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Slide Rock State Park is an Arizona State Park located in Oak Creek Canyon 7 miles (11 km) north of Sedona, Arizona, United States. It takes its name from a natural water slide formed by the slippery bed of Oak Creek.
Oak Creek, a tributary of the Verde River, flows along the bottom of the canyon, and is one of the few perennial streams in the high desert region of northern Arizona. Oak Creek is largely responsible for carving the modern Oak Creek Canyon, although movement along the Oak Creek Fault, a 30-mile (48 km) long north–south normal fault line, is thought to have played a role as well.
Upon leaving Sedona, SR 89A becomes the state designated Sedona–Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road. [9] The highway heads northeast into a wooded area from Sedona and follows Oak Creek as it enters Oak Creek Canyon. SR 89A then curves to the north as it follows the creek and provides access to Slide Rock State Park along this portion of the highway ...
Water levels in Sedona’s Oak Creek Canyon crested over 12 feet, the highest since 2004, according to local reports from AZ Family.This footage, uploaded by the Sedona Fire District’s Facebook ...
Slide Rock State Park: Coconino: 43 17: 4,930 1,500: 1985: Features a natural waterslide and a historic apple orchard in Oak Creek Canyon: Sonoita Creek State Natural Area: Santa Cruz: 9,584 3,879: 3,750 1,140: 1994: Preserves a diverse transition zone around Sonoita Creek adjacent to Patagonia Lake State Park: Tombstone Courthouse State ...
On May 20, 2014, a wildfire started from an unknown cause began north of Sedona at Slide Rock State Park. The Slide Fire [14] spread across 21,227 acres in Oak Creek Canyon over nine days and prompted evacuations. [15] State Route 89A opened to Flagstaff in June, but all parking and canyon access was closed to the public until October 1, 2014. [16]
The Supai Group is especially exposed throughout the Grand Canyon in northwest Arizona, as well as local regions of southwest Utah, such as the Virgin River valley region. It occurs in Arizona at Chino Point, Sycamore Canyon, and famously at Sedona as parts of Oak Creek Canyon.
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