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Flagstaff: The Destination for all Seasons

When you discover the City of Flagstaff, you discover the amenities of a big city, along with theexquisite charm of a close knit mountain community. Visitors from all over the world are attracted to our clean mountain air, year-round outdoor recreation and historic downtown charm.

Flagstaff offers a large variety of hotel, motel, bed/breakfast and inn accommodations,conference and meeting venues, more than 200 restaurants, numerous night spots, and a variety of cultural, historic and scientific attractions. A vibrant educational location, it is home to one of the state’s three universities and a well-respected community college. The city has a thriving artistic community and many venues for the performing arts.

The natural assets of Flagstaff are what are most apparent when you first arrive. The fresh scent of pine permeates the air because of the Coconino National Forest, the world’s largest collection of Ponderosa Pines. Flagstaff is surrounded by this natural wonder and in close proximity to the Grand Canyon, San Francisco Peaks (12,633 ft) and the Red Rocks of Sedona.

The first “International Dark Sky City” boasts amazing night skies with millions of stars. There are many City of Flagstaff parks where you can enjoy all these natural wonders and an extensive urban trail system within and around the city.

Flagstaff is situated in the mountains at 7,000 feet and has four distinct seasons. The spring winds bring fields of flowers and summer is marked by warm temperatures and afternoon showers during the monsoon season. Autumn brings crisp days and the yellowing of the Aspen trees and winter snow makes Flagstaff a desirable destination for downhill and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding and general snow play.

Centrally located, Flagstaff is close to many of the state’s natural attractions. North is the Grand Canyon, Page and Lake Powell, eastbound is the Painted Desert, the Navajo and Hopi Nations, and New Mexico. Go west and you can reach Las Vegas in about four hours by car and Los Angeles in about eight. Driving south winds through the dramatic mountain views of Oak Creek Canyon down to the red rock mesas of Sedona and Phoenix is a little over two hours away on Interstate 17.

At the junction of two major U.S. interstates I-40 and I-17, Flagstaff is served by a regional airport with direct flights to Phoenix, as well as a busy train depot. Flagstaff is a key destination for people seeking the adventure, natural beauty, charm and wide open spaces of the American West.

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