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Road trips in Arizona

21 road trips and 53 hand-picked places in Arizona, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides
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Places
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Campsites in Arizona 881

Trip guides

Road trips through Arizona

Red rock Arizona – A view of a city with tall buildingsPhoto by Nils Huenerfuerst on Unsplash
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Scenic byways

Red rock Arizona

176 mi4 stops3 days
Southeast Arizona: missions, mines and sky islands – brown concrete building near green trees during daytimePhoto by Earl Wilcox on Unsplash
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Things to do in…

Southeast Arizona: missions, mines and sky islands

208 mi8 stops4 days
Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon via volcanoes and Desert View – Walnut Canyon ruins 3© Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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National park loops

Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon via volcanoes and Desert View

194 mi9 stops3 days
Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail and Tonto Basin – 2021 Superstition Mountains from Lost Dutchman State Park 1© Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail and Tonto Basin

187 mi9 stops3 days
Tucson and Mount Lemmon: from saguaros to pine forest – Picacho Peak 2 (4510568953)© Alan Stark from Goodyear, AZ, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Tucson and Mount Lemmon: from saguaros to pine forest

198 mi9 stops3 days
Verde Valley and Oak Creek Canyon: Phoenix to Flagstaff – Montezuma Castle 2013© Tuxyso · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Scenic byways

Verde Valley and Oak Creek Canyon: Phoenix to Flagstaff

155 mi9 stops3 days
Red rocks, a copper town and Sinagua ruins: by camper through Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, the Verde Valley and on to Jerome – Fall Color in Oak Creek Canyon (November 8, 2017) (37574383274)© Coconino National Forest · Public domain
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In-depth road trip guides

Red rocks, a copper town and Sinagua ruins: by camper through Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, the Verde Valley and on to Jerome

167 mi10 stops5 days
Islands in a sea of desert: by camper through Arizona’s Sky Islands: Chiricahua, Bisbee, Tombstone, Saguaro and Organ Pipe – Visitor Center, Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox, AZ - 54293555394© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Islands in a sea of desert: by camper through Arizona’s Sky Islands: Chiricahua, Bisbee, Tombstone, Saguaro and Organ Pipe

426 mi11 stops6 days
Dust, lakes and saguaros: by camper along the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Lake – Rob and Rocky (5612233128)© Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States · CC BY 2.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Dust, lakes and saguaros: by camper along the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Lake

202 mi12 stops4 days
Grand Canyon North Rim and Marble Canyon: Kanab to Page – Pipe Springs National Monument, Arizona (10) (3734553926)© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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National park loops

Grand Canyon North Rim and Marble Canyon: Kanab to Page

187 mi8 stops4 days
Canyons and cliff dwellings of the Four Corners – Hike to Step House, Wetherill Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park (4851649719)© Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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National park loops

Canyons and cliff dwellings of the Four Corners

576 mi9 stops6 days
Navajo Nation: Window Rock, Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley – Navajo Nation Council Chamber, January 2019© Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Navajo Nation: Window Rock, Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley

239 mi9 stops4 days
Silence at the edge of the gorge: by camper to the North Rim, the Vermilion Cliffs, Lees Ferry and Horseshoe Bend – ES05.Triassic Jurassic Echo Cliffs© George Billingsley · Public domain
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In-depth road trip guides

Silence at the edge of the gorge: by camper to the North Rim, the Vermilion Cliffs, Lees Ferry and Horseshoe Bend

224 mi9 stops5 days
Hoover Dam and the Colorado River – gray concrete dam under blue sky during daytimePhoto by Ryan Thorpe on Unsplash
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RV & family trips

Hoover Dam and the Colorado River

176 mi5 stops2 days
Route 66, part two: Oklahoma City to the Pacific – assorted color plastic toy lotPhoto by Pretty Pink on Unsplash
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Classic American drives

Route 66, part two: Oklahoma City to the Pacific

1,582 mi17 stops8 days
Red rocks, ancient villages and big skies: by camper through Four Corners and the Navajo Nation – Park Administrative Building, Spruce Tree Point, Mesa Verde National Park, Mancos, CO - 53938597550© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Red rocks, ancient villages and big skies: by camper through Four Corners and the Navajo Nation

534 mi11 stops8 days
Red walls, starry skies – the great canyon tour through the Southwest – Zion National Park, United States (Unsplash 3g0eTdIv9V4)© Daniel Olah danesduet10 · CC0
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In-depth road trip guides

Red walls, starry skies – the great canyon tour through the Southwest

738 mi10 stops10 days
Kanab to Page: pink dunes, hoodoos and Lake Powell – a sandy area with a few trees in the distancePhoto by Camden & Hailey George on Unsplash
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RV & family trips

Kanab to Page: pink dunes, hoodoos and Lake Powell

100 mi7 stops3 days
Neon, diners and endless horizons – Route 66 by camper from Chicago to Santa Monica – GeminiGiantMoved© David Quigley · CC BY 4.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Neon, diners and endless horizons – Route 66 by camper from Chicago to Santa Monica

2,326 mi18 stops21 days
Utah's five national parks, in one loop from Las Vegas© Jamie Hagan dearjamie · CC0
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National park loops

Utah's five national parks, in one loop from Las Vegas

931 mi11 stops8 days
Mesas, bridges and buttes: by camper through Bears Ears and Monument Valley – Goosenecks State Park - panoramio (2)© Outdoor Craziness · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Mesas, bridges and buttes: by camper through Bears Ears and Monument Valley

