United States Department of Agriculture Coconino National Forest RED ROCK RANGER DISTRICT Recreation Guide Pictured: Cathedral Rock ARE YOU PREPARED? Visitor Centers Welcome to the Red Rocks! Visitor Centers help you get accurate local information to make the most of your visit. The locations listed below provide: restrooms, recreation and travel information, guidebooks, gifts, map sales, and Federal Recreation Pass information and sales (limited per location). Red Rock Ranger District Visitor Center 8375 State Route 179 Phone: (928) 282-4119 and 203-2900. Open daily 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tell someone where and when you are going, and carry the following items with you when you venture out on the trail: Oak Creek Vista Viewpoint North on State Route 89A, just past Milepost 390. Water: At least one gallon per person, per day. Open daily 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (seasonal). : Salty snacks. Eat twice as much as normal. Food Oak Creek Visitor Center (Indian Gardens) First Aid Kit. North on State Route 89A at Milepost 378.2. Phone: (928) 203-0624. or : Extra batteries. Flashlight Headlamp Open daily 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (seasonal). Map and Compass. Sedona Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center Appropriate Clothing: Extra layer, rain jacket, hiking 331 Forest Road, Sedona, 86336 shoes, hat, and sunscreen. Phone: (928) 282-7722. Whistle and Signal Mirror: For emergencies. Open daily 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. or . Knife Multi-tool Daily and Weekly Red Rock Passes may be purchased at local stores, Cell Phone: Call 911 if injured and stay in place until hotels and all required locations using the kiosk and a credit card. See help arrives. Be aware that service can be unreliable. page 3 for more information on passes. Forest Service Southwestern Region Coconino National Forest Publication No. RG-R3-04-06 Revised March 2020 www.fs.usda.gov/coconino REMEMBER AS YOU EXPLORE... NATIONAL FOREST RECREATION FEE AREA The Southwest sun can be INTENSE. Weather Changes quickly and unexpectedly. Be Do I Need a Pass? prepared for extreme heat or cold, high winds, and sudden storms all in the same day. If you leave your car unattended while recreating at one of the fee sites shown on the map below, you must display a valid recreation pass on your vehicle dashboard or rearview mirror. Leave What You Find What is the Money Used For? Plants, rocks, artifacts, insects, and animals should be left It’s used right here to maintain trails and toilets, TO where you found them so that others can enjoy the discovery Recreation Fee Area FLAGSTAFF staff visitor centers, enforce laws that protect the area, and inform visitors. as well. Also, please do not stack rocks. NORTH MILES Oak Creek Vista 0 1 2 3 4 5 Visitor Center Where Can I Get a Pass? Respect Wildlife Federal Interagency Passes are available at the Recreational fee site / Pass required Keep your pets on a leash, and observe any wildlife Cookstove Red Rock Ranger District Visitor Center, Sedona from a distance. Never feed wild animals or throw Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center (Annual Trailhead / Pass not required Information rocks or other objects at them. Harding Springs only), and any National Park or Monument. Concessionaire or State Park / Separate fee site Red Rock Passes are available at the Red Rock Leave No Trace No campfires / No camping area Call of the Canyon Ranger District Visitor Center, Sedona Chamber Pack out and dispose of any trash Camping and campfires are only allowed in properly. Even “natural” waste such designated campgrounds within Oak Creek Canyon. of Commerce Visitor Center, Oak Creek Canyon Daily or Weekly Telephone Visitor Center, and numerous local stores and vended passes as apple cores and fruit peels should Separate Fee Sites: Red Rock and Federal Interagency are available at hotels. Daily and Weekly Red Rock Passes may be trailheads. be carried out with you. Passes are not valid at: • Call of the Canyon (West Fork) Bootlegger • Crescent Moon Ranch purchased at all required locations using your credit • Grasshopper Point card at the kiosk. Banjo Bill Stay On the Trail Mooney Honanki • Red Rock State Park Heritage • Slide Rock State Park Follow the rock cairns like the one Site Vultee shown here, especially to find your Halfway GRAND Arch OAK CREEK Red Rock Passes way on slickrock areas. y Secret ANNUAL r CANYON Palatki amp a Canyon Slide Rock Loy c f i re d Heritage O s n State Park Canyon or u $40 Site N o c b am DAILY WEEKLY ANNUAL 12 