Welcome to Travel Tuesday! If you’ve ever visited Flagstaff, you’ve probably discovered lots of hiking trails + delicious food–we’re (virtually) headed off to Sandys Canyon Trail today! :]
Sandys Canyon Trail in Flagstaff
Distance: 3 miles (out + back)
Elevation: 305 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: <1 hour
Trailhead Address: 35.12316,-111.59883
Parking: Free outside the gate!
To reach the trailhead, take Lake Mary Road south to out of Flagstaff and drive for ~6 miles. You’ll want to make a left when you see a sign for the Canyon Vista Campground. Drive down the gravel road and park in the first lot outside of the gate if you don’t want to have to pay for parking!
To get to the trail, walk to the back of the campground and take the Canyon Vista access trail (~0.5 miles).
This is a pretty easy canyon base hike that’s pretty flat and gives you great views! (There’s about one steep section total at the very beginning of the hike when you descend into the base of the canyon.)
You’ll be able to see the San Francisco Peaks off in the distance, as well as grass fields and the sandstone cliffs of Walnut Canyon.
Sandys Canyon Trail ends when you get to the junction where it meets the Arizona Trail, but you can definitely keep going if you’d like! If you turn left (north) there, you’ll reach Fisher Point!
This also seems to be a pretty popular spot for climbers and mountain bikers!
- Have you ever been to Flagstaff?
- Do you do any rock climbing or mountain biking?
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I’ll actually be in Flagstaff in December, and this looks like a lovely walk in the woods to check out! I haven’t done it on any of my previous trips there, so I’m excited to check out something new :)
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Ooo, that’s awesome! :] I hope you have a fun/safe trip! Walnut Canyon was a cool place to check out there too if you haven’t been there yet! :]
You got some lovely photos! I’d like to visit Arizona someday.
-Lauren
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I hope you get to sometime! <3!
My dad lives in Arizona and we are always looking for new places to go when we visit. The Sandys Canyon trail is a bit far from him, but looks like it’s worth the effort to get there.
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If he’s ever in Flagstaff, there’s a whole lot of other places there that would be awesome to visit too! *-* I wanna go back to visit someday!
Oooh nice! You found another gorgeous hike in Flagstaff! I love the trees under that beautiful blue sky. Sandys Canyon Trail looks like a fun workout…plus it’s short enough that you could stop along the way for a lovely picnic. ;)
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I love all the greens and blues too! It definitely would’ve been a pretty place for a picnic! :]
It looks like a really nice hike! I’d love to go with my brother’s two dogs. They’d love it! I miss hiking with the dogs! Next summer!
Thanks for taking me virtually to this spot.😊
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Aww, that sounds like so much fun! I’ve only ever hiked with a dog once but it was a lot of fun. (She was adorableeeee.) I want to adopt a dog someday so we can go on adventures! <3