WORLD 01 / 07 · Red Rock Country

Red Rock Country

the rocks keep the light

2 HRS FROM PHXBEST OCT–APRELEVATION 4,350 FT

The moveReach the trailhead before 7 AM, then let the afternoon belong to the Verde Valley.

Sedona does not ease into the light—it catches fire, one sandstone wall at a time. Start on the trail before breakfast, drift through the Verde Valley after, and save enough daylight for one last pullout.

Cathedral Rock

Sedona · Go before 8 AM

The red-rock view you came for, earned one step at a time.

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Tlaquepaque Arts Village

Sedona · Free entry

Courtyards, galleries, and red-rock shade.

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Slide Rock State Park

Sedona · $20 per vehicle

Nature made a waterslide; bring shoes with grip.

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Jerome to Cottonwood

Verde Valley · 45 scenic miles

One mountainside town, one wine trail, no interstate.

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Page Springs Cellars

Cornville · Flights from $25

Creekside Arizona wine with nowhere else to be.

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