months pi ng Long Canyon Includes W. Fork, Brins Encinoso $5 $15 $20 FR525 Mesa Crescent Moon & FR795 Arizona Cypress FR152 One calendar day 7 consecutive days 12 consecutive mos Grasshopper Pt. Fay Boynton Devils Oak Creek Canyon Bridge Visitor Center Rd Soldier OK Pass Jim Grasshopper Boynton Pass Thompson Point Doe/Bear Andante Mountain Midgley Aerie Bridge NO Campfires Dry Creek NO Camping Two Fences outside of Sugarloaf O N LY Y U Thunder Mtn Huckaby designated Brewer campgrounds SEDONA Girdner Margs Carroll Airport Draw Red Rock Loop Canyon Saddle CAN PREVENT WILDFIRES Broken Arrow Old Mystic • Always extinguish and dispose of cigarettes properly. Don’t flick your Post Schuerman Chapel ashes or butts on the ground—especially near vegetation. Mtn Cathedral Rock Little Horse Baldwin Crescent • Only build campfires in designated areas clear of vegetation and debris. Moon Federal Interagency Passes Verde Courthouse Never leave a campfire unattended, as it is illegal to do so. Ranch Butte Current passes pictured. All valid interagency passes honored. Valley Red Rock Turkey Yavapai State Park Creek Bell Rock ANNUAL MILITARY ACCESS LIFETIME • Drown, stir, and feel your campfire before leaving the area to make sure Point Vista Page School $80 Free Free it’s completely out. If it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to leave. TO Jacks Canyon Available to U.S. active duty U.S. citizens with COTTONWOOD Rd Springs everyone and dependents proof of disability VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK • Inspect your vehicle for proper tire pressure, and Rd ensure tow chains are not dragging. Tire rims and Red Rock chains cause sparks if they come in contact with House Mountain Ranger Station pavement during driving. Rd Woods Canyon TO • Do not park vehicles over dry vegetation. Flats FLAGSTAFF CORNVILLE SR. ANNUAL SR. LIFETIME 4TH GRADERS • Fireworks and exploding targets are always Cornville Beaverhead illegal on national forests. $20 $80 Free Rd U.S. citizens 62 and over U.S. citizens 62 and over U.S. Sep-Aug 4th Grade yr • Call 911 to report a wildfire. Bell Exit 298 TO PHOENIX V-V Heritage Pictured: Bell Trail Site 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Oak Creek Canyon A Pick up after your pets. Use the toilet. DO NOT defecate or urinate in the creek. B Use swimming diapers if your child is not trained. Dispose of properly. NO GLASS containers Human and pet waste within 300 ft. have degraded Oak of Oak Creek Creek’s water quality and can make you sick. Don’t drink creek C water, and do not enter the water if you have diarrhea or open sores. D E R E M E M B E R : No bikes in designated Wilderness areas. F G H I J K R E M E M B E R : No bikes in designated Wilderness areas. L M NORTH 0 1 MILES 2 Campground Day-Use Area Fire Tower Day-Use Sites Our Partners N Ranger Station Drinking Veh Loc Site Name Fee Water Sites Max Season www.SedonaRedRockTrails.org Scenic View B7 Banjo Bill RRP/Veh -- 12 15’ S B8 Bootlegger RRP/Veh -- 10 15’ S Trailhead D2 Call of the Canyon $11/Veh -- 6 30’ YR K5 Crescent Moon $11/Veh Yes 14 30’ YR Visitor Information E8 Encinoso RRP/Veh -- 12 15’ YR G9 Grasshopper Pt. $9/Veh -- 3 30’ YR Trail C7 Halfway RRP/Veh -- 8 15’ S L3 Red Rock SP $7/Each Yes 3 36’ YR O Lime Kiln Trail C7 Slide Rock SP $10-30/Veh Yes 15 36’ YR R E M E M B E R : When on a bike, YIELD to Gravel/Dirt Road Campgrounds both hikers and horses. D2 *Cave Springs $22/Site Yes 82 36’ S Scenic Byway J6 *Chavez Group $80-235 J6 (By Reservation) Per Site Yes 3 40’ YR Primary Highway D8 *Manzanita (tent only) $22/Site Yes 18 12’ YR C2 *Pine Flat $22/Site Yes 36 36’ S Paved Road P * =RRP Required RRP=Red Rock Pass YR=Year Round S=Seasonal Private, State or Reservations available by calling (877) 444-6777 or visit www.recreation.gov. City Park Boundary Red Rock Passes or Interagency Passes are NOT valid for other fee areas, developed campgrounds or State Park entry. 5 SEDONA AREA TRAILS AREA SEDONA Red Rock Trails LENGTH ELEV CHNG LENGTH ELEV CHNG LENGTH ELEV CHNG VERDE VALLEY’S HISTORY & CULTURE Loc Trail Mi Km Ft M Loc Trail Mi Km Ft M Loc Trail Mi Km Ft M A7 A.B. Young 2.4 3.9 2,000 610 F4 Devil’s Bridge 0.8 1.3 350 107 I1 Outer Limits 6.1 9.8 100 30 Prehistoric cliff dwellings and rock art sites offer vivid evidence of habitation over the past 1,500 years. According to archaeologists, the Sinagua (meaning “without water”) culture flourished in the Verde Valley from around A.D. 600 to A.D. 1400. Around A. D. 1400, I6 Adobe Jack 2.1 3.4 120 37 G1 Doe Mountain 0.7 1.1 400 122 J7 Peccary 0.5 0.8 100 30 the Sinagua abandoned the Verde Valley.