Northern Arizona Local National Monument Guide. (Relative to TheWoodShedAZ!™)
Flagstaff, Sedona (and greater VerdeValley), Grand Canyon and Grand Falls Areas
National Monuments, Surrounding TheWoodShedAZ!™ Immediate Area.
Walnut Canyon National Monument CONDITION: Paved National Park Road, off I-40 MILES: 23 one way from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™ Lodge CONDITION: 4 miles of unpaved. 19 Miles paved. ELEVATION: 5,850 feet TREES: Juniper, Desert Pine and cactus TIMING: All spring, summer and fall (don’t go for the tree colors, see this monument!) CONTACT: Coconino National Forest, 928.526.0866
WALNUT CANYON ADVENTURE
You visit this Native American Canyon Village site. Your trip includes round trip to and from this ancient Native American Cliff Dwellers Village, a deli lunch and tour of the Flagstaff metro center.
Distances are close estimates from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™Lodge location itself, 13 miles due East of the top of Mt. Elder in East Flagstaff. The lodge is located approximately six miles S.E. of Sunset Crater National Monument and 1 mile directly due west of Merriam Crater. The lodge is in the volcano fields at 5,750 feet elevation. The lodge overlooks the Little Colorado River, Hopi and Navaho Nations.
*SR indicates a State Route and *FR indicates a Forest Service Road. For more detail regarding specific location of hiking trails, ask the Forest Service people or go to www.arizonahighways.com and click on ‘Fall Color Guide’.
