Local Attractions
Blazin’ M Ranch
Tickle your funny bone and satisfy your tastebuds with an evening at the Blazin’ M Ranch Chuckwagon-style Dinner and Show.
Cottonwood
928.634.0334
800.937.8643
www.blazinm.com
Cowboy Jeep Tours
Cottonwood
888.544.JEEP (5337)
928.254.9391
www.Cowboy-Jeep-Tours.com
Gingerbread House
Visit us and get a free sample of homemade fudge. Gifts, crafts, fudge, Gold Canyon and Yankee Candles. Z-Coil Pain Relief footwear available in all sizes.
115 S. Main St.,
Cottonwood
928.634.1670
Gold King Mine & Ghost Town
Demonstrations, gift shop, petting farm, walk-in mine, blacksmith shop, working sawmill. Open 9am-5pm daily. Admission charged. 100-year-old gold mining town.
Jerome
928.634.0053
www.goldkingmine.net
Out of Africa Wildlife Park
Open year-round; located 90 minutes north of Phoenix and 30 minutes south of Sedona. Admission covers all shows and tours.
4020 N. Cherry Road,
Camp Verde
928.567.2840
www.outofafricapark.com
Pink Jeep Tours
Since 1958, Pink Jeep Tours has been providing the most talked about off-road adventures in the Southwest. Our award-winning excursions are known as the premier ‘must-do’ tours in Sedona. You Gotta Do It!
Sedona
928.282.5000
800.8.SEDONA
www.pinkjeep.com
Red Rock Western Jeep Tours
Beauty, history, wildlife, and geology are all an integral part of the Verde Canyon and the Railroad that travels within.
Sedona
928.282.6826
800.848.7728
www.redrockjeep.com
Verde Canyon Railroad
300 N. Broadway,
Clarkdale
928.639.0010
800.293.7245
www.verdecanyonrr.com
Verde Santa Fe Golf Club
Verde Santa Fe Golf Club is open to the public 365 days a year and is a par 71 layout at just over 3,300’ elevation.
645 S. Verde Santa Fe Pkwy.,
Cornville
928.634.5454
Day Trips
Air Grand Canyon
Prescott
928.776.6000
800.247.4726
www.airgrandcanyon.com
Arizona Helicopter Adventures
Sightseeing tours of Sedona and Northern Arizona. Experience the best views from a comfortable Bell Jet Ranger Helicopter with in-flight narrative by a highly-skilled pilot.
928.282.0904 www.Azheli.com
Arcosanti – Cosanti Foundation
Mayer 928.632.7135
www.arcosanti.org
Ancient Ruins
Petroglyphs
1,032 individual petroglyphs have been identified on 13 panels at the V-bar-V Ranch Prehistoric Rock Art Site. They are outstanding examples of the Beaver Creek style found throughout the eastern half of Verde Valley.
928.284.5323.
Palatki Ruins
Palatki (Hopi for “red house”), is a cliff dwelling sheltered in a Supai sandstone overhang, constructed by the Southern Sinagua people, who inhabited the area from approximately 650 to 1300. A most outstanding pictograph site, walls display art from archaic cultures extending back over 6,000 years to the work of the Sinagua, the Yavapai and Apache Tribes of historic times. Coconino National Forest.
For reservations call 928.282.3854.
Honanki Ruins
Honanki held one of the largest population centers in the Verde Valley, primarily occupied 1130 through 1280. Honanki consisted of about 60 rooms and a number of pictographs. The 700-year-old well-preserved ruins and the rock art on the walls are fascinating.
Coconino National Forest.
Fee area.
Recreational Parks
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Offering excellent camping and RV facilities, the park attracts the recreational user. Twenty acres of lagoons are stocked with rainbow trout from November through March or you can get in your canoe and journey downstream on the Verde River. With a phenomenal trail system, the park offers many opportunities for wildlife viewing, bird watching, fishing, hiking, biking and horseback riding. Over 100 species of birds have been identified in the immediate confines of the park.
928.634.5283
Fee area. Allow half day.
Red Rock State Park – Center for Environmental Education
Hiking trails and beautiful vistas attract visitors to this unique park nestled along the riparian cottonwood/sycamore corridor of Oak Creek. The visitor center offers displays and theater presentations on the area, and the gift shop features books on nature-related topics. Available daily are guided nature walks by rangers and volunteer naturalists. In addition, special programs occur throughout the year.
928.282.6907
Fee area.
Slide Rock State Park
Slide Rock State Park offers an easy walk past old cabins and the flourishing famed Oak Creek apple orchard. Continue on to the stairs and trail that leads to Oak Creek, where water rushes through natural red rock sluices. In the summertime, kids and adults love to ride the water down these sluices, sunning themselves afterward on the rocks Slide Rock State Park
928.282.3034
Oak Creek Canyon
The “switchbacks” of Oak Creek Canyon may seem a bit unnerving, but are well worth the drive to the top. The Scenic Overlook offers a fantastic view of the Canyon and beyond. There may be Native American hand-made jewelry and craft items to pick up as an authentic souvenir.
Oak Creek Visitors’ Center
928.282.4119
Red Rock Crossing, Cathedral Rock and Crescent Moon Recreation Area
At Crescent Moon Recreation Area, visitors walk along Oak Creek and see impressive views with unbelievable photo opportunities of Cathedral Rock. Sedona Ranger Station
928.282.4119
Crescent Moon/Red Rock Crossing
928.204.1389
Fee area.
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