If it’s your first time or your 52nd time to Sedona, here are 52 things to do. Sedona is a place that never gets old and always looks different. Whether you want to wine taste, golf, learn about Sedona’s sacred side or merely relax in its beauty here are some tips to entice! To start planning your Sedona experience visit visitsedona.com.
1. Take a Sedona Trolley tour- “the best first thing to do in Sedona”
2. Hike one of the 100+ hiking trails in the Coconino National Forest surrounding Sedona
3. Golf at one of the many beautifully maintained public golf courses
4. Visit the Sedona Arts Center
5. Take a Wine Country Tour
6. Visit the Chapel of the Holy Cross
7. See Sedona from above on a bi-plane, helicopter or hot air balloon tour
8. Check out Sedona’s spiritual bookstores and gift shops
9. Visit a Vortex
10. Take a 4×4 adventure tour- get up close to the rocks in an adventurous fashion
11. Visit Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
12. Indulge with a custom Sedona red clay massage treatment
13. Enjoy a rattlesnake appetizer washed down with a prickly pear margarita
14. Swim at Slide Rock State Park
15. Watch the sunset at the Sedona Airport overlook
16. Shop at Hillside Sedona
17. Take a scenic drive along State Route 179- Arizona’s only All American Road
18. Hike the Bird Sanctuary in Page Springs
19. Take a journey through a Sedona labyrinth
20. Try some locally made fudge or ice cream
21. Catch a trout in Oak Creek
22. Go hiking at Red Rock Crossing and have a picnic lunch
23. Play a round of miniature golf at Los Abrigados Resort
24. Visit the Sedona Heritage Museum
25. Have lunch at Enchantment Resort- breathtaking views and unforgettable food
26. Attend “First Friday at the Gallery” every first Friday of every month
27. Get your aura photographed
28. Enjoy a microbrew at Oak Creek Brewery
29. Check out the unique shops at Hozho
30. Relax poolside at one of the many hotels and resorts
31. Check in for a romantic weekend at a Bed & Breakfast
32. Purchase a souvenir t-shirt
33. Shop, dine and soak in the view at Hyatt Pinon Pointe Center
34. Enjoy a lunch with a view at one of many Sedona restaurants
35. Visit one of many art galleries
36. Visit the Institute of Eco-Tourism for a fun environmental experience
37. Take a self guided walking tour of Historic Uptown
38. Rent an Electric Scooter and scoot through Sedona
39. Take a day trip to Historic Jerome
40. Hike to the bottom of Montezuma’s Well
41. Stop in at the Sedona Visitor Center and buy a SuperPass coupon book
42. Drop in for a 2nd Tuesday film with the Sedona International Film Festival
43. Rent a mountain bike and hit the trails
44. Take a day trip to the Grand Canyon
45. Take a scenic drive up Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff
46. Visit Out of Africa Wildlife Park
47. Enjoy star gazing with Sedona’s dark skies
48. Try rattlesnake or prickly pear cactus fries
49. Find Snoopy Rock, Coffee Pot Rock and Chimney Rock
50. Participate in the Follow the Red Rock Road scavenger hunt
51. Take a day trip to the Hopi Reservation
52. Relax at the end of the day with a glass of locally made wine and the red rock views
For more information on Sedona visit visitsedona.com or check out some of these great Sedona travel guides:
Sedona’s Top 10 Hikes
Secret Sedona: Sacred Moments in the Landscape (Special Scenic Collection)
Best Easy Day Hikes Sedona
Sedona: Sacred Earth
Alexa Meisler is the editorial director of 52 Perfect Days. Born in Paris, France she has since lived in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. She currently resides in San Diego with her husband and son where they enjoy exploring California and Mexico.
Travel has always been a part of her life; traveling to such places as Morocco, Tangiers and Spain as a young child as well as taking many road trips to Mexico with her grandparents as a young girl. Since then, she has traveled abroad to locations such as Russia, Taiwan and throughout Europe.
Prior to working at 52 Perfect Days she was a freelance travel writer; focusing on family and women’s adventure experiences.
Sedona is a best place for visit. It has plenty mesmerizing attractions to have fun. I also visited there during my 5 day east coast bus tours for having fun and I really enjoyed there different activities like hiking, trekking, kayaking, photography, diving and nature viewing.
Great list! A nearby one that is definitely worth visiting especially if you’re planning a family trip is the Verde Canyon Railroad.