Boynton Canyon

Rank in Arizona: #500of 727 ranked
Overall score: Score 26.4 out of 100low confidence
Category: Canyon

Boynton Canyon is a box canyon near Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona.

Where it is

Boynton Canyon is a canyon near Sedona, in Yavapai County. It is one of the canyons in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Boynton Canyon, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the low confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Official site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=55242&actid=50(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.

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