Location: Flagstaff
Top Things to do in Flagstaff
10 Things to do Adventurous in Flagstaff That You Shouldn't Miss
Astounding natural wonders, invigorating outdoor recreation and fascinating cultural attractions make Flagstaff the perfect getaway to rejuvenate the body and replenish the mind. Set at the base of the beautiful San Francisco Peaks, and surrounded by lush national forests, the city provides ample opportunity for fresh air fun. Spring, summer and fall bring hikers, campers and mountain bikers, while winter draws skiers and ice skaters. But don't let a focus on the "good old outdoors" fool you. Fostered by the local university, Flagstaff is also chock-full of educational and cultural attractions. Be sure to see the award-winning permanent exhibit "Native Peoples of the Colorado Plateau" at the Museum of Northern Arizona. The Pioneer Museum offers a glimpse of what life was like for the early settlers of the region and includes a 1929 Baldwin locomotive in its collection. The city also has an arboretum and a planetarium. The entire area is a living anthropology and geology lesson, with ancient Native American ruins and stunning scenery at the Wupatki and Walnut Canyon National Monuments, just waiting to be explored.
Restaurants in Flagstaff
1. Grand Canyon Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 930 reviews
Grand Canyon Adventures offers day tours, day hikes and overnight backpack trips in Grand Canyon National Park as well as other amazing destinations across the Southwest. Join our experienced guides for the trip of a lifetime!
2. Backcountry Journeys
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 244 reviews
Backcountry Journeys Photography Tours & Workshops offer you a seamless adventure travel experience where we handle the details so you can focus on photography. Our world-class service and small groups allow for a personalized experience that allows you plenty of one on one time with our award-winning trip leaders!
3. Arizona Raft Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 276 reviews
Arizona Raft Adventures is a family run business operating 6-16 day rafting trips, as a licensed rafting tour operator within Grand Canyon National Park since 1974. Our adventures are both motorized and non-motorized (paddle or oar rafts). We believe that a trip down the mighty Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon is the trip of a lifetime, composed not only of exciting whitewater and world class scenery, but also lots of exploring and hiking in the many wondrous side canyons. Our adventures provide the time to experience it all, so come play with us in Grand Canyon!
4. OARS Grand Canyon Dories
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5.0 based on 69 reviews
Today, OARS & Grand Canyon Dories maintain an ongoing commitment to conservation and responsible travel through unequaled access to more rivers—by raft or dory—than any other organization in the world.
5. Flagstaff Extreme
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 495 reviews
Our Tree Top Adventure course is an elevated obstacle course set in the tall Ponderosa Pines and securely suspended between the trees at 15 to 50 feet off the ground.Some of the features of course include suspended bridges, swings, slides, nets, ziplines and even an aerial surf board.Come on your own, bring a group, or have a party or an event. Take a journey and explore the outdoors like you never have before.
Reviewed By leebA5940RL
We did both the adventure course and the zip line course in the same day and highly recommend if you have to do the same due to time constraints - to them in that order. We ran the adventure course with Rachel who was superb! It was challenging but tons of fun. I liked that the staff teaches you all of the safety procedures and then lets you go through the courses in a self guided way. They are also proactive and responsive if they sense you're having trouble even before you know you're in trouble! It's clear that all of the staff have undergone great training, and are there climbing your tree in a moments notice to help novices get past the barriers We did the zipline course with Sabrina and she was most excellent! A super fun attitude, was with us and encouraging us from the ground without being in the way. It was a great way to unwind and relax after doing the adventure course
6. Humphrey's Peak Trail - San Francisco Peaks
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By chalm1
From the parking lot walk across an open area (ski run) approximate elevation 9300', enter forest. Next 2 - 2.5 hours are an easy steady climb through the forest to the saddle at approximately 11.800', from saddle it's about 30-45 minutes to the summit at 12,633'. Trail is pretty well marked, only remember on place in the forest where I had to think about it for a moment. Above the saddle the trail is well worn, but even without it, say in winter, simply keep going up until there is no more up. There are three false summits, none of them large, along the way.
7. Canyon Country Tours - Grand Canyon Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 91 reviews
Canyon Country Grand Canyon Tours offers private and small group sight seeing and photography tours to the Grand Canyon as well as other nearby locations. Canyon Country Grand Canyon Tours are conducted at a pace that allows our guests to enjoy their visit. Our tours allow you to see the best locations at the optimal times of day with time. Our Photography Tours are a workshop experience at a day tour price and are conducted for all experience levels. We visit some locations that are not on standard tour maps allowing our guests to have an "away from the crowd" experience. We use late model vans and limit our day tours to 8 people and our photo tours to 6. Tour pickup is from Flagstaff and Tusayan including Grand Canyon Hotels. Our day ends near Desert View allowing you the best view for sunset photography. Please visit our website for more information.
8. Walnut Canyon National Monument
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,639 reviews
See millions of years of history unraveled in the geology of the rocks at this popular scenic and historic hiking area, once populated by the Sinagua Indians.
Reviewed By potatofisher - Rapid City, United States
I debated actually stopping here, as we had had a long day of travels already, but I'm so glad we did. The canyon dwellings are amazing. The museum is closed, but the gift shop is open, and you can get your passport stamp there. There are 2 trails: the rim trail, which is paved and flat and follows the canyon rim, and the island trail, which goes down and then back up 180 steps into the canyon to get you up close to the cliff dwellings. If you can manage it, I highly recommend the Island Trail. The steps are almost all at the beginning/end (it's a loop trail), and the entire middle is a really nice stroll right along the ledge where the dwellings are. Many of the dwellings are open for you to enter as well! It's like walking through another world. Please note: since the park closes at 4:30, they will not allow you to start the Island Trail after 3:30pm, so make sure to arrive before then if you want to do it.
9. Grand Canyon Custom Tours
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Grand Canyon Custom Tours gets you EASILY to the bottom of the Grand Canyon by the Colorado River without hiking or a Mule Ride. We offer One Day Whitewater Rafting and the Inner Canyon Tour to get you to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
10. Grand Falls of the Little Colorado River
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 212 reviews
Reviewed By Campbell2 - Winslow, United States
I was told about this place by a Park Ranger at the Grand Canyon last year. He advised to go the second week in March to see the best of the Little Colrado abd the flow of the Grand Falls. The road is rutted with some gravel, dirt and goes through reservation area. Animals, suc as wild horses will come right up your vehicle. You can hear the falls from 500 yards away. Bring a picnic lunch and a camera and you will not be disappointment.
