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| no partners | | Slide Rock State Park. Not really a hike, more a walk. So no route guide really needed. But don’t dismiss going. The park offers gorgeous and enchanting scenes of Oak Creek cascading down through a colorful canyon, with differing and varying vantage points and looks throughout.
The park sits a short distance north of Sedona, so fitting in a visit while your otherwise in the area doesn’t put you too far away. Note though in spring and summer the park attracts large crowds to wade in the water (no problem with tha), and even in off season by noon the crowds grow (again no problem with that). But to the degree you aim for serenity in nature, best to arrive right at opening at 8 am (note subject to variation, eg. snow conditions), on a crisp-to-cold fall/winter morning. I have been done so and been able to roam essentially alone for a couple hours.
Now on a visit, as time permits, go up both sides (a footwalk allows for crossing, though on my last visit water surges had pushed the bridge partially away from shore, but still crossable), and go both upstream and downstream (even under the road bridge), and along the overlook above. A fee is charged, not much, except in peak season, but unless you look take a luxurious wade in the water, peak season likely won't provide a serene setting.
Small photo note: The pictures in the photoset contain reasonable resolution to click the expansion button to the right under each photo, to get a large rview, to the degree you view hike az on a larger screen like that for a PC. |
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. Oh to have their energy..... 
) This really was a dissapointment. 10 bucks for a short walk to a touron oriented swimming hole, which is closed periodically because of bacteria, plus the sight and sound of traffic above us wasnt a plus in my book. Some of the state parks seem like big rip offs.
