Arizona Trail Celebration Weekend in Flagstaff - Sept 11-13

[hikeaz]

Arizona Trail Day in Flagstaff!
Buffalo Park from 10 am to 2 pm:
•Live music from the Diamond Down String Band
•Local Food from McMillan Bar & Kitchen
•Beer garden featuring local brews from Wanderlust Brewery and Arizona Trail Ale from THAT Brewery
•Memorial honoring Dale Shewalter, father of the Arizona Trail
•Face Painting and Kids Coloring Contest
•Raffle with fantastic prizes!
•Gear Swap – bring your outdoor gear to sell and see what others have to sell at this community marketplace
•Bikepacking demonstration and advice from an expert
•Geocaching demonstration and activity
•Monster truck ambulance from Guardian Medical Transport
•Free granola bars provided by Nature Valley
•Free maps, information, and much more!

[azbackpackr]

I just like the name of the band.

[blisterfree]

Monster truck ambulance.

[hikeaz]

Monster truck ambulance.

[Jim]

You think they wasted money putting equipment and supplies in that ridiculous and useless thing, or is it purely a prop, as I suspect it is?

[sirena]

Here's the latest itinerary for this weekend's Arizona Trail celebration in Flagstaff, hope to see you there!

It all starts on Friday, September 11th at 8:00 pm with an Arizona Trail Talk at Eddie Bauer, 19 S. Regent Street, Suite 200. I'll take you on a tour of the trail, tell you stories from my recent thru-hike and share tips for planning your own Arizona Trail adventure! Goodie bags and special discounts for all at this free social event to kick off the Arizona Trail Day weekend celebration.

On Saturday, September 12th hike, run and ride on the Arizona Trail on your own or with friends in the morning, then join the ATA for these activities at Arizona Trail Day from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at beautiful Buffalo Park:

-Live music from the Diamond Down String Band
-Local Food from McMillan Bar & Kitchen
-Beer garden featuring local brews from Wanderlust Brewery and Arizona Trail Ale from THAT Brewery
-Walk the Arizona Trail with Jack Welch
-Memorial honoring Dale Shewalter, father of the Arizona Trail
-Face Painting and Kids Coloring Contest
-Raffle with fantastic prizes!
-Gear Swap – bring your outdoor gear to sell and see what others have to sell at this community marketplace
-Bikepacking demonstration and advice from an expert
-Hiking the Arizona Trail Q&A with recent thru-hikers
-Geocaching demonstration and activity
-Equestrian Talk about riding the Arizona Trail
-Monster truck ambulance from Guardian Medical Transport
-Free granola bars provided by Nature Valley
-Free maps, information, and much more!

On Sunday the 13th at 7:00 pm, join the ATA at the Orpheum Theater for the Arizona premiere of the movie Unbranded! This epic adventure documentary follows four men as they ride wild mustangs from Mexico to Canada during the spring and summer of 2013, including the length of the Arizona Trail. Ticket sales benefit the Arizona Trail Association and are available for $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Advance tickets are available at the film premiere ticket page http://www.aztrail.org/film_premiere.html.

Come celebrate the Arizona National Scenic Trail in Flagstaff, the state’s premier Gateway Community! For more information, visit http://www.aztrail.org/trail_day/flagstaff.html.

[JasonCleghorn]

I hate to sound incredibly selfish, but I had planned to summit Humphreys Saturday AM spending the night in Lockett Meadow Friday night to 'acclimate'. Would the presence of Trail Days make it less likely that I will get one of the 14.00 campsites, and conversely, as I am frugal to the extreme, are there some other non-pay campsites that I could park at the Lockett Meadow TH and walk to? Can you park overnight there if you aren't staying there? #andyesgoogleismyfriend

[ddgrunning]

are there some other non-pay campsites that I could park at the Lockett Meadow TH and walk to?

About a 1/2 mi. before you get to Lockett Meadow, there is a sign that says no camping beyond the sign other than in the designated camping areas at the campground. Last weekend, there were several folks that set up camp off the road, just before this sign. There are no facilities, so it's dispersed camping, but I guess that could be a fall back, if the designated sites are full.

[JasonCleghorn]

are there some other non-pay campsites that I could park at the Lockett Meadow TH and walk to?

About a 1/2 mi. before you get to Lockett Meadow, there is a sign that says no camping beyond the sign other than in the designated camping areas at the campground. Last weekend, there were several folks that set up camp off the road, just before this sign. There are no facilities, so it's dispersed camping, but I guess that could be a fall back, if the designated sites are full.

Thanks!

[big_load]

When I visited Kendrick Peak and the Abineau-Bear Jaw Loop, I was struck by the capacity for camping in that area. I've been down some of those roads before, but never so many in the same couple days. There's a lot of camping available within a short ride from there.

[JasonCleghorn]

Yeah when I did Kendrick, I saw them too... If we were going in via the Snowbowl side, I would totally use those, but I wanted to do the whole enchilada from Lockett Meadow to Humphrey's summit via Inner Basin...

I guess we could camp there and drive over to the Lockett Meadow TH...