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Slide Rock State Park

Slide Rock State Park occupies a 43-acre historic apple farm in Oak Creek Canyon, 7 miles north of Sedona on SR-89A. The park is best known for a natural water chute in the slick red sandstone bed of Oak Creek — a refreshing stop in summer heat. Beyond the swim, the riparian corridor of sycamores and cottonwoods is a striking contrast to the desert just below Sedona, and the canyon walls rise hundreds of feet above. Riders on the SR-89A Oak Creek Canyon run frequently stop here to cool off and take photos before or after the famous switchbacks to Flagstaff.

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// Why riders stop

Midway through the SR-89A Oak Creek Canyon run, this lush red-rock park is the natural rest stop — swim in the creek, then gear back up for the switchbacks ahead.

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