Guidebook for Sedona
Drinks & Nightlife
Great place for wine and music. They also serve food until 10:00 pm.
130 locals recommend
Vino Di Sedona
2575 AZ-89AGreat place for wine and music. They also serve food until 10:00 pm.
Sound Bites Grill, Sedona AZ
101 N State Rte 89AGood music and beautiful view.
Parks & Nature
Also called Red Rock Crossing. A vortex for relaxation. Cathedral Rock's best Photograph before sunset.. Swim holes, short hike. Bring the Grand Annual Pass we loan you, otherwise you pay $9.
A beautiful spot near our home for picnics. Most photographed rock formation in Sedona!
51 locals recommend
Crescent Moon Day Use Site
300 Red Rock Crossing RdAlso called Red Rock Crossing. A vortex for relaxation. Cathedral Rock's best Photograph before sunset.. Swim holes, short hike. Bring the Grand Annual Pass we loan you, otherwise you pay $9.
A beautiful spot near our home for picnics. Most photographed rock formation in Sedona!
Largest cliff dwellings on the Red Rock Country. The Sinagua lived here.
24 locals recommend
Honanki Heritage Site
11450 N Loy Butte RdLargest cliff dwellings on the Red Rock Country. The Sinagua lived here.
360 view of Sedona. Great place to see the sunset. Hike around the loop, watch the sunset on top of the Airport Vortex.
67 locals recommend
Airport Mesa
483 Airport Rd360 view of Sedona. Great place to see the sunset. Hike around the loop, watch the sunset on top of the Airport Vortex.
Cathedral Rock Trailhead
500 Back O Beyond RdA must!
Along the trail you will find Devil's Kitchen sinkhole, Seven Sacred Pools, also caves under arches! Intersects with Brins Mesa Trail. Worth doing the whole hike, Beautiful scenic vistas!
Soldiers Trail
Soldiers Trail Along the trail you will find Devil's Kitchen sinkhole, Seven Sacred Pools, also caves under arches! Intersects with Brins Mesa Trail. Worth doing the whole hike, Beautiful scenic vistas!
Bell Rock
Stunning views! If you climb up, make sure you can come down.
1 Mile from our home, can be accessed from our backyard. Beautiful panoramic and sunset views. Connects with Schuermann Mtn Trail. Usually you don't see anyone around.
Lime Kiln Trail
Lime Kiln Trail1 Mile from our home, can be accessed from our backyard. Beautiful panoramic and sunset views. Connects with Schuermann Mtn Trail. Usually you don't see anyone around.
Red Rock State Park
4050 Red Rock Loop RdClosest park to our home. Gentle walk along Oak Creek.
This is where my cover photo was taken. Minutes from our home. Stunning view of Cathedral Rock.
9 locals recommend
Secret Slickrock Trailhead
Chavez Crossing RoadThis is where my cover photo was taken. Minutes from our home. Stunning view of Cathedral Rock.
A few miles drive from our Sedona Secret Hideaway. Combine with the Sketch Trail for a nice lollipop loop with expansive views in all directions. a great trail that isn’t quite as well known.
Ridge Trl, Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
A few miles drive from our Sedona Secret Hideaway. Combine with the Sketch Trail for a nice lollipop loop with expansive views in all directions. a great trail that isn’t quite as well known.
Beautiful afternoon short hike of about 3 1/2 miles. Combine with Scorpion Trail for a loop with stunning views of the Oak Creek Canyon, Cathedral Rock, and other local features. The trail head is minutes from Sedona Secret Hideaway. Less people, one of my favorite quick sunset hike!
Pyramid Trail, Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
Beautiful afternoon short hike of about 3 1/2 miles. Combine with Scorpion Trail for a loop with stunning views of the Oak Creek Canyon, Cathedral Rock, and other local features. The trail head is minutes from Sedona Secret Hideaway. Less people, one of my favorite quick sunset hike!
A relatively flat trail that explores the somewhat shaded and cooler canyon floor combined with Subway Cave, for the more adventurous – don’t think Boynton is a sleeper. Those are comfortable exploring off trail can find amazing ruins in rock features. Do not attempt if you aren’t familiar and comfortable with off trail travel!
39 locals recommend
Boynton Canyon Trail
Boynton Canyon TrailA relatively flat trail that explores the somewhat shaded and cooler canyon floor combined with Subway Cave, for the more adventurous – don’t think Boynton is a sleeper. Those are comfortable exploring off trail can find amazing ruins in rock features. Do not attempt if you aren’t familiar and comfortable with off trail travel!
Combine with the Long Canyon Trail to form a loop around Mescale Mountain, featuring fun, but solid, slick rock, ledges, and great views! Great for mountain biking too.
7 locals recommend
Mescal Trail
Mescal TrailCombine with the Long Canyon Trail to form a loop around Mescale Mountain, featuring fun, but solid, slick rock, ledges, and great views! Great for mountain biking too.
