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Slide Rock State Park, Sedona, AZ

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Slide Rock State Park

A 43-acre historic apple farm in Oak Creek Canyon with a natural rock water slide in the creek.

6871 N. Highway 89A, Sedona, AZ 86336 · Sedona, AZ

About Slide Rock State Park

Slide Rock State Park sits in Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona on land that began as the Pendley Homestead. Frank Pendley arrived in the canyon in 1907, gained the land under the Homestead Act in 1910, and built an irrigation system that the park still uses. His first apple orchard was planted in 1912. Visitors can view historic cabins and an apple packing shed, walk short trails along the creek, and cool off in the water at the namesake natural slide. The park is co-managed with the U.S. Forest Service and is one of the most visited attractions in Arizona.

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