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Slide Rock State Park is an Arizona State Park located in Oak Creek Canyon 7 miles (11 km) north of Sedona, Arizona, United States.It takes its name from a natural water slide formed by the slippery bed of Oak Creek.
Sedona also has a historical district known as the Pendley Homestead Historic District which is not pictured. The district is located on State Route 89A, 7 miles (11 km) north of Sedona within the Slide Rock State Park. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 23, 1991; reference: #91001857. Some of the ...
Upon leaving Sedona, SR 89A becomes the state designated Sedona–Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road. [9] The highway heads northeast into a wooded area from Sedona and follows Oak Creek as it enters Oak Creek Canyon. SR 89A then curves to the north as it follows the creek and provides access to Slide Rock State Park along this portion of the highway ...
On May 20, 2014, a wildfire started from an unknown cause began north of Sedona at Slide Rock State Park. The Slide Fire [14] spread across 21,227 acres in Oak Creek Canyon over nine days and prompted evacuations. [15] State Route 89A opened to Flagstaff in June, but all parking and canyon access was closed to the public until October 1, 2014. [16]
Oak Creek, a tributary of the Verde River, flows along the bottom of the canyon, and is one of the few perennial streams in the high desert region of northern Arizona. Oak Creek is largely responsible for carving the modern Oak Creek Canyon, although movement along the Oak Creek Fault, a 30-mile (48 km) long north–south normal fault line, is thought to have played a role as well.
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