Amber & Adam’s guidebook
Restaurants
Our favorite restaurants in Cottonwood, Sedona, Jerome, Cornville & Page Springs
Tavern Grille
914 N Main StOld Town Cottonwood. Great food and atmosphere
Old Town Cottonwood. We love the Open-Face Egg Sandwich with roasted asparagus, goat cheese & dill dressing. Great atmosphere!
41 locals recommend
Old Town Red Rooster Cafe
901 N Main StOld Town Cottonwood. We love the Open-Face Egg Sandwich with roasted asparagus, goat cheese & dill dressing. Great atmosphere!
Nic's Italian Steak & Crab House
925 N Main StOld Town Cottonwood. Fabulous food and charm
Old Town Cottonwood. All locally sourced ingredients and the best gnocchi we've ever had! The wine and service are top-notch as well!
62 locals recommend
Merkin Vineyards Tasting Room & Osteria
1001 N Main StOld Town Cottonwood. All locally sourced ingredients and the best gnocchi we've ever had! The wine and service are top-notch as well!
Old Town Cottonwood. Yummy woodfired pizza and they have a bocce ball court and amazing firepit.
117 locals recommend
Pizzeria Bocce
1060 N Main StOld Town Cottonwood. Yummy woodfired pizza and they have a bocce ball court and amazing firepit.
Cottonwood. Great hole in the wall Mexican food. The breakfast burritos are huge!
12 locals recommend
Juanita's Taqueria
611 AZ-89ACottonwood. Great hole in the wall Mexican food. The breakfast burritos are huge!
Jerome. Sunset here has an amazing view. There are only a couple of tables with a really great view so get there early or try to reserve a spot.
27 locals recommend
Asylum Restaurant
200 Hill StJerome. Sunset here has an amazing view. There are only a couple of tables with a really great view so get there early or try to reserve a spot.
Mai Thai On Main
157 S Main StCottonwood. We love the yellow curry. Sweet and spicy!
Old Town Cottonwood. Yummy breakfast and lunch options and much of it is outdoor seating on a covered patio that is very charming.
74 locals recommend
Crema Craft Kitchen
917 N Main StOld Town Cottonwood. Yummy breakfast and lunch options and much of it is outdoor seating on a covered patio that is very charming.
Page Springs. This place has been here forever with many different owners over the years but the food is excellent and it's right on Oak Creek.
67 locals recommend
Up the Creek Bistro Wine Bar
1975 N Page Springs RdPage Springs. This place has been here forever with many different owners over the years but the food is excellent and it's right on Oak Creek.
Sedona. Excellent food and a beautiful building.
129 locals recommend
Picazzo's Healthy Italian Kitchen Sedona
1855 AZ-89ASedona. Excellent food and a beautiful building.
Javelina Cantina
671 AZ-179Sedona. Excellent food and a nice building
Sedona. Quite expensive for dinner but the food is excellent, the view is the best in Sedona and it is a gorgeous building.
273 locals recommend
Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill
700 AZ-89ASedona. Quite expensive for dinner but the food is excellent, the view is the best in Sedona and it is a gorgeous building.
Haunted Hamburger
410 Clark StJerome. Great burgers and views!
Bing's Burger Station
794 N Main StCOLT 804 Grill
804 N Main StCalavera Bar And Grill
747 S Main StDay of the Dead decor is amazing and the food is good.
Pump House Station Urban Eatery and Market
313 AZ-179Great food and atmosphere
The Secret Garden Café
336 AZ-179Beautiful setting
The Clinkscale
Excellent food. I love the breakfast tacos
Featured on Restaurant Impossible. The Blue Cheese Crusted Steak is absolutely delicious! In fact, everything we have tried so far is delicious!
Steak N Stuff | Restaurant & Tavern
Featured on Restaurant Impossible. The Blue Cheese Crusted Steak is absolutely delicious! In fact, everything we have tried so far is delicious!
Wine Tasting Rooms & Bars
Besides making fantastic wine, they have their extremely cool label merchandise that I would wear as a local!
18 locals recommend
Chateau Tumbleweed
1151 AZ-89ABesides making fantastic wine, they have their extremely cool label merchandise that I would wear as a local!
Caduceus Cellars
158 Main StGood wine and we love the old building
Page Springs Cellars
1500 N Page Springs RdPretty place with nice atmosphere
DA Ranch
1901 Dancing Apache RdScenic wine tasting.
Burning Tree Cellars Tasting Room
1040 N Main StMerkin Vineyards Tasting Room & Osteria
1001 N Main StFantastic wine.
Smelter Town Brewery
921 Main StFantastic local beer, great atmosphere, and nice decor.
Favorite Hiking Trails
Devil's Bridge Trailhead
Devil's Bridge TrailNatural bridges are cool:)
Close to our house in Cottonwood and you will most likely have the place to yourself.
Black Canyon Trailhead
Close to our house in Cottonwood and you will most likely have the place to yourself.
