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Two American black bears meeting nose to nose among the pines in the Bearizona drive-thru

Things to Do in Flagstaff

A volcano, cliff dwellings and a lava tube cave within about 30 minutes of town, plus the Snowbowl scenic lift and Bearizona’s drive-thru in nearby Williams. Each guide covers hours, admission, time needed and RV parking.

Flagstaff, Arizona · Things to do

Guides

6 guides

Hours, fees & tips

Admission

Fees vary

Listed on each guide

Elevation

6,910 ft

Around the area

Best time

May–Oct

For getting out and about

Updated October 31, 2026 · Each guide covers hours, admission and RV parking

What to do

Things to do in Flagstaff

Each guide covers hours, admission, time needed, RV parking and what’s nearby.

Golden aspens and Kendrick Peak seen from the scenic lift at Arizona Snowbowl in October
Flagstaff · San Francisco Peaks

Arizona Snowbowl

Ride the Arizona Gondola to 11,500 feet for views to Sedona and, on clear days, the Grand Canyon, then come back in winter for 777 acres of ski terrain just north of Flagstaff.

Two American black bears meeting nose to nose among the pines in the Bearizona drive-thru
Williams · Route 66

Bearizona Wildlife Park

Drive your own vehicle through three miles of ponderosa forest past black bears, wolves and bison, then walk Fort Bearizona to see jaguars, grizzlies and river otters up close.

A caver stands in the round passage of Lava River Cave, its walls streaked orange and gray with iron oxide
Flagstaff · Coconino National Forest

Lava River Cave

Walk into Arizona’s longest lava tube, a mile-long cave northwest of Flagstaff where the air stays between 35 and 45 degrees, even in midsummer.

Stone exhibition building of the Museum of Northern Arizona with red tile roofs among ponderosa pines, the San Francisco Peaks rising behind
Flagstaff · US-180

Museum of Northern Arizona

Meet the people, art and ancient landscapes of the Colorado Plateau in a 1936 lava-rock museum at the foot of the San Francisco Peaks, just north of downtown Flagstaff on the road to the Grand Canyon.

Sunset Crater Volcano’s cinder cone, its rim tinted red, rising above ponderosa pines and a dry grass meadow
Flagstaff · San Francisco Volcanic Field

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Walk the Lava Flow Trail at the foot of a cinder cone that erupted around 1085, then follow the 34-mile loop road through the pines and down to the pueblos of Wupatki.

Snow-dusted pinyon and juniper above the layered limestone walls of Walnut Canyon, with distant mountains on the horizon, December 2013
Flagstaff · I-40 Exit 204

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Walk the Island Trail past 25 cliff dwelling rooms built between 1125 and 1250, then stroll the easy Rim Trail, about 7.5 miles east of Flagstaff off I-40.

Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos: Bearizona Wildlife Park: Christopher Amrich, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Lava River Cave: Dave Bunnell on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Museum of Northern Arizona: NancyLucy on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Walnut Canyon National Monument: Fredlyfish4 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Photos for Arizona Snowbowl, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument are credited on each guide. The header photo is the Bearizona Wildlife Park card image.

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