Coconino National Forest
Address: 1824 S. Thompson Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USAPhone: 928-527-3600 Email: Mailroom_R3_Coconino@fs.fed.us
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Located in central Arizona, lies the Coconino National Forest. Northward lies the Colorado Plateau, a high, cold desert of flat-lying rocks and sheer-walled canyons. Southward lie hot desert basins and rugged mountains - the "basin and range province" which includes the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. From the snow-frosted San Francisco Peaks to desert highlands along the Verde River, Coconino National Forest's 1.8 million acres drop 10,000 feet in elevation and cover a remarkable variety of landscapes. Here you can climb the highest mountain in Arizona, fish in crystal-clear lakes, swim in desert creeks under red rock cliffs and magnificent sycamore trees, float suspended under a hang glider from the crest of a cinder cone, or ski through parks and meadows and ponderosa pines.
Directions
The forest is easily accessable from Flagstaff via Interstate Highways 40 and 17.
Activities
- Auto Touring
- Biking
- Boating
- Climbing
- Historic & Cultural Site
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback Riding
- Hunting
- Off Highway Vehicle
- Picnicking
- Winter Sports
- Recreational Vehicles
- Visitor Center
- Water Sports
- Wildlife Viewing
- Educational Programs