Strawberry Crater Wilderness - Flagstaff, AZ
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Strawberry Crater Wilderness
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A volcanic cinder cone and lava flow form the centerpiece of the 10,141-acre Strawberry Crater Wilderness. Molten rock frozen in time still shows scrape marks left as it squeezed up through cracks in the cooler surface. Petrified bubbles of once boiling stone look as fresh as the sparse vegetation that struggles for a foothold on this rugged moonscape. Plentiful ruins scattered across this inhospitable landscape prove the resourcefulness of an ancient people who lived here even as the land still fumed and spouted. In places visitors can also see remnants of the gardens they cultivated using volcanic cinders as a water-retaining mulch. On the horizon, the San Francisco Peaks, Sunset Crater, and the Painted Desert add another dimension to the view.

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Facilities: There are no facilities in this area.

Best Time To Visit: The Strawberry Crater Wilderness is open year-round.

Fees: There are no fees to enter this area.

Accessibility: There is no handicapped access.

Rules: No mechanized or motorized vehicles, including bicycles, are permitted in the Wilderness Areas. Please do not deface ruins or remove artifacts.

Directions: Sunset Crater/Wupatki Road (Forest Road 545) borders one side of the wilderness. Additional access is provided by Forest Roads 546 and 779 off US 89 at the bottom of the north slope to the pass between the San Francisco Peaks and O'Leary Peak.

Map: Click here for a map to Strawberry Crater Wilderness

Reservations: Reservations are not accepted.
 
Address
Peaks Ranger Station
5075 N. Highway 89
Flagstaff, Arizona 86004
Phone
General: (928) 526-0866
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