Best Arizona Day Trips Travel Guide 2024

In this Arizona day trip travel guide we show you all around Arizona giving you ideas on how to beat the heat and explore the Grand Canyon State. We show you some high elevation destinations as well as some river and lake front travel spots across Arizona. All of these are trips you can easily do from Phoenix since Phoenix is located right in the center of Arizona.
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Arizona Travel Guide
(TimeStamps)
0:00 Intro
0:39 Sedona
2:07 Prescott
3:37 Grand Canyon
5:12 Verde Valley
6:40 Flagstaff
8:03 Tucson
9:57 Lake Havasu
12:22 Bisbee
13:44 Petrified Forest
15:26 White Mountains
Arizona Day Trip Topics:
Where To Go in Arizona
Arizona travel tips
Distance From Phoenix
Things To Do in Arizona
Living in Arizona is quite a unique experience because of the vastness that the state offers. From the Sonoran Desert in the south to the high country in the north all the way up towards the Four Corners east and the Grand Canyon in the west. Known as the Grand Canyon state, Arizona is diverse in many ways. The state tree is the Palo Verde, the state cactus is the Saguaro, the state bird is the Cactus wren. If you are thinking about moving to Arizona feel free to subscribe and check us out on our other channels.

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  • @LivinginArizona
    @LivinginArizona3 ай бұрын

    You can download the full travel guide here: go.geovea.com/living-in-arizona-now-map1

  • @pkelly2606

    @pkelly2606

    2 ай бұрын

  • @ob1coyote
    @ob1coyote11 ай бұрын

    I used to be a courier, and I got paid $100 to take a package of prescription drugs up to a nursing home in Sedona every Saturday morning. I would stop by my friends house to pick him up and we would get up there when the sun was just coming up, stop on the side of the road next to Oak Creek, and catch our limit of rainbow trout before dropping the package off. Then we would go home and have a fish fry with the neighbors. Good memories.

  • @Truth-Be-Told-USA

    @Truth-Be-Told-USA

    11 ай бұрын

    There is a song "that's how country boys roll" it describes your days 🙂

  • @lol-wj4hx
    @lol-wj4hxКүн бұрын

    verde valley is amazing!! Beautiful scenery

  • @LivinginArizona
    @LivinginArizona Жыл бұрын

    10 Arizona Small Towns You Never Knew Existed! kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGmDo7eMmLDahZc.html

  • @larhondadodd8839
    @larhondadodd883911 ай бұрын

    My dad took me to the Grand canyon in two thousand five. I'm happy for this. Now I have to see what I love on my phone.

  • @patwhitmore302
    @patwhitmore30211 ай бұрын

    We started watching your program while making the big decision whether to move from NYS to Arizona...we learned a lot about our new State from you. We've been here going on two years..we love Arizona..thank you

  • @dianebannister4591
    @dianebannister45916 ай бұрын

    My cousin lives in Oro Valley, Arizona and she sent me this link to watch. I enjoyed it very much. Now, I understand why she loves living in Arizona. She used to live in my town growing up in the North East. After about 5 years of teaching in a school in our town, she and her husband moved to Arizona. It seems there is so much to see and do.

  • @chrisschene8301
    @chrisschene83012 ай бұрын

    I have stayed at the North rim 4 times. I live in phoenix, and you have to pass an area of Flagstaff before noon to miss the thunderstorms that flood and often close route 89. With pee, leg stretching stops I find getting to page, 130 miles away from the north rim, takes 8 to 9 hours. I usually stop overnight in Page, az, and drive to North Rim the next morning. Keep in mind that for much of the drive from page to the north rim Ranger shed is 130 miles of pitch dark, winding road with no cell coverage that floods when it rains. It is a beautiful drive. I bring oxygen and a satellite communicator. There are bison in some areas. Don't approach!

  • @thanhphongpham1860
    @thanhphongpham1860 Жыл бұрын

    Arizona state in my heart 🙋‍♀️🌵💝

  • @keningilbert
    @keningilbert3 ай бұрын

    Key highlights you missed in the towns you covered: - Sedona: Mesa Grill at the Airport - Bisbee: Stock Exchange Saloon & Grill (original massive stock market chalkboard on wall) - Jerome: Haunted Hamburger (great food and view) - Cottonwood: Merkin Vineyards (way up on hill with beautiful view) - Prescott: Whiskey Row Courthouse square - Verde Valley: Train ride, many vineyards in the area, as well as the popular Sedona Adventures "Water to Wine" Vineyards and Kayak ride

  • @Summerdaze8

    @Summerdaze8

    5 күн бұрын

    The Stock Exchange has been closed for years

  • @keningilbert

    @keningilbert

    4 күн бұрын

    @@Summerdaze8 Wow I had no idea thx for heads up.

