Area Attractions

Flagstaff in the summer time is all about nature, music & festivals. Here are just a few ideas:

Enjoy a downtown walking tour, music in the grass at Wheeler Park, tour the Arboretum's botanical gardens, watch the gray mare win by a nose, get a front-row seat at a real rodeo, cuddle up for a scenic skyride, explore a lava cave, hike and camp at beautiful Lockett Meadow, walk along the Arizona Trail, visit Elden Pueblo Indian ruins, see Wupatki ruins & Volcanic Sunset Crater, walk inside a mountain (Red Mountain), hike Walnut Canyon, climb Arizona's highest mountain, fish at Lake Mary or Anderson Mesa lakes, go birding at Marshall Lake, embark on an equestrian adventure, stargaze at Lowell Observatory, drop by Cardinals football camp, take part in Flagstaff's fun-filled 4th of July weekend, the Arizona Highland Celtic Festival, the Festival in the Pines, the Museum of Northern Arizona's Heritage Program, enjoy a round of golf, endless mountain biking and hiking trails, explore city and country on urban trails, listen to music at Heritage Square...whew...

Many events and activities are available year-round.

Come here in the fall and tour Flagstaff Open Studios when numerous amazing artists open their homes and studios for after hour sessions with the public. This citywide tour is a free, fascinating and rare opportunity. Hike the Aspen groves in and around the Peaks and watch them turn brilliant colors almost before your eyes. Check out the Coconino County Fair and the Flagstaff Festival of Science.

Enjoy our wintertime fun with cross-country and downhill skiing, holiday tours at Riordan Mansion, Holiday Lights Festival, Northern Lights Holiday Parade, numerous City of Flagstaff celebrations and a month long Flagstaff Winterfest with a wide variety of winter activities.

Don't forget Flagstaff's spring with the Northern Arizona Book Festival, Dancin' on the Mountain workshop and dance competition, Museum of Northern Arizona's masterworks of Native American and Regional Traditions and the Cinco-de Mayo Celebration with a parade, carnivals and dances throughout the city.

These are all in the immediate Flagstaff area.

Within day-trip driving distance from Flagstaff, you can visit The Grand Canyon, Williams, Sedona, Native Lands, Lake Powell, Winslow, Prescott, Jerome and the Verde Valley. We will guide you toward a host of marvelous natural and cultural wonders and activities in and around these destinations sure to uplift any spirit!

The exploration is endless...

Read more at:
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerece
Northern Arizona & Beyond
Arizona Daily Sun