The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at Slide Rock State Park
6871 N State Route 89A
Sedona, Arizona
October 5, 2022
call '928-282-3034 for cost and hours
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Slide Rock State Park is an Arizona State Park located in Oak Creek Canyon 7 miles north of Sedona, Arizona, United States. It has fantastic swimming holes and a natural slide, plus very cold water.

History lesson bookdIt was originally the Pendley Homestead, a 43-acre historic apple farm located in Oak Creek Canyon. Frank L. Pendley arrived in the canyon in 1907, formally acquired the land under the Homestead Act in 1910. Due to his pioneering innovation, he succeeded where others failed by establishing a unique irrigation system still in use by the park today. This allowed Pendley to plant his first apple orchard in 1912, beginning the pattern of agricultural development that has dominated the site since that time. Pendley also grew garden produce and kept some livestock. As one of the few homesteads left intact in the canyon today, Slide Rock State Park is a fine example of early agricultural development in Central Arizona. The site was also instrumental to the development of the tourism industry in Oak Creek Canyon. The completion of the canyon road in 1914 and the paving of the roadway in 1938 were strong influences in encouraging recreational use of the canyon. Hence, Pendley followed suit and in 1933, built rustic cabins to cater to vacationers and sightseers. Today visitors can still enjoy the fruits of Pendley's labor. Historic cabins are available for viewing, and the creek offers the park's namesake slide for adventures seekers and those lo

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Welcome to Slide Rock State Park sign
Karen Duquette and a panorama of the entrance

Slide Rock State Park is located in the center of Oak Creek Canyon in the Coconino National Forest and borders the Secret Mountain Wilderness Area. Oak Creek Canyon is home to many sandstone bluffs.

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Slide Roack State Park sign

Slide Rock State Park

Below: Karen Duquette at the bottom of the slide area

Karen Duquette at Slide Rock State Park the bottom of the slide

Below: Karen Duquette cautiously entered the extremely cold water. Even though she was wearing water shoes, she found certain areas to be extremely slippery.

Karen Duquette cautiously entered the extremely cold water Karen Duquette walking in the water

Karen Duquette approaching the top of the slide area

Karen Duquette approaching the natural slide area Karen Duquette approaching the top of the natural slide area
Karen Duquette approaching the top of the natural slide

Karen Duquette slid down Sedona's red rocks natural slide, an 80-foot long slippery chute that is worn into sandstone. As Karen spun completely around backwards, she was laughing her head off, so she had a bit of trouble getting out of the water. A nice gentleman helped her get to her feet and out of the water and several on-lookers applauded as Karen walked by them later. (Mostly only kids were brave enough to do this). Karen went down it several times and had a lot of fun. Lee Duquette does not like cold water, and the water was extremely cold, so he did not go in the water. Unfortunately Lee did not take pictures of Karen going down the slide, but the slide is shown below. There was no lifeguard on duty.

Below: Karen Duquette ready to go down the natural slide

Below: part of The Natural Slide

Karen Duquette ready to slide down the natural slide
Karen Duquette at Slide Roack State Park Karen Duquette at Slide Roack State Park

Below: The road leaving Slide Rock State Park

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