  • @EMSmith480
    @EMSmith480 Жыл бұрын

    Cottonwood is our go-to staycation stop.

  • @ChasingDreams1970
    @ChasingDreams19702 ай бұрын

    Great video. I enjoyed watching this video. I need to expand my horizons. Absolutely beautiful scenery.

  • @kymressler7668
    @kymressler766811 ай бұрын

    Out of Africa in Camp Verde is a fun day trip. Zip lining over the animals, feeding tigers and following the feed trucks to the enclosures is an amazing experience.

  • @neilholland6558
    @neilholland6558 Жыл бұрын

    Terrific list! Thanks!

  • @LivinginArizona
    @LivinginArizona9 ай бұрын

    Also watch our Best Small Towns in Arizona video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYNqo7uHeNXXp9Y.htmlsi=rXeMDpDDqFmro6dp

  • @Pompomgrenade
    @Pompomgrenade6 ай бұрын

    Great vacation State... Always a favorite destination.

  • @cheddarsadventures
    @cheddarsadventures21 күн бұрын

    Grateful to have experienced most of these places! Awesome places to visit

  • @larryn2674
    @larryn2674 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, Thanks

  • @cloudy7104
    @cloudy71049 ай бұрын

    Never been to USA before but really fancy going Arizona or Colorado

  • @debbielynn9087
    @debbielynn908711 ай бұрын

    Good video. Wish you had included Tubac. It’s a wonderful artsy place to visit with great history. Easily a day’s visit.

  • @bradley_Bradley
    @bradley_Bradley Жыл бұрын

    excellent !!!

  • @gopositivelee3639
    @gopositivelee363910 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @0to100Art
    @0to100Art Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful video and love the Thumbnail ! Thank you for sharing! 😀

  • @Dk-qf8dd
    @Dk-qf8dd7 ай бұрын

    Done ‘em all and live in one of them. Lot’s of great places however most of these need more than a day to really do more than look and scoot.

  • @2005hdrk
    @2005hdrk11 ай бұрын

    Be sure to mention the Biosphere II and Kitt Peak when highlighting Tucson attractions. I should have posted this on your "Things to do in Tucson". BTW...you do an excellent job overall! Thank You!

  • @GlobalGlimpsesGazzete
    @GlobalGlimpsesGazzete3 ай бұрын

    lovee!!!!!!!!!

  • @JamesandPaulTryitAll
    @JamesandPaulTryitAll6 ай бұрын

    While we do live in Phoenix, some of these places outside of town haven’t really been on our radar, however this video definitely gave us some unique ideas for other outside of the box Arizona based activities for our channel.

  • @nerdynina4734

    @nerdynina4734

    Ай бұрын

    Sierra Vista is not well known Small town , beautiful make sure to to visit the river for hiking

  • @larhondadodd8839
    @larhondadodd883911 ай бұрын

    If I was able to drive I would be happy to go there and spend time in the Grand canyon.

  • @serenity4me2day
    @serenity4me2day Жыл бұрын

    Home Sweet ❤ Arizona! What an amazing place to live. So many options for year round fun and tourism. Greer was the last name of the guy who did my LDS baptism in Qatar!

  • @desertrose9499
    @desertrose949910 ай бұрын

    Great video!!!!

  • @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    10 ай бұрын

    Haft

  • @karenbachar5253
    @karenbachar5253Ай бұрын

    I moved away from Arizona in the early 2000's to work on the east coast. Before I left I spent a lot of time in Sedona...at that time there was just 1stop light in the entire town. Oak creek canyon had a great little hotel where you could not get your phone to connect to the internet. At night you could see all the stars. When back when I retired to Tucson last year. My cool hotel was being torn down and there were multiple lights and turn around. People crammed together..."Paved Paridise and Put up a Parking Lot" sigh memories...sigh...

  • @theoversouls
    @theoversoulsАй бұрын

    Tubac is a nice place to visit just down I-19 from Tucson.

  • @willsmooth45
    @willsmooth4511 ай бұрын

    Havasu veteran don’t come during summer at all you’ll die of heat stroke or a drunk driver/boater

  • @mayve953
    @mayve953 Жыл бұрын

    Great video; visit Hereford AZ.

