arizona staycations

AZ Staycations Having Fun Close to Home

Staycation - A Vacation that is

spent close to or at home.

How to Plan a Successful Staycation

1. How much do I want to spend?

2. How far do I want to drive?

3. Just pick a spot!

4. Research attractions, restaurants, places

to stay

5. Discover and enjoy your Arizona

6. Tell your friends about it!

Sedona: Camping, Hiking Devil’s Bridge, Trails (bike, hike, off-

road vehicle), Church of the Holy Cross, Slide Rock,

Tlaquepaque, Shopping, Horseback riding, Verde Canyon

Railway.

Tucson: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Mount Lemmon (ski,

hike, picnic), Botanical Gardens, Tombstone, Kartchner

Caverns, Colossal Caverns, Old Tucson, Queen Mine (Bisbee),

Don’t pass up the Ostrich Farm on the way there!

Flagstaff: The North Pole Experience, Grand Canyon Railway,

Ski, Sunset Crater, Arboretum, Heritage Square in the summer,

Flagstaff Extreme, Lowell Observatory, Bearizona, Deer Farm,

Rt. 66, Grand Canyon, Williams – Gun Fight.

Payson/Pine: Tonto Natural Bridge (928-476-4202), Fossil

Springs, The Ranch at Fossil Creek, The Rim, Art Festivals, 4th

of July Celebration, Demolition Derby, Camping, Fishing.

White Mountains: Sunrise Ski Resort, Hunting, Fishing,

Camping, Cabin Rentals in Greer.

S E D O N A

Verdecanyonrr.com

Sedona Resorts-Spa-Golf-Hot Air Balloons

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Tucson, AZ

Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch

520-466-3658

Roostercogburn.com

Queenminetour.com (Bisbee, AZ)

Greatest treasure troves of copper ever discovered!

desertmuseum.org

Showdown in Tombstone www.tombstonechamber.com

If You Like To Hike

Family Fun in Flagstaff

Grand Canyon –Polar Express

Historic Route 66

Flagstaffextreme.com

thetrain.com

Payson / Pine – Rim Country

Tonto Natural Bridge Fossil Springs

Fishing – Bear Canyon Lake

The White Mountains

Hunting Fishing Camping

Great skiing and snowboarding

Mesa

Golfland/Sunsplash

Mesa Riverview Park

Usery Mountain Regional Park

Hike Broadway Caves - East (Bat Caves)

Tube the Salt River

Lost Dutchman State Park

Freestone Park – Gilbert

Riparian Preserve - Gilbert

Tumbleweed Park - Chandler

Big Surf – Tempe

Tempe Town Lake (Park, paddle boats,

party boats, Festival of the arts)

Scottsdale

Old town Scottsdale (Segway tours)

McCormick Stillman Railroad Park

CrackerJax

Make Studio

Golf

Mesa Riverview

June 1 – August 31

7 a.m. – 2 p.m. (daily)

November 6 – January 12

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (daily)

September 1 – November 5

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (daily)

January 13 – May 31

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (daily)

$20 – Adults (ages 14 +)

$14 - Children (ages 3 – 13) Children Ages 2 and under - free

Nov 24th, 2014 – Jan 11th, 2015

5:30 - 10:30 p.m. Great place for family reunions

CLOSER TO HOME

Plan Your Own Adventure…

Ivisitarizona.com

Arizona-leisure.com

Arizonaguide.com

Activemoms.com

Phoenix.about.com

Azstateparks.com

Fs.usda.gov

Raisingarizonakids.com

Yelp (app)

Phoenix Magazine

Raftthesalt.com

Splash Pads Gilbert – Under Water Tower on Gilbert Rd

SanTan Village - (in front of Dillards) Tempe – Tempe Marketplace

Tempe Beach Park Chandler – Chuparosa Park,

Desert Breeze Park, Espee Park Spray Pad

How about a date night?

Schnepf Farms – www.schnepffarms.com

Renaissance Festival in A.J. – www.royalfaires.com

Hale Center Theatre–Downtown Gilbert – www.haletheatrearizona.com (Phantom Aug.29 – Oct. 11, 2014 Lincoln Wright* Music Director)

ASU Gammage – www.asugammage.com

Arizona Broadway Theatre –

www.azbroadway.org

Chandler Center for the Arts –

www.chandlercenter.org

Phoenix Symphony –

www.phoenixsymphony.org

Ipic Theater- Scottsdale

www.ipictheaters.com

www.visitphoenix.com

www.vividseats.com

AZ Diamondbacks Phoenix Suns

Arizona Cardinals Arizona Coyotes

Phoenix Open Golf Tour - www.wmphoenixopen.com

Cubs Spring Training – www.cactusleague.com

NASCAR - www.phoenixraceway.com

Sports Entertainment

Lakes… Mountains… Ghost Towns, OH MY! Canyon Lake Roosevelt Lake

Lake Havasu Saguaro Lake Lake Powell

www.azstateparks.com

www.azgfd.com

Camping

Off Road Trails

4087 N. Apache Trail

Apache Junction, AZ 85119

(480) 983-4888

Four Peaks Recreation Area Hiking, Mountain Bikes,

& Motorcycle Trails

Gold, Silver, &

Copper Mines

4650 N. Mammoth Mine Rd

Apache Junction, AZ 85119

(480) 983-0333

Town Open Daily: 10am-5pm

Goldfieldghosttown.com

Asylum Restaurant

(928) 639-3197

asylumrestaurant.com (award winning restaurant)

