Tall red rock formations that are typical of the region also surround the park, which contains a 43-acre working apple farm.
The land was first developed by Frank L. Pendley, who arrived in the canyon in 1907 and acquired title to the land under the Homestead Act in 1910. Pendley developed an irrigation system (with the help of a little “borrowed” dynamite and still in use today) and planted an apple orchard in 1912.
The state completed a road through Oak Creek Canyon in 1914, and Pendley built rustic tourist cabins in 1933 that in part survive today. The apple farm is one of the few homesteads still preserved in Oak Creek Canyon.
There are three hiking trails in Slide Rock State Park: Pendley Homestead Trail (.25 miles), Slide Rock Route (.3 miles), and Clifftop Nature Trail (.25).
Several films were shot in the area: Angel and the Badman 1946, Broken Arrow 1950, Drum Beat 1954, and Gun Fury 1953.
Slide Rock State Park was purchased by Arizona State Parks from the Arizona Parklands Foundation on July 10, 1985, and dedicated as Slide Rock State Park in October 1987. It was accepted onto the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1991 and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Arizona.
The land was first developed by Frank L. Pendley, who arrived in the canyon in 1907 and acquired title to the land under the Homestead Act in 1910. Pendley developed an irrigation system (with the help of a little “borrowed” dynamite and still in use today) and planted an apple orchard in 1912.
The state completed a road through Oak Creek Canyon in 1914, and Pendley built rustic tourist cabins in 1933 that in part survive today. The apple farm is one of the few homesteads still preserved in Oak Creek Canyon.
There are three hiking trails in Slide Rock State Park: Pendley Homestead Trail (.25 miles), Slide Rock Route (.3 miles), and Clifftop Nature Trail (.25).
Several films were shot in the area: Angel and the Badman 1946, Broken Arrow 1950, Drum Beat 1954, and Gun Fury 1953.
Slide Rock State Park was purchased by Arizona State Parks from the Arizona Parklands Foundation on July 10, 1985, and dedicated as Slide Rock State Park in October 1987. It was accepted onto the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1991 and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Arizona.
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Located 7 miles north of Sedona in Oak Creek Canyon, Slide Rock State park has been a popular summer retreat by Arizonans for decades.
The park is located on Coconino National Forest land and is co-managed by the Arizona State Parks agency and the U.S. Forest Service.