For the more adventurous – combine with Munds Wagon and Cow Pie trails to give an amazing view of Oak Creek above Sedona and Mount Wilson with exhilarating, but mostly wide, slick rock ledges and dramatic drops.
Hangover Trail, Arizona 86336, USA
For the more adventurous – combine with Munds Wagon and Cow Pie trails to give an amazing view of Oak Creek above Sedona and Mount Wilson with exhilarating, but mostly wide, slick rock ledges and dramatic drops.
Probably the most challenging hike and Sedona, with an elevation gain of around 1600 feet and some rough terrain up rocky gullies and across angled slick rock, but the rewards en route and from the summit are incredible views of the surroundings near Secret Canyon, as well as long views of the greater Sedona area. 
10 locals recommend
Bear Mountain Trail
Bear Mountain trail/Oski approachProbably the most challenging hike and Sedona, with an elevation gain of around 1600 feet and some rough terrain up rocky gullies and across angled slick rock, but the rewards en route and from the summit are incredible views of the surroundings near Secret Canyon, as well as long views of the greater Sedona area. 
A short hike to some of the best sunset views from a perch overlooking Sedona.
30 locals recommend
Sugar Loaf Trailhead
2065 Buena Vista DrA short hike to some of the best sunset views from a perch overlooking Sedona.
Take the route from Yavapai Vista that includes the Highline Trail to avoid the crowds and restrictions associated with the usual route from Back o’ Beyond.
Cathedral Rock Trail, Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
Take the route from Yavapai Vista that includes the Highline Trail to avoid the crowds and restrictions associated with the usual route from Back o’ Beyond.
Devil's Bridge Trail, Arizona 86336, USA
Arts & Culture
Are unique look at a pre-Columbian ruined built by the Sinagua people who historically inhabited the Verde Valley.
112 locals recommend
Tuzigoot National Monument
25 Tuzigoot RdAre unique look at a pre-Columbian ruined built by the Sinagua people who historically inhabited the Verde Valley.
The site contains ruins and artifacts of the Sinagua people, who are the historic inhabitants of the Verde Valley.
45 locals recommend
Palatki Heritage Site
10290 Forest RdThe site contains ruins and artifacts of the Sinagua people, who are the historic inhabitants of the Verde Valley.
A set of well preserved dwellings located in Camp Verde which were built and used by the Sinagua people, the historic inhabitants of the Verde Valley between approximately 1100 to 1425 AD. The main structure comprises five stories with about 45 to 60 rooms and was built over the course of three centuries.
236 locals recommend
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Montezuma Castle RoadA set of well preserved dwellings located in Camp Verde which were built and used by the Sinagua people, the historic inhabitants of the Verde Valley between approximately 1100 to 1425 AD. The main structure comprises five stories with about 45 to 60 rooms and was built over the course of three centuries.
Ruins of a site occupied by the Sinagua people, who are the historic inhabitants of the Verde Valley.
24 locals recommend
Honanki Heritage Site
11450 N Loy Butte RdRuins of a site occupied by the Sinagua people, who are the historic inhabitants of the Verde Valley.
Iconic Sedona architectural landmark, rated number one of the 10 best attractions in Sedona by USA today. You can visit along with a hike to Bell Rock and/or Cathedral Rock trails.
226 locals recommend
Chapel of the Holy Cross
780 Chapel RdIconic Sedona architectural landmark, rated number one of the 10 best attractions in Sedona by USA today. You can visit along with a hike to Bell Rock and/or Cathedral Rock trails.
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Montezuma Castle RoadGold King Mine Museum and Ghost Town
Perkinsville RoadJerome, Ghost Town
essentials
Hillside Sedona
671 AZ-179Here you have shops, galleries and good places to eat.
Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village
336 AZ-179Shops, restaurants, art galleries.
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
2090 AZ-89AReserve E-bikes, they will deliver them to our Sedona Secret Hideaway. Biking is available from our property’s backyard gate to the trail that goes to the creek and beautiful swimming holes, plan for a beautiful picnic day! Or, ride through spectacular scenic Upper and Lower Red Rock Loop Rd. Just by our home.
Ebike Sedona Tours & Rental
Reserve E-bikes, they will deliver them to our Sedona Secret Hideaway. Biking is available from our property’s backyard gate to the trail that goes to the creek and beautiful swimming holes, plan for a beautiful picnic day! Or, ride through spectacular scenic Upper and Lower Red Rock Loop Rd. Just by our home.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
1420 W State Rte 89AOrganic food and also deli and salad buffet.
Safeway is the closest grocery store to our home. It has a goog selection of organic produce! Large wine selection and cheeses.
137 locals recommend
Safeway
2300 AZ-89ASafeway is the closest grocery store to our home. It has a goog selection of organic produce! Large wine selection and cheeses.
Grocery store
Bashas'
160 Coffee Pot DrNatural Grocers