  • @AnaMendoza-ix3xf
    @AnaMendoza-ix3xf4 ай бұрын

    This is more of a moving trip instead of a road trip, but congrats on your new home! 😊

  • @cindynielson4231
    @cindynielson4231 Жыл бұрын

    I was born and raised in AZ. I have been to the canyon at least 4 times, so breathtaking. The ski lift at Snowbowl in the fall is so beautiful, just bring warm clothes and blankets. Humphrey's Peak is over 11,000'. I love Greer, this has to be the most beautiful place in AZ, other than the Grand Canyon. I live about 12 miles south of Holbrook, so I'm quite familiar with the Petrified Forest/ Painted Desert. I have lived in many areas of AZ and there is so much more for me to see. Also the Grand Canyon train is so much fun, give it a try. TFS 👍

  • @user-eo5mr4by2u
    @user-eo5mr4by2u6 ай бұрын

    Chinle,AZ canyon de chelly is also a super cool place.

  • @skytechm07
    @skytechm0710 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your video ! is this easy to go around place to place in AZ , gas station available everywhere right ?

  • @davidparnell1903
    @davidparnell1903 Жыл бұрын

    Hi living

  • @Destinavigator
    @Destinavigator3 ай бұрын

    👋🏼 Small struggling Travel Channel here. I love your content, thanks for this great video! You inspire me to keep grinding my channel, maby one day I’ll grow as big as you 🥲

  • @russellcriswell2398
    @russellcriswell23982 ай бұрын

    Slow down. I've been here 40 plus years and working most of the time haven't had the money or tome to know of these things or go see the things I do know about .I would love to see and hear more about these place e now I'm retired and have the time and money

  • @allenschmitz9644
    @allenschmitz9644 Жыл бұрын

    If gas was 2 cents a gallon Arizona would be Heaven.

  • @nickthinkpainting1978

    @nickthinkpainting1978

    11 ай бұрын

    Lol exactly 👌🏻🇺🇸

  • @cassiusdio6048

    @cassiusdio6048

    11 ай бұрын

    You want cheap gas? Vote Trump.

  • @carlj9268

    @carlj9268

    11 ай бұрын

    Vote trump baby!

  • @Noname-cn4ly

    @Noname-cn4ly

    11 ай бұрын

    @@cassiusdio6048🤢🤮

  • @tamara6672

    @tamara6672

    7 ай бұрын

    I agree

  • @jillponce2802
    @jillponce2802 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Love being a tourist in the state I live in. Thanks for the ideas

  • @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    10 ай бұрын

    Watsh / Voll

  • @rosamoreno4794
    @rosamoreno4794 Жыл бұрын

    I don’t love Havasu but I have also gone in severe summers for years. One time it was 125 and your phone just dies outside on the lake. It’s 2.5 hours from Vegas and easy drive. June thru August is BRUTAL. The day time and night time is nasty.

  • @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    10 ай бұрын

    Raaap / islam lebenon

  • @Fernetty
    @Fernetty11 ай бұрын

    Love the content my man but outside of Bisbee is known as “Her - Furd” note hare furd. If you ever want the historic perspective of Hereford, I have a ranch with great history. Come one down, I’ll show you Sierra Vista and Cochise county as only a local can know

  • @nerdynina4734
    @nerdynina4734Ай бұрын

    Surprised Tombstone wasn't on the list , could of done the list with out Tuscon Sierra Vista is not well known Small town , beautiful. Make sure to to visit the river for hiking

  • @SD-ol9os
    @SD-ol9os Жыл бұрын

    Great video! I learned a lot.

  • @adelinam8074
    @adelinam80745 ай бұрын

    Due to over load on visitors and new movers over growth. Our Arizona state is not the same. Very few places to actually getaway Alone for a Quiet visit. Gotta plan on less popular dates n holidays. And travel in summer when most leave back to there 1st homes. Newbies can't handle the heat here so nice we get a break. We take advantage of amenities to Staycation with discounts in those months

  • @Steve757-fl1hd
    @Steve757-fl1hd2 ай бұрын

    Nice video. Were thinking about a couple trips as a result. You don’t say, but are you using Phoenix as your starting point? A couple of these places would be a stretch to do a round trip in a day. Would make a long day.

  • @joyfulhomemaker8053
    @joyfulhomemaker8053Ай бұрын

    You forgot the Titan Missile Museum near Tucson!

  • @user-wx2oz5gr4z
    @user-wx2oz5gr4z2 ай бұрын

    I’ve lived in Arizona my entire life (76 yrs) and all of these places are wonderful. But I think it’s misleading to call most of these a day trip. Even leaving from Phoenix, which is fairly central, it can take hours to reach some of these destinations. To enjoy most of these an overnight stay would be advisable.

