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Official Visitor Guide - Flagstaffarizona.org

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Explore the Region continued from page 59<br />

Meteor Crater<br />

35 miles east of Flagstaff on I-40,<br />

Exit 233 • 928-289-2362<br />

800-289-5898 • meteorcrater.com<br />

Experience the “Best Preserved<br />

Meteorite Impact Site on<br />

Earth.” Formed 50,000 years<br />

ago by a giant meteor weighing<br />

several hundred thousand tons, this crater is 550 feet<br />

deep, 2.4 miles in circumference and nearly one mile<br />

across. Featuring three lookout points on the rim, interactive<br />

displays, a large-screen theater, Astronaut Wall of Fame,<br />

Apollo space capsule and more. <strong>Guide</strong>d trail tours of the rim<br />

are offered daily (weather permitting).<br />

Monument Valley<br />

Navajo Tribal Park<br />

4 miles east of Highway 163 at the<br />

Arizona-Utah border • 435-727-5870<br />

navajonationparks.<strong>org</strong><br />

The park is approximately 92,216<br />

acres and features a 17-mile drive.<br />

The Wildcat Trail, a 3.3-mile selfguided<br />

hiking trail around one of<br />

the mittens, winds through desert<br />

country along-side washes and sandy slopes offering spectacular<br />

views of the rock monuments from the valley fl oor.<br />

Open March-October. Call for campground availability.<br />

National Geographic<br />

<strong>Visitor</strong> Center - IMAX<br />

Located on Highway 64 at Grand Canyon<br />

South Rim Entrance • 928-638-2468<br />

exploregrandcanyon.com<br />

Make the most of your Grand<br />

Canyon visit and explore beyond<br />

the rim– see the Grand Canyon<br />

Movie presented in IMAX on a giant seven-story screen,<br />

book sightseeing tours, purchase park passes, browse the<br />

National Geographic Store and exhibits, or dine at the<br />

Explorer’s Café. Buy IMAX tickets online and save 25%.<br />

For your convenience, Grand Canyon National<br />

Park entrance passes are available for purchase<br />

from a National Park Service kiosk in the Flagstaff<br />

<strong>Visitor</strong> Center. Passes are valid for seven days.<br />

Regional Resources<br />

Wilderness Area Information<br />

Arizona Game and Fish Department 928-774-5045 • azgfd.gov<br />

Arizona State Parks 602-542-4174 • azstateparks.com<br />

Coconino National Forest 928-527-3600 • www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino<br />

Mogollon Rim Ranger District 928-477-2255<br />

Peaks/Mormon Lake Ranger District 928-526-0866<br />

Red Rock Ranger District 928-203-7500<br />

Grand Canyon National Park 928-638-7888 • nps.gov/grca<br />

Kaibab National Forest 928-635-8200 • fs.usda.gov/kaibab<br />

National Park Service 928-526-1157 • nps.gov<br />

Tribal Lands Information<br />

Navajo Nation Parks 928-871-6647 • navajonationparks.<strong>org</strong><br />

Hopi Cultural Center 928-734-2401 • hopiculturalcenter.com<br />

Navajo Nation Tourism Department 928-871-6436<br />

discovernavajo.com<br />

Regional <strong>Visitor</strong> Information<br />

Arizona Offi ce of Tourism 602-364-3700 • 866-275-5816<br />

arizonaguide.com<br />

Painted Cliff s Welcome Center One mile west of the Arizona/New<br />

Mexico border at Exit 359 on I-40 • 928-688-2448<br />

Mesa, Arizona<br />

visitmesa.com<br />

Page, Arizona<br />

visitpagearizona.com<br />

Phoenix, Arizona<br />

visitphoenix.com<br />

Sedona, Arizona<br />

visitsedona.com<br />

Scottsdale, Arizona<br />

scottsdalecvb.com<br />

Tempe, Arizona<br />

tempetourism.com<br />

Tucson, Arizona<br />

visittucson.<strong>org</strong><br />

Williams, Arizona<br />

experiencewilliams.com<br />

Yuma, Arizona<br />

visityuma.com<br />

Red Rock State Park<br />

Environmental Responsibility<br />

The Flagstaff Convention & <strong>Visitor</strong>s Bureau is committed to<br />

environmental responsibility and responsible printing<br />

practices. This guide has been printed on paper that is FSC<br />

(Forest Stewardship Council) certifi ed which promotes forest<br />

management that ensures sustainability, wildlife and stream<br />

preservation, biodiversity and legal logging practices. Visit<br />

fsc.<strong>org</strong> for more information. Please recycle your <strong>Visitor</strong><br />

<strong>Guide</strong> when you are fi nished using it.<br />

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Photographer: Osamu Hoshino

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