Sedona - 2008 Official Guide - (Page 12) OUTDOOR RECREATION Munds Wagon Trail The Outdoor Recreation Experience Red Rock Country and the Mogollon Rim offer the perfect mix of spectacular sights and outdoor recreation, so much so that it’s almost impossible to experience one without the other. Whether you’re looking to hike in the colorful shade of a canopied canyon, to cool off in the waters of Oak Creek, to cycle over smooth sandstone surfaces, to camp in the majestic solitude of the world’s largest ponderosa pine forest, or to climb a spectacular red-rock spire, there is no end to the opportunities that await in Sedona’s great outdoors. For more information on area activities, equipment rentals or outfitters, refer to the Tourism Bureau directory on page 60. Steamboat Rock (928) 282-4119 for information, and check the directory for private campgrounds and RV facilities. FISHING AND BOATING Northern Arizona is brimming with water recreation. Sedona’s enclaves of creeks, eddies and hatcheries offer up renowned fishing spots. The Verde River lends itself to fishing, water play and whitewater rafting. Electric boats can test the waters of nearby Stoneman Lake, or Goldwater and Willow lakes near Prescott. Gasoline-powered boats are welcome north of Sedona at Upper Lake Mary. Visit fs.fed.us/r3/coconino or call (928) 282-4119 for more information. CAMPING & PICNICKING Popular day-use sites provided by the Forest Service are located at Call of the Canyon, near the STATE PARKS The Sedona area is home to two of Arizona’s most popular state parks and within an hour’s drive trailhead at West Fork; Crescent Moon Ranch, headquarters for of four others. Slip slide away at Slide Rock State Park, a natural a world-famous view of Cathedral Rock; and YOU MIGHT NEED A RED ROCK PASS! Grasshopper Point, a smaller When parking on Coconino National Forest land, visitors are required to display a site near Midgley Bridge. Red Rock Pass (or Golden Eagle, Golden Age or Golden Access) in the windshield Designated picnic areas of the vehicle. A pass is not necessary for hiking, biking or riding horseback when named Encinoso, Banjo Bill parking a vehicle is not involved, and not for activities that are incidental to traveling and Halfway are creek-side through the forest, such as stopping to take a photograph. Funds generated by haunts in Oak Creek Canyon, parking fees are used for conservation, restoration and preservation of the forest. as are Bootlegger, Cave Daily, weekly, annual and grand annual passes for $5, $15, $20 and $40, are available Springs, Manzanita and Pine through self-serve machines, at the uptown Sedona Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center and Oak Creek Vista Overlook. Flat campgrounds. Call the District Ranger Station at PARKING 12 Experience Sedona 2008 VisitSedona.com SedonaChamber.com SedonaFilmOffice.com Left photo by James Q. Martin Right by Tom Johnson http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/ http://SedonaFilmOffice.com http://VisitSedona.com http://SedonaChamber.com
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