  • @patsalas5170

    @patsalas5170

    Ай бұрын

    I lived in Tucson 1975 to 1977...there was a place to the south that grew peaches and you could pick them for yourself..would you know where that was and is it still there?

  • @darringreen8630
    @darringreen86302 ай бұрын

    Really nice guide, but check your spelling at the 8:09 mark. Also a fun fact of Tucson is it was also once the state capital. Oh, and UofA has a doctorate program in Astronomy related subjects because just 1 hr 12 min southwest is one of the world's leading observatories, Kitt Peak National Observatory, and yes, they give tours.

  • @ParkCheolkyun
    @ParkCheolkyunАй бұрын

    Where do you guys recommend north rim or south rim?

  • @ZeenatZeenatali-jf5dp
    @ZeenatZeenatali-jf5dp11 ай бұрын

    Subhanullah wabehumdehi Astughfirullah❤ lailaha illullah mohammad rrasoolullah❤

  • @aychagezileri2282
    @aychagezileri22823 ай бұрын

    the arizona mountains are very similar to the eynalı and sehend mountains located in Tabriz, Iran.the rock shapes and colors of the Arizona mountains are the same as the rock shapes and colors of the EYNALI and sehend mountains.

  • @Noname-cn4ly
    @Noname-cn4ly11 ай бұрын

    Is slide rock clean now? It was closed for a long time because the water was contam8nated…😞

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda Жыл бұрын

    unusual channel!:))

  • @ob1coyote
    @ob1coyote11 ай бұрын

    Jerome is a great day trip. If you’re in that area you should take a ride on the Verde Valley Railroad.

  • @lakittawoods7457
    @lakittawoods7457 Жыл бұрын

    What about monument valley???

  • @mykids0458
    @mykids0458 Жыл бұрын

    I have a question I been wanting to ask you being from Arizona what do you think about yucca Arizona. Reason I’m asking I just brought some property out there was wondering what you think about it. Never seen you do a video on it

  • @LivinginArizona

    @LivinginArizona

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t know much about Yucca Arizona. The area is extremely remote. It’s an interesting area but mostly uninhabitable. It’s very similar to what you would find in Death Valley.

  • @dlogox2746

    @dlogox2746

    8 ай бұрын

    I have a piece of desert in the yucca area. It is just a piece of cactus infested, sand with a plowed out sand "road".. no power, no water, great spot. I head into Lake Havasu every second day for supplies/water and kayaking. I tour the surrounding places of interest. Only there in April, but I have friends that stay November to March. It is what it is.

  • @joyfulhomemaker8053
    @joyfulhomemaker8053Ай бұрын

    Jerome is called a ghost town because the main hotel is known for being haunted

  • @BigRonJ77
    @BigRonJ772 ай бұрын

    15:26 I think this is the town in AZ that inspired the Pixar movie Cars?

  • @wyateerp1
    @wyateerp12 ай бұрын

    Born and raised in Arizona. (1958) But have never been to the hole in the ground. Been to most others though. Not a Tourist. You missed Tortilla Flat and Goldfield

  • @gilbertoarizona305

    @gilbertoarizona305

    2 ай бұрын

    Love Tortilla Flat - it's a fun drive - and Goldfield is a blast - especially for kids and grandkids

  • @D3dh3d66
    @D3dh3d663 ай бұрын

    I saw a video one time where you talked about being in the hottest place (Lake Havasu) and the coldest place (Greer) in the same day I can't remember what video it's in can yo help me I want to share it with someone.

  • @matteosandoval9875
    @matteosandoval98757 ай бұрын

    Horsetheif basin is not it Prescott. It’s in Crown King.

  • @cloudy7104
    @cloudy71049 ай бұрын

    I want to live in Scottsdale

  • @gilbertoarizona305

    @gilbertoarizona305

    2 ай бұрын

    no you don't - as a native of Arizona who grew up in the East Valley - I'd rather live in Downtown Phoenix - cool city

  • @cloudy7104

    @cloudy7104

    2 ай бұрын

    @@gilbertoarizona305 definitely going to visit and see for myself next year

  • @mwoods1052
    @mwoods1052 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve watched a lot of your videos and so far have seen nothing about Sierra Vista. It’s 73 miles SE of Tucson. Really good retirement place, about 435,000 residents and all the shopping you need. Clean, safe, quiet, weather is better than many other AZ places. I was there in April. Gas at all stations was $3.59 per gl. In Tucson, ALL gas was $4.79 per gl. Huge difference. Can buy an average 3bed/2bath house in low to mid $200k and property taxes are low. Not a bad drive to Tucson, can do it in 1hr, 20mins, straight flat good roads. I live in Chapala, Jalisco and probably moving to Sierra Vista next year. Can you do a video on Sierra Vista? Thanks!

