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Slide Rock State Park – located 8 miles north of Sedona in Oak Creek Canyon. Mother Nature’s natural water slide will make a big splash with the kids! Fee required. (928-282-3034)http://www.azstateparks.com/Parks/parkhtml/sliderock.html

Red Rock State Park – on Lower Red Rock Loop Road off W. Hwy 89A. Established as a center for environmental education, the 286-acre park is surrounded by red rocks. Fee required. (928-282-6907)http://www.azstateparks.com/Parks/parkhtml/redrock.html

Red Rock Crossing/Crescent Moon Ranch – take W. Hwy 89A to Upper Red Rock Loop Road to one of the most photographed scenes in the U.S. Picnic tables are available but no overnight camping. Fee required.

Chapel of The Holy Cross – about 3 miles south of the “Y” (the stoplight at the intersection of Hwy 179 and 89A). A shrine of intriguing contemporary architecture built into the red rocks in 1956. (928-282-4069) http://sedona-attractions.10-best.info/sedonachapel.html

Honanki – From the “Y” in Sedona, go nine miles west on Hwy 89A to FR 525. Turn right on FR 525 (dirt road) and follow approximately 10 miles to Honanki. Sinagua ruin and rock art site situated in the red rock cliffs at the base of Loy Butte. Fee required. (928-282-3854)http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/red_rock/honanki-ruins.shtml

Jerome – 37 miles southwest of Sedona, take a trip back in history to the old mining town perched high on Cleopatra Hill. State Historic Park recounts the mining history so important to Arizona. (928-634-2900)

http://www.azjerome.com/

Grand Canyon – the South Rim is only a two hour drive from Sedona, or for a special treat, take a turn-of-the-century historic train from Williams to the Park. (800-843-8724)

http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm

Fort Verde State Historic Park – southwest of Sedona in Camp Verde, this was a major fort for General George Crook during the Indian Campaigns in the 1870s. An intriguing step back into Arizona’s military history. Fee required. (928-567-3275)

http://www.azparks.gov/Parks/parkhtml/fortverde.html

Montezuma Castle National Monument – 25 miles south, Exit 289 off Hwy I-17, is one of the oldest, best preserved cliff dwellings found in the Southwest. Fee required. (928-567-3322)

http://www.nps.gov/moca/index.htm

Verde River Canyon – rail excursions take visitors along the Verde River, over bridges, past crimson cliffs into the heart of Sycamore Canyon. Trains depart from Clarkdale. (928-639-0010)

http://www.verdecanyonrr.com/

Sedona Heritage Museum – located in Uptown at 735 Jordan Road, the museum highlights the history of Sedona, its pioneers and settlers, in words and photos. (928-282-7038)

http://www.sedonamuseum.org/

Tuzigoot National Monument – located between Clarkdale and Cottonwood, southwest of Sedona, a prehistoric ruin from the 13th Century built by Sinagua Indians. (928-634-5564)

http://www.nps.gov/tuzi/index.htm