Road trips in Arizona
13 road trips and 51 hand-picked places in Arizona, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 13
- Places
- 51
Trip guides
Road trips through Arizona
Scenic byways
Red rock Arizona
Things to do in…
Southeast Arizona: missions, mines and sky islands
National park loops
Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon via volcanoes and Desert View
Things to do in…
Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail and Tonto Basin
Things to do in…
Tucson and Mount Lemmon: from saguaros to pine forest
Scenic byways
Verde Valley and Oak Creek Canyon: Phoenix to Flagstaff
National park loops
Grand Canyon North Rim and Marble Canyon: Kanab to Page
National park loops
Canyons and cliff dwellings of the Four Corners
Things to do in…
Navajo Nation: Window Rock, Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley
RV & family trips
Hoover Dam and the Colorado River
Classic American drives
Route 66, part two: Oklahoma City to the Pacific
RV & family trips
Kanab to Page: pink dunes, hoodoos and Lake Powell
National park loops
Utah's five national parks, in one loop from Las Vegas
Editor's picks
Places worth the detour in Arizona
Nature
Petrified Forest National Park
Nature
Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim
Nature
Monument Valley
Oddities
London Bridge, Lake Havasu
History
Mission San Xavier del Bac
Nature
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Nature
Chiricahua National Monument
History
Desert View Watchtower
Nature
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
History
Montezuma Castle National Monument
History
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Stays
Wigwam Motel
Nature
Meteor Crater
Oddities
Standin' on the Corner Park
History
Hackberry General Store
Oddities
Oatman Burros
Views
Horseshoe Bend
Nature
Antelope Canyon
Oddities
Four Corners Monument
Nature
Saguaro National Park
Stays
The Shady Dell
Stays
El Tovar Hotel
Camping
Mather Campground
History
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Arizona?
Popular routes include Red rock Arizona, Southeast Arizona: missions, mines and sky islands, Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon via volcanoes and Desert View and Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail and Tonto Basin. CampingSpirit has 13 trip guides that pass through Arizona, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Arizona are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Petrified Forest National Park, Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim, Monument Valley, London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Mission San Xavier del Bac and Kartchner Caverns State Park.