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101 scenic drive Results

  • Full Day
  • About 200 miles
  • Maintained Dirt or Gravel

Scenic loop drive through the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument.

  • 2 hours
  • 29 miles oneway
  • Maintained Dirt/Gravel

Notom Road parallels the Waterpocket Fold of Capitol Reef National Park. It skirts the eastern section of Capitol Reef between Hwy 24 and the Burr Trail. Views of the Henry Mountains and Capitol Reef are among the highlights. Impassable when wet.

  • 2-4 hours
  • 88 mile loop
  • Paved

Just south of Flagstaff, Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Drive descends a breathtaking series of switchbacks into a scenic, smaller cousin of the Grand Canyon. Known for colorful rocks and unique formations, Oak Creek Canyon is famous the world around for its spectacular scenery.

  • 2 hours
  • 40 miles roundtrip
  • Maintained Gravel

The drive to Parissawampitts Point leads through a stately ponderosa pine forest to a panoramic view of the Grand Canyon and its tributary canyons.

  • 1 hour
  • 11 miles (17 km)

History, prehistory, nature and recreation come together along Parker Dam's 11 miles along the California/Arizona border near Lake Havasu. Camp, boat, and hike near the Colorado River, or enjoy rock hounding, photography, and wildlife viewing in a spectacular desert setting. Along the route, you'l...

  • 1 hour
  • 11 miles oneway
  • Paved

Parker Dam Road Back Country Byway highlights scenic, natural, historic, and prehistoric values along an 11-mile road that winds adjacent to the Colorado River.

  • Take about 2-4 hours to fully enjoy this byway.
  • 52.5 miles (84 km)

The Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road was designated by the Arizona Department of Transportation on September 20, 1985. The road travels through the Santa Cruz River Basin and has semi-arid valleys and narrow canyons separated by mountain ranges rising abruptly from the desert floor. The natural beauty ...

  • 1 hour
  • 24 miles oneway
  • Paved to Drake Road, Gravel therafter

In the fall, Perkinsville Road Scenic Drive is a good route to enjoy the changing colors of the area's aspen groves.

  • 1-2 hours
  • 20 - 25 miles oneway
  • Paved

Petrified Forest is a surprising land of scenic wonders and fascinating science. The park is located in northeast Arizona and features one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood.

  • 2-3 hours
  • 80 mile loop
  • Paved and Dirt / Gravel

South of Flagstaff, Plateau Lakes Scenic Drive takes you past a collection of large and small lakes fill natural depressions in the area's volcanic caprock. Plateau Country is popular with photographers for the lakes serve as reflecting pools for the surrounding mountains and forests.

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