Worth the trip from Blue Ridge: Standin' on the Corner Park, 35 mi off
Roughly 320K visitors a year make it to Montezuma Castle National Monument. None of our places to visit is inside Blue Ridge; 4 are within 40 miles. There are a city park, a national monument and a national forest to choose from. Day-trippers head 59 mi out to Humphreys Peak.
Standin' on the Corner Park
Public park in Winslow, Arizona, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
Head to the west for most of the 4 on the list.
Orange: Blue Ridge. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Its 15 places all lie within 60 miles.
1Standin' on the Corner Park
Public park in Winslow, Arizona, United States.
3Montezuma Castle National Monument
Archaeological site in the United States.
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5Cathedral Rock
Mountain in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America.
6Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Mountain in United States of America.
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8Coconino National Forest
National forest in Coconino, Yavapai, and Gila counties in Arizona, United States.
9Arizona Snowbowl
An alpine ski resort located on the San Francisco Peaks.
10Oak Creek Canyon
River gorge located in northern Arizona between the cities of Flagstaff and Sedona.
11Walnut Canyon National Monument
United States National Monument in Arizona.
12Tuzigoot National Monument
National monument in Yavapai County, Arizona.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Blue Ridge →
Photo credits
Humphreys Peak: Bob Blasi; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Standin' on the Corner Park: Tpaairman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montezuma Castle National Monument: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roden Crater: Unknown, Public domain · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Tonto National Forest: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coconino National Forest: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot), CC BY 2.0 · Arizona Snowbowl: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Oak Creek Canyon: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walnut Canyon National Monument: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tuzigoot National Monument: The original uploader was Jhugg at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Northern Arizona: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Flagstaff: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
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