211 mi9 stops5 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Red rock Arizona3176 mi3 h 08 min4
Southeast Arizona: missions, mines and sky islands4208 mi3 h 43 min8
Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon via volcanoes and Desert View3194 mi3 h 28 min9
Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail and Tonto Basin3187 mi3 h 20 min9
Tucson and Mount Lemmon: from saguaros to pine forest3198 mi3 h 33 min9
Verde Valley and Oak Creek Canyon: Phoenix to Flagstaff3155 mi2 h 46 min9
Red rocks, a copper town and Sinagua ruins: by camper through Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, the Verde Valley and on to Jerome5167 mi2 h 58 min10
Islands in a sea of desert: by camper through Arizona’s Sky Islands: Chiricahua, Bisbee, Tombstone, Saguaro and Organ Pipe6426 mi7 h 37 min11
Dust, lakes and saguaros: by camper along the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Lake4202 mi3 h 36 min12
Grand Canyon North Rim and Marble Canyon: Kanab to Page4187 mi3 h 20 min8
Canyons and cliff dwellings of the Four Corners6576 mi10 h 17 min9
Navajo Nation: Window Rock, Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley4239 mi4 h 16 min9
Silence at the edge of the gorge: by camper to the North Rim, the Vermilion Cliffs, Lees Ferry and Horseshoe Bend5224 mi3 h 60 min9
Hoover Dam and the Colorado River2176 mi3 h 08 min5
Route 66, part two: Oklahoma City to the Pacific81,582 mi28 h 15 min17
Red rocks, ancient villages and big skies: by camper through Four Corners and the Navajo Nation8534 mi9 h 32 min11
Red walls, starry skies – the great canyon tour through the Southwest10738 mi13 h 11 min10
Kanab to Page: pink dunes, hoodoos and Lake Powell3100 mi1 h 47 min7
Neon, diners and endless horizons – Route 66 by camper from Chicago to Santa Monica212,326 mi41 h 33 min18
Utah's five national parks, in one loop from Las Vegas8931 mi16 h 37 min11
Mesas, bridges and buttes: by camper through Bears Ears and Monument Valley5211 mi3 h 46 min9
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Arizona

00 1011 Petrified Forest National Park - Arizona (USA)© W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Petrified Forest National Park

Holbrook, AZ
Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim – a scenic view of the grand canyon of the grand canyonPhoto by Miguel Ángel Sanz on Unsplash
Editor's pick
Nature

Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim

Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Monument Valley - panoramio (21)© Gfox228 · CC BY 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Monument Valley

Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ
London Bridge, Lake Havasu – a body of water with a bunch of boats in itPhoto by Chris Kofoed on Unsplash
Editor's pick
Oddities

London Bridge, Lake Havasu

Lake Havasu City, AZ
Interior, Mission San Xavier del Bac, San Xavier Road, San Xavier, Tuscon, AZ - 54445657126© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Editor's pick
History

Mission San Xavier del Bac

Tucson, AZ
Kartchner Caverns State Park – Apache Peak AZ© Pete Forsyth · CC BY 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Kartchner Caverns State Park

Benson, AZ
Visitor Center, Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox, AZ - 54293555394© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Chiricahua National Monument

Willcox, AZ
Grand Canyon Nat Park Desert View Watchtower Interior 0063 (7297877280)© Grand Canyon National Park · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
History

Desert View Watchtower

Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – Sonora Desert Museum Tuscon Arizona - panoramio (11)© Michelle Maria · CC BY 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Tucson, AZ
Montezuma Castle National Monument – Montezuma Castle 2013© Tuxyso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
History

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Camp Verde, AZ
Canyon de Chelly National Monument – Spider Rock 1© Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Chinle, AZ
Wigwam Motel – Marathon Gas Station Holbrook AZ 2026-04-06 15-28-15© G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0
Stays

Wigwam Motel

Holbrook, AZ
Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA 2024 1© dconvertini · CC BY-SA 2.0
Nature

Meteor Crater

Winslow, AZ
Standin' on the Corner Park – Chief apartments Winslow AZ 2026-04-06 12-18-49© G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0
Oddities

Standin' on the Corner Park

Winslow, AZ
Hackberry General Store – An old rusted truck parked in front of a buildingPhoto by Kurt Hänel on Unsplash
History

Hackberry General Store

Hackberry, AZ
Oatman Burros – Family with Wild Burro, Oatman, Arizona (7280131528)© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddities

Oatman Burros

Oatman, AZ
Horseshoe Bend – Grand Canyon Horse Shoe Bend MC© Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl · CC BY 2.5
Views

Horseshoe Bend

Page, AZ
Antelope Canyon© Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0
Nature

Antelope Canyon

Page, AZ
Four Corners Monument – Must Wear Mask at Four Corners© Mx. Granger · CC0
Oddities

Four Corners Monument

Teec Nos Pos, AZ
Saguaro National Park – Sunset In The Park (137310845)© Steve Jones · CC BY 3.0
Nature

Saguaro National Park

Tucson, AZ
The Shady Dell – Bisbee (4469525658)© Alan Stark from Goodyear, AZ, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
Stays

The Shady Dell

Bisbee, AZ
Grand Canyon El Tovar Hotel 0504 (5879561112)© Grand Canyon National Park · CC BY 2.0
Stays

El Tovar Hotel

Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Grand Canyon National Park Mather Campground SR (7224058760)© Grand Canyon National Park · CC BY 2.0
Camping

Mather Campground

Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park – Tombstone, Arizona (7) (3444039990)© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
History

Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park

Tombstone, AZ

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Arizona?

Popular routes include Red rock Arizona, Southeast Arizona: missions, mines and sky islands, Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon via volcanoes and Desert View and Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail and Tonto Basin. CampingSpirit has 21 trip guides that pass through Arizona, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Arizona are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Petrified Forest National Park, Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim, Monument Valley, London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Mission San Xavier del Bac and Kartchner Caverns State Park.

Nearby

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