Giant Boots

Now I'm starting to notice giant boots wherever I go. Advertising gimmick, or evidence of a stealth invasion by a race of giants? YOU DECIDE!

Tucson, Arizona

Directions: At the entrance to Rancho Del Rio, Sabino Canyon Road at Vactor Ranch Trail.
Last Visited: March 2009.
Update April 2011: Since this photo was taken, this giant boot has been repainted; it now simply says "Vactor Ranch."

Scottsdale, Arizona

Directions: In Old Town Scottsdale, at the corner of 1st Street and Brown Avenue.
Last Visited: March 2009.

Cave Creek, Arizona

Directions: In the parking lot next to the Cave Creek Tumbleweed Hotel, 6333 E. Cave Creek Rd.
Last Visited: May 2009.

Prescott, Arizona

Prescott's Annual Whiskey Row Boot Drop takes place on New Year's Eve, from the flagpole atop the Palace Building.
Directions: 120 S. Montezuma St (boot is only in place for a few days in late December and early January).
Last Visited: January 2022.

Sacramento, California

A playground slide, illustrating the nursery rhyme There was an old woman who lived in a shoe ...
Directions: Fairy Tale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive. An admission fee is charged.
Last Visited: October 1993.

San Antonio, Texas

At the base of the World's Largest Cowboy Boots, a cement plaque dated 3-20-87 has the artist's name (Bob Wade) and boot-clad footprints.
Directions: North Star Mall, 7400 San Pedro Ave (north side of mall, next to Loop 410 eastbound frontage road).
Last Visited: September 2021.

Kamuela, Hawaii

At plaque at the base of this giant boot says "1908-2008 / WAIOMINA CENTENNIAL / This commemorative boot is symbolic of the 1908 victory of four Waimea paniolo who reigned as World Champion steer ropers in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Wyoming / PANIOLO PRESERVATION SOCIETY." The paintings are signed "Art by Patrick Ching and Friends 2022 / Inspired by a Photograph by Chuck McKeand [street side] / Inspired by a Photograph by Christy Lassiter [parking lot side]."
Directions: 65-1154 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kamuela, Big Island, Hawaii.
Last Visited: October 2025.

Standard disclaimer: Sites are described for entertainment purposes only, as they were at the time of my last visit. I can not vouch for the current condition of the site or its accessibility.