Jerome Grand Hotel

Jeromegrandhotel.com

Haunted Hotel

Tours

Room & Ride Package

(Grand Canyon

Railroad)

Historic Route 89A

Indoor Play Places

• Arizona too hot for you? • Nothing to do in the hot summer sun? • Think Again … Arizona has lots of indoor play activities for you and your family!

• 600 E. Washington St. Phoenix

• Adults: $16.96

• Kids: $11.95

• Seniors: $14.95

• First Friday of each month Adults Night Out: 5:30-9:00pm FREE

• Seniors FREE first Tuesday of each month

• 2305 E. Knox Road Gilbert • Adults: $12.00 • Kids: $11.00 • 3-under: $3.50

Polar Ice Jump Street

• 455 E. Warner Rd. Chandler • 8 years and older: $8.00 per hour • 4-7 years: $8.00 all day • 3 and under: $4.00 all day • Tuesday and Thursday’s: $10.00 for 2 hours

Bounce U

• 1166 S. Gilbert Rd. #110 Gilbert • $ 8.95 per 2 hours • Various hours open and discounts often available on-line

Commemorative

Air Force Museum Arizona Museum

of Natural History • 2017 N. Greenfield Rd. Mesa • Adults (13+): $12.00 • Seniors (62+): $10.00 • Kids (5-12): $3.00

• 53 N. McDonald St. Mesa • Adults: $12.00 • Kids (3-12): $6.00 • Seniors: $10.00 • Students (13+) $8.00

Arizona Capitol Museum

• 1700 W. Washington Phoenix • Free

Sea Life Aquarium

• 5000 S. Arizona Mills Cir. #145 Tempe • Adults (13+): $18.00 • Child (3-12): $13.00

Imagination Avenue • 10614 N 32nd St. Phoenix • Great for kids under 8 • Kids (1-10): $9.00

The Musical Instrument Museum • 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. Phoenix • Adults: $18.00 • Teens (13-19): $14.00 • Children (4-12): $10.00

Amazing Jakes • 1830 E. Baseline Gilbert • Adults (11+): $9.99 • Kids (4-10): $6.99 • Seniors: $8.99

• 215 N. 7th St. Phoenix • Anyone over the age of 1: $11.00 • Seniors: $10.00 • Free admission 1St Friday of every month

Children’s Museum of Phoenix

Makutu’s Island • 6919 W. Ray Rd. Chandler • Kids (1-17): $10.00 • Free for Adult with a child • Adult without child: $5.00

ARIZONA DISCOUNTS • Arizona offers multiple discounts to its residence.

• Living Social, Deal Chicken and Groupon: Online daily deals that you can have

sent to your email. Restaurants, house cleaning, entertainment venues and spa

services are only some of the deals you can get.

• Culture Pass: Entrance into valley museums, the zoo, etc. Can be checked out at

the library and allows entrance for 2 people.

• POGO Pass: Year long entrance (for most) into the following venues. Be sure to

use the promo code: facebook for the $39.98 price.

ARIZONA TEMPLES

Mesa Snowflake Gila Valley

Gilbert Phoenix Tucson

MESA SNOWFLAKE

• First temple built in Arizona

• Dedicated: October, 1927

• First temple to have the endowment

in another language: Spanish 1945

• Second temple built in Arizona

• Dedicated: March 3, 2002

• Sister temple to the Winter Quarters,

Nebraska temple

GILA VALLEY GILBERT

• 3rd temple in Arizona

• Dedicated: May 23, 2010

• Groundbreaking was held on

the 97th anniversary of Arizona

becoming a state.

• 4th temple in Arizona

• Dedicated: March 2, 2014

• More than 400,000 attend open

house

PHOENIX TUCSON

• 5th temple in Arizona

• Open house begins Friday,

Oct. 10 – Nov. 1.2014

• Open house tickets available:

Monday, Sept. 29, 2014

• 6th temple in Arizona

• Similar in design to the Tijuana,

Mexico temple

Travel Route 66 Walk on the Sky Walk at the Grand Canyon Cut my own Christmas Tree (fs.usda.gov/asnf) Have a cowboy adventure (cowboywayadventures.com) Race through space at EAC Discovery Park in Safford Slide down Slide Rock in Sedona Tour the Tovrea Castle in Phoenix Take a Gondola Ride at Scottsdale’s Gainey Ranch Visit Tortilla Flats @ Canyon Lake (tortillaflataz.com) Visit all 5 Temples in Arizona!!!