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| Location | Coconino County, Arizona, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°56′40″N111°45′10″W / 34.944347°N 111.752801°W /34.944347; -111.752801[1] |
| Area | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| Elevation | 4,930 ft (1,500 m)[1] |
| Established | 1985[2] |
| Administered by | Arizona State Parks & Trails United States Forest Service |
| Visitors | 278,330 (in 2024)[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Slide Rock State Park is anArizona State Park located inOak Creek Canyon 7 miles (11 km) north ofSedona, Arizona,United States. It takes its name from a naturalwater slide formed by the slippery bed of Oak Creek. Slide Rock State Park is located onCoconino National Forest land and is co-managed by theArizona State Parks agency and theUnited States Forest Service. Tall red rock formations that are typical of the region also surround the park, which contains a 43-acre (17 ha) working apple farm.[4] Slide Rock State Park is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Arizona, regularly attracting over a quarter of a million annual visitors (278,330 in 2024[3]).
The land was first developed by Frank L. Pendley, who arrived in the canyon in 1907 and acquired title to the land under theHomestead Act in 1910. Pendley developed an irrigation system which is still in use today and planted an appleorchard in 1912. The state completed a road through the canyon in 1914, and Pendley built rustic tourist cabins in 1933 that in part survive today.[2]
The park was purchased by Arizona State Parks from the Arizona Parklands Foundation on July 10, 1985, and officially dedicated as Slide Rock State Park in October 1987. ThePendley Homestead Historic District was accepted onto theNational Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1991. The apple farm is one of the few homesteads still preserved in Oak Creek Canyon.[2]
Films shot in the area includeAngel and the Badman (1946),Broken Arrow (1950),Drum Beat (1954), andGun Fury (1953).
There are three hiking trails in Slide Rock State Park: Pendley Homestead Trail (.25 mile), Slide Rock Route (.3 mile) and Clifftop Nature Trail (.25 mile).
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