Slide Rock State Park

Address	7 miles north of Sedona via Route 89A
Phone	520-282-3034

This is certainly one of the most memorable places in Arizona – an all-natural water park. The name refers to the lengthy grooved chutes in the sandstone, worn smooth through millennia of erosion, that can be ridden exactly like a water slide. In addition, there are natural wading pools, waterfalls, bathing streams, and wonderful jutting rock formations around the coursing water. In warm months the park in sure to be crowded and reminiscent of a summer beach day, an impression bolstered by the snack bars and other various vendors. The cider that’s sold is made from the nearby apple orchard, which you may also visit (though you can’t pick the apples).

To get to Slide Rock, you will drive on Route 89A through Oak Creek Canyon, a scenic road lined with picturesque views and appealing picnic spots. Canyon creeks are remarkably lush oases in deserts, and Oak Creek, despite the traffic, is well worth a stopover.