How to get out Flagstaff
An unusual number of United States National Parks are close to Flagstaff, the largest and most famous of which is the Grand Canyon. Some others nearby:
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Walnut Canyon National Monument contains a number of Native American cliff dwellings built in a narrow canyon. Two trails allow good views of the ruins and the canyon. Fee; Park Pass applies.
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Wupatki National Monument contains a collection of Native American ruins scattered along a circular drive that also passes by Sunset Crater (an extinct volcano). Probably some of the finest outside of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Plan on spending most of the day on this loop drive. Fee $5, also entitling the visitor to entry to Sunset Crater; Park Pass applies.
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument At the southern end of the loop drive that connects it to Wupatki National Monument, this monument contains a relatively new volcano. The main eruption around 1064 C.E. built most of the cinder cone, with the last eruption in 1260 C.E. adding the spectacular to the cone's top. Fee, also entitling the visitor to entry to Wupatki; Park Pass applies.
Barringer Meteor Crater off of Interstate 40 east of Flagstaff offers another unique experience. This is an exceptionally well preserved meteor (impact) crater, although not the largest in the world as sometimes claimed. It is on private land, but the owners have done a good job of developing a visitor center that is informative, conservation-oriented and generally well done, in contrast to the many "tourist traps" along Route 66. See Winslow (Arizona) for details. Fee.
Montezuma Castle National Monument (cliff dwelling), located near Camp Verde, Arizona is on I17 between Phoenix and Flagstaff
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area famous for its Rainbow Bridge (Natural Bridge) National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
The detour through Sedona on the way South to Phoenix offers a scenic route west of the freeway.
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The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Flagstaff
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