Slide Rock State Park

Pros: Beautiful area, unusual, a great way to spend the day.
Cons: Dangerous!

On a Thursday in June, 2004 we were in Sedona, Arizona. We spent one of our days at Slide Rock State Park. Information about the Park: Slide Rock State Park is located at 6871 North Highway 89A. Although it is considered in Sedona you ...

Pros: Fun, beautiful, cool
Cons: Limited parking, red rock stains clothes, weekends are a nightmare!

Ahh, I love this place! Upon moving to the northern Phoenix area, we had heard many tales of Slide Rock and were anxious to check it out for ourselves. Time constraints postponed our trip until my niece and nephew were out for a visit one summer.
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Pros: Hot in the summer, and crowded
Cons: Beautiful, peaceful almost any time of year.

Ah, memories of Slide Rock overtake me...

I used to live and work at the Grand Canyon. When we wanted to get away for a day, we'd jump in the car and head for Oak Creek and Sedona. Back then, Slide Rock wasn't a State Park, it was just...

Pros: Close to Phoenix (Nice Day Trip), Beautiful Area, Close to Other Stuff (Sedona)
Cons: Slick Rocks (Be careful), Gets Crowded, Can't Pick Apples

Slide Rock is a nice easy day trip from Phoenix, just a couple hours drive through beautiful Sedona into Oak Creek Canyon. It is a natural waterslide, maybe a more appropriate name would be Slime Rock since that's what it is, slimy rocks. it is fun, but ...

Pros: no cost
Cons: crowded in summer

Slide rock is one of the places to see when traveling in Arizona, about 30 miles south of Flagstaff. And just north of Sedona. Also one of the greatest places to visit on your trip.
Slide rock is a little hike down to this stream of water with...

Pros: Scenic, inexpensive, the water slide
Cons: Some what crowded,

I stopped off at this park at the suggestion of a friend of mine who had lived in the Phoenix area for some time. I was on my way to the Grand canyon's North Rim and this park provided an excellent interlude during the drive. I probably didn't do it...