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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.
Cathedral Rock is a natural sandstone butte near Sedona, Arizona, and one of the most-photographed sights in Arizona, United States. [3] The rock formation is located in the Coconino National Forest in Yavapai County, about 1 mi (1.6 km) west of Arizona Route 179, and about 2.5 mi (4.0 km) south of the "Y" intersection of State Routes 179 and 89A in uptown Sedona.
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 60-foot natural water slide that gave the area its name ends in a 8-10-foot deep pool of water — which also means that only visitors who can swim are permitted to use the slide.
Sedona also has a historical district known as the Pendley Homestead Historic District which is not pictured. The district is located on State Route 89A, 7 miles (11 km) north of Sedona within the Slide Rock State Park. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 23, 1991; reference: #91001857. Some of the ...
An adventurer travelling New Zealand has posted footage of his experiences enjoying some of what he calls the country’s “natural water slides”.Jesse St Louis, who says he is often called the ...
Three children were found living alone in "absolute squalor" in a Pontiac, Michigan, rental home after their mother abandoned them years ago, authorities said. The 34-year-old mother was arrested ...