Oak Creek Canyon
Oak Creek Canyon is a river gorge located in northern Arizona between the cities of Flagstaff and Sedona. The canyon is often described as a smaller cousin of the Grand Canyon because of its scenic beauty. State Route 89A enters the canyon on its north end via a series of hairpin turns before traversing the bottom of the canyon for about 13 miles (21 km) until the highway enters the town of Sedona.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Canyon
- Destination
- Sedona
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 54.2 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 47.2
- Significance score
- 60.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 34.9125, -111.7270
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Where it is
Oak Creek Canyon is a canyon near Sedona, in Coconino County. It is one of the canyons in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
This place scores 54.2 out of 100, at medium confidence. No official visitor count is published for it, so the score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Description: Wikipedia(opens in a new tab), used under CC BY-SA 4.0(opens in a new tab)
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
1.8 miles away
Grasshopper Point
A cliffside swimming hole on Oak Creek about two miles north of Sedona, shaded and cool enough that the Forest Service recommends it as a respite from the summer heat. Picnic tables and vault toilets, no drinking water, and no camping — it is day-use only, and a fee applies. Allen's Bend trail leaves the car park, running north towards Casner Canyon and south towards Huckaby.1.9 miles away
Schnebly Hill Formation
The Schnebly Hill Formation is a section of red bed deposits found at the Colorado Plateau, near Sedona, Arizona. It is a dark red sandstone, from 800 feet (240 m) to 1,000 feet (300 m) thick. It lies between Coconino Sandstone and the older Hermit Formation.3.0 miles away
Sedona Heritage Museum
A small museum dedicated to the history of early white settlement in Sedona.3.6 miles away
Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole
The Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole is a sinkhole near Sedona, Arizona on the Soldier Pass Trail in the Coconino National Forest. Formed in the late 1880s, it is one of the at least seven sinkholes surrounding the city. The sinkhole is about 660 ft (200 m) deep but leads to a cave that adds 180 ft (55 m), for a total of 840 ft (260 m).3.7 miles away
Seven Sacred Pools
The Seven Sacred Pools are a group of small pools (tinajas) on the Coconino National Forest's Soldier Pass Trail, near Sedona, Arizona. They are easily accessible from the trail but are only available to be seen during certain times of the year, as the stream that feeds them is seasonal. The pools are carved into sandstone naturally.