Flagstaff Vacations, Flagstaff Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Flagstaff Vacation Guide

If you're ever driving along I-40 in Arizona and suddenly the landscape changes from desert to a more mountainous, foresty look, then you know that you're almost in Flagstaff.

The county seat of Coconino County, Flagstaff is just 80 miles south of the Grand Canyon. With a population of just under 60,000 people (2005 Census), the city is small and scenic. Flagstaff's elevation is 6,910 feet, with the highest point in Arizona just to the north (Humphrey's Peak -- 12,633 feet). It's industry lies mainly in logging, railroad and ranching, with some coal mining to boot. Flagstaff has a strong tourism sector, due to its proximity to Grand Canyon National Park, Oak Creek Canyon, Lowell Observatory, historic Route 66, and snow skiing at the Snowbowl.

With beautiful areas nearby to camp out and explore, Flagstaff is a hidden alpine gem in the mostly desert Arizona landscape.

Flagstaff is a college town. It has some coporate business for jobs, shopping, and a few good restaurants, a lot of chain restaurants and no real spectacular restaurant where you leave saying that is the best food I ever had. What the town lacks in food in makes up for in outdoor activities, it is the Gateway to Northern Arizona and provides hiking, camping, boating, nature, historic, Grand Canyon and more. The weather is a little cooler than Phoenix in the summer and snow in the winter.

When staying in Flagstaff care should be taken to stay away from the railroads path along Hwy 66.