As one of the few homesteads left intact in the canyon today, Slide Rock State Park is a fine example of early agricultural development in Central Arizona. The site was also instrumental to the development …

Algae on the rocks creates the slippery ride. Slide Rock includes a 1/2 mile of Oak Creek that is open for swimming, wading and sliding. The world-famous slide that our park is named for is an 80 foot-long …

Slide Rock Route: This is a 0.3-mile trail with a difficulty rating of moderate. This primitive route along Oak Creek is the main access to the Slide Rock Swim Area.

This gorgeous northern Arizona park sits comfortably within the red rock escarpments of Oak Creek Canyon, just north of Sedona, AZ. There’s so much to do at this park on the creek, and plenty of …

Park location information, maps, driving directions and coordinates for Slide Rock State Park in Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, AZ (85336).

Slide Rock is within the Coconino National Forest and borders the Secret Mountain Wilderness Area, both areas offer an array of outdoor recreation in varying serene atmospheres.

The Slide Rock area of Oak Creek Canyon is one of the most noted and popular tourist locations in the State. Pictures of the area are featured in all forms of media locally, nationally and internationally.

The apple orchard at Slide Rock State Park has graced the property since 1912, when Frank Pendley established his first plantings. Apples were the primary cash crop of the Pendley family homestead.

The park can be blanketed in snow and the ice formations at the creek and the surrounding mountainsides are a photographers dream. The occasional brave soul will sometimes be seen going …

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