Green Valley is located about 30 minutes south of downtown Tucson and 25 minutes from the Tucson airport.

Located near the Green Valley Recreation, East Social Center.  The East Center is Green Valley Recreation's oldest and most beautiful center.   The breathtaking Rose Garden at the front of the center is maintained by the Green Valley Rose Society and is a major focal point in the community.  East Center also hosts a wide variety of amenities such as: a lapidary shop; an art room; billiards room; swimming pool with a chair lift; spa; fitness center; shuffleboard courts, tennis courts; sand volleyball court, and sports courts that used for pickle ball and basketball.  East Center has an  auditorium, lounge, meeting rooms, and a kitchen for catering events.

Green Valley Recreation facilities and activities are available to renters for a one-time nominal fee.

Nearby is the Continental Mall with a Safeway Grocery store.  Several banks are located here and there are numerous  restaurants in and near the Mall.

Madera Canyon, renowned for bird watching and hiking, is 17.2 miles or 32 minutes away.

Renowned Tubac, known worldwide for art galleries, working studios, and gift shops is just 23 miles or 31 minutes away.

Green Valley has 5 public golf courses of which one is just 1/2 mile away. There are also a great number of golf courses in the greater Tucson area.