA within the Rincon Valley Community and shares its community culture with the adjacent Vail Community. The Rincon Valley 2019-2023 Median Household Income was $132,167.
- Southern Arizona enjoys over 300 days of sunshine annually.
- Tucson and Pima County are nationally top ranked when it comes to clean air.
- The Southern Arizona region one of America’s top cyclist and bike-friendly areas in the U.S.
- Tucson is home to the University of Arizona, founded in 1885 and ranked among the top 100 public universities in the U.S.
- Arizona is known for entrepreneurship and is one of the top 10 states in the country to start a business.
- Arizona has a 40% higher job growth rate in the technology sector than the U.S. overall.
- The patent rate in Tucson per capita of workers exceeds that of Arizona and the nation and ranks among the highest among western states.
- Tucson has been honored as one of nine cities worldwide that is designated a “World Festival and Event City” including the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase, Tucson Festival of Books, Fiesta de los Vaqueros, Tucson Jazz Festival and more.
- Southern Arizona hosts sporting events year-round including the Boston Marathon-Qualifier, the Arizona Bowl, Tour de Tucson, and the Cologuard Classic PGA Tour Championship.
- Sports are the pride and joy of Southern Arizona and the Tucson metropolitan area. The University of Arizona Wildcat athletics consistently secure national titles and feed athletes into professional leagues. Tucson Roadrunners are a professional ice-hockey team in the American Hockey League. The Tucson Sugar Skulls are a professional indoor-football team. FC Tucson is a soccer club, part of USL League One.
- Southern Arizona has a growing wine industry with over 120 wineries and tasting rooms, including vineyards in the Sonoita-Elgin and Willcox regions, with Willcox producing 74% of the state's wine grapes.
- Tucson is known as the “Astronomy Capital of the World” with unparalleled night skies. Saguaro National Park is designated at the world’s ninth Urban Night Sky Place.
- Southern Arizona and Tucson are known for its indigenous, creative food culture. Tucson was the first U.S. city designated as a UNESCO (United Nations’ Education, Science and Culture Organization) City of Gastronomy.
- The Rincon Valley and Rocking K are located in the Sonoran Desert, the native home to the saguaro cactus species, Carnegiea gigantea. The saguaro can grow over 40’ feet tall and live more than 150 years. It is protected in Arizona under the Native Plant Protection Act.
