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Arizona
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Karen
& Jim's Guide to the Grand Canyon, Havasu Falls, and Sedona
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Slide Rock State
Park
Slide
Rock State Park is a wonderful natural water slide in the
cool waters of Oak Creek which courses through the beautiful
red walls of Oak Creek Canyon. It's toads of fun, but bring
aqua sox or some old tennis to protect your feet from the
rocks. The Park has hiking trails and picnic areas and is
a great place to spend the day relaxing near the river. The
park is on the site of an old farmstead with refurbished farm
buildings and an apple orchard.
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Of
course the main attraction of Slide Rock State Park is the natural
water slide shown in the photo to the left. The red rock from
which this canyon is carved is just so captivating. |
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the photo to the right you see a family exploring the river
and enjoying the cool waters of Oak Creek. I was amazed at how
cold the water was until I realized that the source was melting
snow in the mountains located upstream. |
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This
photo shows the cliffs above the park framed by a budding
pussy willow tree.
You
can get more information at the official Slide
Rock State Park Web site.
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Original
art work copyright © 2001 James Byerly. Photographs copyright ©
2001 Karen and James Byerly. To avoid violation of the federal copyright
law, please contact the copyright owner in advance to obtain permission
for the use of any image or text from this Arizona Web site.
Direct queries to Byerly at ourtownusa.net
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