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Honanki Heritage Site - 6 members in 16 triplogs have rated this an average 3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Apr 18 2025
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69 male
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 Far NE Phoenix,
Sedona Heritage Sites, AZ 
Sedona Heritage Sites, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 18 2025
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,762
Hiking1.86 Miles 620 AEG
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Plans were to spend an easy day checking out a couple of ruin (heritage) sites we hadn't been to before, grab some lunch in Sedona, and then enjoy a short hike.

After acquiring my required (and overpriced) 10 a.m. reservations online for the Palatki Heritage Site ($1 per person), we headed north. We arrived at 9:30 and were able to join the first group of the day—an unexpected stroke of luck.

Our group of seven made our way up to the cliff dwellings, with an informative volunteer explaining the story of this two-floor ruin and the history of the area. Interesting stuff.

We made our way back down, where we met our second volunteer docent—who just happened to be the husband of the first. The rain started as we headed back up. He led us to the "Grotto" area, which is littered with ancient graffiti. The rain continued.

About four miles north on FR525, we reached the Honanki Heritage Site. We parked in the lot, had a snack, and waited for the rain to let up. The gate attendant came out to our car to let us know he was locking up early due to muddy trails. If we wanted to visit, we had to go now.

We made the half-mile loop, which included an interesting cliff dwelling section along with copious scribblings (including one dated 2/27/25 from JL Black). I mentioned this to the attendant, who clarified it was actually from 2/27/1925.

We then headed to lunch at the Mesa Grill at the airport to wait out the rain. Ultimately, we gave up on another hike—rain and 39 degrees was a bit much. It was still raining in Sedona at 6:30 p.m.
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Aug 23 2024
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48 male
 Joined Jun 09 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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cw50must • Triplogs 334
Hiking0.75 Miles 336 AEG
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I took the Outlaw OHV trail out to the ruins. High clearance recommended for that route, but you can also take the regular dirt road right to them as well. The hike is short, but these were a site to see. I was impressed with the ruins, they were cool. Its also nice back in there against the rock wall.
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Oct 10 2023
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Hiking1.00 Miles 336 AEG
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Arrived mid day, few around. Good sun exposure.
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Nov 06 2015
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46 male
 Joined Oct 19 2010
 Mesa, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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Charger55 • Triplogs 573
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Since we did Palatki, we figured we might as well do Honanki too. The road going in is a little more rugged than the one to Palatki. We made it just fine in my compact car the day after heavy rains, but you may want to check ahead. The site is unique with the abundance of pictographs and petroglyphs being right above the dwellings.
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Dec 29 2012
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56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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DarthStiller • Triplogs 857
Hiking1.20 Miles 40 AEG
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Took the family up here to check these ruins out after hiking Fay Canyon. Not a whole lot to see, but still pretty nice to see once. About as many pictographs as I've seen at a dwelling other than Keet Seel. The Site Host who you check in with at the parking lot was a Pink Jeep employee, which probably tells you the extent of influence that business has in the Sedona area these days. She was a very nice lady and had quite a lot of information about the area. At the end we noticed a second set of dwellings a few hundred feet to the right of the ones open to the public. I found a faint trail that junctions the main trail that looks like they would take you right to them, but decided only to walk about 50' or so before turning back :guilty: .

All in all, a very nice weekend in Sedona during an extended holiday break.
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Nov 19 2012
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41 male
 Joined Sep 13 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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jochal • Triplogs 604
Hiking0.50 Miles 40 AEG
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Nov 11 2012
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44 male
 Joined Nov 25 2008
 Scottsdale, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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Booneman • Triplogs 4,634
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We finally took a Jeep tour in Sedona after finding a deal on Amazon. It was actually a lot of fun, and a nice way to see some new areas without having to drive myself.
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Apr 07 2011
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56 male
 Joined Aug 23 2005
 Pike National Fo
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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sneakySASQUATCH • Triplogs 975
Hiking0.50 Miles 40 AEG
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Took my uncle as they requested to see some ruins. Palatki just had viewpoint open. So we came here as well. Nice to spend time with family.
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Nov 12 2009
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 Joined Sep 06 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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HikerGirl_inAZ • Triplogs 94
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Nov 08 2009
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68 male
 Joined Jan 24 2007
 Scottsdale, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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Morgan • Triplogs 7
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I consider this hike along with the Palatki Ruins hike to be companion hikes since they are located approximately 5 miles apart NW of Sedona.
At the parking lot, cross the road and sign in at the Visitor booth. Next follow te trail until you come to a fork in the trail-stay left. In a short time, you will reach the dwellings. The trail allows you to move across the various rooms were you will see a great example of Indian Rock Art.
Another cool Indian site!
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Apr 18 2009
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 Flagstaff, AZ
Sedona Ruins , AZ 
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fotogirl53 • Triplogs 181
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Quick trip to Palatki for photos with friends, then to Honani for more photos. Said goodbye to the friends and followed clues to a cave outside the site--climbed up and found it! The locusts got a 1/4 liter of blood from me, but it was worth it. Pictographs and 'glyphs, a view to die for. Saw a cottonwood tree, stopped the truck, walked in and found a spring-fed large pond full of goldfish!
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Jan 23 2009
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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cabel • Triplogs 402
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May 31 2008
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 Scottsdale, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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Crzy4AZ • Triplogs 615
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Loved the petroglyphs and pictographs. Ruins were so-so. Crowded with people on jeep tours of various colors.
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Jan 19 2008
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50 male
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 Avondale, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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9avilaturtle • Triplogs 193
Hiking0.60 Miles 40 AEG
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:sweat: Cool ruins with the wife.
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Jan 14 2007
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 Pocatello, ID
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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PaleoRob • Triplogs 1,135
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Visted Honanki - man, this site was huge! I saw the ruin through the trees from the parking area, but when we got there, it became obvious that the site extended much further than we could seen before. Looks like it may have had three stories at some point in some portions. I was unprepared for it to be so large. Very cool site. Not nearly as much rock art as Palatki, but the ruins were, I think, more impressive in terms of scale.
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Sep 04 2005
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65 male
 Joined May 14 2003
 Ahwatukee, AZ
Honanki Heritage SiteSedona, AZ
Honanki Heritage Site
Sedona, AZ
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Randal_Schulhauser • Triplogs 1,009
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With Benny Coe. Went to Tuzigoot first to view an example of Pueblo architecture from the ancients. Then on to Honanki to view an example of Cliff Dwelling architecture. Benny's first visit to some ruins and was suitably impressed...
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