Carefree is a town located in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,927.

Carefree was first conceived in the mid-1940's by K.T. Palmer and Tom Darlington as a planned community. Land purchases were made beginning in 1955 and the first buildings went up in 1958. The emphasis was on leisure with names such as Easy Street, Tranquil Trail, and Ho and Hum Roads. The town’s motto is "Home of cowboys and caviar, where the Old West meets the new."

Carefree has the world's largest sundial. It stretches 62 feet and points to the North Star.