I've been wanting to visit these wetlands for some time as I knew I would see some amazing birds…read morehere and so today finally made it here! Easy to find and right off of 89A in West Sedona. Parking is easy and maps and sign posts posted throughout to make your visit enjoyable. I got to see a bunch of water fowls including coots and their babies, mallards, great blue heron, green heron and many other smaller birds also! A lovely place go spend a few hours and there are restrooms and shaded picnic areas also. Definitely an awesome place for birding and being out in nature is really the best medicine!

Great place for a walk and bird watching! Best to go early in the morning. Many trails to walk.read more

7 mile round trip. Little horse to chicken coop, broken arrow to high on a hog, pass chapel back to…read morelittle horse. Great easy hike, 800 elevation and beautiful scenery w/out too many people.

Gorgeous trail! Has views right away. Leads to the Holy Cross Cathedral. Great views wherever you…read morelook. Also, our National Parks Pass, American the Beautiful works for parking here.

As a first time E-Bike user, Cowboy J and Birdman made the experience enjoyable with their detailed…read moreguidance of how to operate the e-bike and providing us trails to take. They provided us helmets and offered backpacks if needed. We mainly went down to the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which was way easier to park our bikes at and explore than driving. If you're looking to explore around the mountains while not having to worry too much about parking then I'd recommend Cowboy J and Birdman's ebike!

Awesome staff great fun! Would recommend this place to people of all ages and walks of liferead more

I definitely give this trail system, first time I mountain biked it - my *4F Fast Flow Furious Fun…read more(FFFF)!. Curvaceous narrow single track spinning and cruising across the terrain, dropping into and popping out of washes - my Santa Cruz, Tall Boy 29er suspension pop pop pops getting after it. The climb up Blowout canyon switch backs, a narrow trail on a steep ledge at times, requires concentration so you don't slip down hundreds of feet into valley. Pedaling up through Juniper trees with stellar views all around. Plus about a mile of rolling rock gardens - fun but technical. Then, descending *4F FFFF Fast Flow Furious Fun! What all mountain bikes love.

Blowout Wash Trailhead is relatively new and has a series of moderate-level, looping trails below…read moreMingus Mountain with great views of the Verde Valley, the red rock rim of Sedona and the San Francisco peaks. The trail system is well marked and well kept up. We took the Blowout Canyon trail 551 to Bullseye 557 in a clockwise direction. I recommend this direction for the best view of the red rocks and valley to the north while you are hiking. There is interesting geology with red and gray tuff rock in several places and a red rimmed wall along part of the wash canyon. We saw only a couple of other hikers and two sets of mountain bikers on a Thursday in January so this is a great place to get away from crowds and enjoy the views. There was some mud on about 1/4 of the trail which would make for messy mountain biking, and a few places of the trail are narrow with a pretty good drop off into the creek canyon, so this is best for experienced mountain bikers. It is a fairly easy trail for hikers with only moderate climbs. Our hike was about 6.5 miles, but there are many options for longer or shorter walks. There is no shade so this is best enjoyed in the spring, fall or winter. To get here take Mingus Ave south of highway 89A, head about 1.5 miles south of the airport where Mingus Ave turns into FR 493. There are a few bumps and rocks on the Forrest Service road but it is easily passable in any car. The parking lot for the trailhead is on the west side and is quite large.

This is a beautiful hiking spot with plenty of trails and nice scenery. The views of the mountains…read moreand the rock formations are extremely beautiful. What is also really nice is since this trail is near most of the ranches and farm land, there are ranchers and farmers who take their horses through here to help get them air and train them as well as practice with them too. What I really like about this trail is how there are parts that seem to show the remains of maybe where ranches maybe used to be. The fences and the feeding trays for livestock are still here and it's nice to see. And then there is the distance as well as time it could take to complete certain trails too. So be careful you don't get lost or miss the exit and end up looping around in circles. I would still check out this trail but watch your step as the horses may leave feces on the trail.

On this visit we took trail 308 from the parking lot but turned right this time on Mint Creek wash…read moretrail and after about 1/2 mile saw petroglyphs and hiked down to the creek which was flowing nicely and had a few small pools.

What a great activity for a vacation! My husband and I did the two hour Peabody tour on a warm…read moresummer morning. We had a wonderful time. We arrived a few minutes early and the van was there waiting for us with our e-bikes out and ready to go. We got a brief, thorough introduction to the bikes and trail. It was clear that they cared about us being safe and having a good time. If you haven't tried e-bikes before, it is like riding a normal bike on a slight downhill even when going against the wind or uphill. The trails were smooth, and the scenery was gorgeous. I highly recommend this activity and company.

Rented three bikes for two hours. My husband's bike started with only 3 out of 5 battery bars, and…read morealthough he mentioned it, the staff assured him it wouldn't be an issue. Unfortunately, even though we returned about 30 minutes early, his bike ran out of battery and he had to pedal and walk it back. My battery was also blinking and close to dying by the end. We didn't want to wait around for a replacement battery while on the trail, so we just returned the bikes and continued with our day.

I visited the Red Rock Ranger Visitor Center. Talk about a nice visitor center in the middle of a…read morescenic area. There's information inside about the geology of the area, the ecology, and more. The displays were quite informative. There was a gift shop area that was closed when I went, but looked like it had an assortment of stuff. My favorite part of the Ranger Station was the hummingbird feeders outside. I saw at least ten different hummingbirds of different species flitting around drinking from the feeders and chasing each other around. Helpfully, there were signs around helping to identify the species of birds. Seriously, I have never seen as many hummingbirds as I have during my visit. They pretty much ignore you too, so you can take photos and such. They're not shy! The bathrooms are outside the main visitor area - pretty standard. Great place to stretch your legs. I really enjoyed driving through here - there's the snow-capped San Francisco Peaks, towering red rocks of Sedona, ponderosa pine forests, deserts, and more. It's simply amazing in its breadth.

One of my most favorite places on earth…read more Red rocks, vortexes, sun rises and chill people. Sedona is pricey but gives a place to lay your head between hikes.

This small neighborhood park has surprisingly lovely views of the east valley and hills to the…read moresouth of Prescott Valley from a 3 mile mostly paved loop trail. The parking lot holds 4-5 cars and has two shaded Ramadas with picnic tables. The asphalt paved trail is best walked clockwise by heading east from the parking lot. For the first 15 minutes you walk by houses on a shrub oak lined path, then the trail opens up as you head southward and slightly uphill. There are nice views east towards Dewey and as you turn to head west, views of the mountains to the south are also very good. After a short, steep uphill, the trail heads due west. You can turn around at the high point or make it a loop by continuing west and crossing over to Old Black Canyon Highway (dirt road), then walking on the sidewalk along Lucky Draw Dr to the parking lot.