ROAD TRIP IDEAS
You could easily spend a ton of time exploring the state! I organized these by the order that would make a more timely (and sequential) sense and then broke them up into a 4 day NORTHERN PATH (towards Vegas) or a 4 day SOUTHERN PATH (towards Mexico).
ARCOSANTI, AZ
1 hr + 15 min drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — Take exit 263 for Arcosanti Rd
JEROME, AZ
2 hr drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — exit AZ-260 W/Finnie Flat Rd in Camp Verde, follow signs towards Jerome
SEDONA, AZ
2 hr drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — Take I-17 N to AZ-179 and AZ-89A and follow signs to Sedona
SEDONA | Magnetic Vortex
2 hr drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — Take I-17 N to AZ-179 and AZ-89A and follow signs to Sedona
SEDONA | Trail Hiking
2.5 hr drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — Follow I-17 N to exit 287 (AZ-260). Follow AZ-260 to Dry Creek Rd (for 30 miles). Follow AZ-260 W and AZ-89A N/E Hwy 89A to Dry Creek Rd
SEDONA | The Holy Cross
2.5 hr drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — Follow I-17 N to exit 287 (AZ-260). Follow AZ-260 to Dry Creek Rd (for 30 miles). Follow AZ-260 W and AZ-89A N/E Hwy 89A to Dry Creek Rd
SEDONA | Jeep Tours
2.5 hr drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N — Follow I-17 N to exit 287 (AZ-260). Follow AZ-260 to Dry Creek Rd (for 30 miles). Follow AZ-260 W and AZ-89A N/E Hwy 89A to Dry Creek Rd
GRAND CANYON | Southern Rim
4.5 hr drive from Tempe | Take Loop 202 to I-17 N towards Flagstaff. At the I-40 Interchange, go west toward Williams, AZ.