  • @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    @MohammadKakora-fr1es

    10 ай бұрын

    139

  • @tfsuper
    @tfsuper Жыл бұрын

    Good List. Havasu, No.

  • @Cincy32
    @Cincy3210 ай бұрын

    I'm not a fan of Sedona, way too crowded. Jerome though 😍

  • @jess97724
    @jess977243 ай бұрын

    You didn't show downtown Tucson or Green Valley Arizona.

  • @rossvesci1706
    @rossvesci1706 Жыл бұрын

    What’s up jeff how’s Mesa

  • @LivinginArizona

    @LivinginArizona

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey Ross it’s good but now I am in Thailand doing island hopper videos

  • @rossvesci1706

    @rossvesci1706

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LivinginArizona when you come back to Phoenix

  • @freshentertain
    @freshentertain Жыл бұрын

    Is it me or does it look like the lady being recorded in havasu was peeing near the boat lol

  • @lydeeluckk

    @lydeeluckk

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol she was definitely doing something questionable 😂

  • @MrAmor-wh1rm
    @MrAmor-wh1rm11 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know the best internet service provider in terms of reliability and speeds for the Phoenix area?

  • @katjay3125

    @katjay3125

    4 ай бұрын

    Cox communications

  • @jazimae
    @jazimae13 күн бұрын

    You spelled Tucson wrong 😩😩

  • @timtrelstad9775
    @timtrelstad9775 Жыл бұрын

    Arizona is #1 for rattlesnakes. They are not mentioned much on most videos on Arizona travel. Perhaps the risk is low if you follow best practices when out in their environment.

  • @bigmike9433

    @bigmike9433

    6 ай бұрын

    I build houses in the Phoenix area for more than 30 years and hike a lot. I've seen a couple in 30 years. In the spring sometimes you see snakes crossing the road. It's not really a problem they don't want to be around you either.

  • @empowrdfoods5197
    @empowrdfoods5197 Жыл бұрын

    💪 🏜️ 🚗 💨 ☀️

  • @ob1coyote
    @ob1coyote11 ай бұрын

    I don’t recommend Lake Havasu unless you still think frat parties are fun. If you’re not there on a party weekend then you’ll have the whole place to yourself, but the town itself is pretty dull. Plan on fishing, or boating.

  • @trevertravis8963

    @trevertravis8963

    11 ай бұрын

    Lake Havasu is pretty boring if you don't have a boat.

  • @user-jc6rh9yb2h
    @user-jc6rh9yb2h10 ай бұрын

    Jesus saith unto him , I am the way , the truth , and the life : no man cometh unto the Father but by me . Sorry if I have given you trouble .

  • @katjay3125

    @katjay3125

    4 ай бұрын

    Praise Jesus

  • @joyfulhomemaker8053
    @joyfulhomemaker8053Ай бұрын

    Havasupai is NOT day trip. Its an 11 mile hike in and the lottery for permits to go CAMP down there is years long

  • @user-vy7fz9si3v
    @user-vy7fz9si3v2 күн бұрын

    Yah all 10 days just stay home

  • @arzoshang7537
    @arzoshang75376 ай бұрын

    1girl frind in bartin zoe cornish brawn o+ in mi laif

  • @ZionForman
    @ZionForman11 ай бұрын

    North Rim is not a day trip. even from Flagstaff.

  • @shawngavette7762
    @shawngavette776211 ай бұрын

    Have to be rich to do things in state of Arizona. People that are on SSI and SSDI and social security and VA benefits don't have the money to do things here.people on fixed income can't do things that have to pay for in Arizona it cost so much to go places and do things too.get to pay going on the swap meet and the farmers market and the zoos and more.

  • @wardfittings8227
    @wardfittings822719 күн бұрын

    Tourism ruined Sedona.

  • @laceysky6141
    @laceysky61416 ай бұрын

    REGARDING SEDONA YOU CANT PARK NOWERE ALL THE RICH PEOPLE DONT WANT YOU TO PARK 10000 FEET FROM THERE VERY BIG MANSIONS

  • @gilbertoarizona305
    @gilbertoarizona3052 ай бұрын

    Verde Valley - Jerome Cottonwood - greatest people in Arizona - Sunset Point rest area - beautiful views - Flag nickname is poverty with a view

  • @vichardman61
    @vichardman615 ай бұрын

    Get ride of music

  • @cjjorge6636
    @cjjorge6636 Жыл бұрын

    why no yuma az?