"A mesa overlooking Jerome and the Verde Valley. Along the way, you'll be treated with far reaching views of most of Central Arizona." No crowds on this trail
Woodchute Trailhead
"A mesa overlooking Jerome and the Verde Valley. Along the way, you'll be treated with far reaching views of most of Central Arizona." No crowds on this trail
Amber's favorite hike in the summer-fall. Wear water shoes, for shallow creek crossing several times. If you're careful you won't get your feet wet. Breathtaking scenery and a cool shady hike. Get there early on weekends or holiday's or you will have to wait in line for cars to exit the parking lot. For fewer crowds go Monday - Thursday
Call of the Canyon Trail Head
Call of the Canyon TrailAmber's favorite hike in the summer-fall. Wear water shoes, for shallow creek crossing several times. If you're careful you won't get your feet wet. Breathtaking scenery and a cool shady hike. Get there early on weekends or holiday's or you will have to wait in line for cars to exit the parking lot. For fewer crowds go Monday - Thursday
There are three trails at Palatki Heritage Site, one trail that takes you up to the Sinagua cliff dwellings, one that takes you to a view of the dwellings and a third that goes to the alcoves that shelter the painted symbols, or pictographs from every native culture to ever occupy the Verde Valley. These trails, each ¼ mile one way making the round trip distance one and one half mile, are fairly easy but they are not accessible to most wheelchairs.
The area next to the cliff dwelling is limited to ten visitors at a time. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Before you visit, please call for reservations at (928) 282-3854 and read our Archaeological Site Etiquette Guide."
45 locals recommend
Palatki Heritage Site
10290 Forest RdThere are three trails at Palatki Heritage Site, one trail that takes you up to the Sinagua cliff dwellings, one that takes you to a view of the dwellings and a third that goes to the alcoves that shelter the painted symbols, or pictographs from every native culture to ever occupy the Verde Valley. These trails, each ¼ mile one way making the round trip distance one and one half mile, are fairly easy but they are not accessible to most wheelchairs.
The area next to the cliff dwelling is limited to ten visitors at a time. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Before you visit, please call for reservations at (928) 282-3854 and read our Archaeological Site Etiquette Guide."
Favorite Swimming Holes
Refreshing water on a hot summer day and sometimes crowded but it's just one of those must see places in Sedona if you like cooling off in the summer. The picnic area is beautiful and kids love it! Wear socks to walk on the slippery rocks and shorts so you don't ruin your swimsuit.
256 locals recommend
Slide Rock State Park
6871 AZ-89ARefreshing water on a hot summer day and sometimes crowded but it's just one of those must see places in Sedona if you like cooling off in the summer. The picnic area is beautiful and kids love it! Wear socks to walk on the slippery rocks and shorts so you don't ruin your swimsuit.
#1 Must see in Sedona! Best views of Cathedral Rock while cooling off in the water and kids love it. There are a few good swimming holes here. Park at the furthest lot away from the entrance and walk up the creek. Bring your socks or water shoes since the pool up there has some slippery rocks to cross if you want to swim. I see so many disheartened kids that visit with their families that aren't prepared to swim.
52 locals recommend
Crescent Moon Picnic Site
333 Red Rock Crossing Rd#1 Must see in Sedona! Best views of Cathedral Rock while cooling off in the water and kids love it. There are a few good swimming holes here. Park at the furthest lot away from the entrance and walk up the creek. Bring your socks or water shoes since the pool up there has some slippery rocks to cross if you want to swim. I see so many disheartened kids that visit with their families that aren't prepared to swim.
Some great swimming and cliff jumping at the end of a long hike. Please research before going since we haven't been in a long time but our friends go all the time and post some beautiful pictures.
8 locals recommend
Bell Trailhead
Nf 618 ASome great swimming and cliff jumping at the end of a long hike. Please research before going since we haven't been in a long time but our friends go all the time and post some beautiful pictures.
Tours & Attractions
Verde Canyon Railroad
300 N BroadwayNative ruins, bald eagles and beautiful scenery.
Kayak tours are fun, there are many beautiful birds along the way and you get to cool off in the summer
12 locals recommend
Clarkdale Town Park
920 Main StKayak tours are fun, there are many beautiful birds along the way and you get to cool off in the summer
There is nothing like Tiger splash, and kissing a giraffe is something you probably can't do anywhere else.
215 locals recommend
Out of Africa Wildlife Park
3505 Arizona 260There is nothing like Tiger splash, and kissing a giraffe is something you probably can't do anywhere else.
Native American history in a beautiful setting.
236 locals recommend
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Montezuma Castle RoadNative American history in a beautiful setting.
If you go to the Castle, might as well make a quick stop here.
95 locals recommend
Montezuma Well (Montezuma Castle National Monument)
Forest Service Road 618If you go to the Castle, might as well make a quick stop here.
It gets pretty hot in the summer here so it's best to go in the morning. Very close to our house, just past Old Town Cottonwood.
112 locals recommend
Tuzigoot National Monument
25 Tuzigoot RdIt gets pretty hot in the summer here so it's best to go in the morning. Very close to our house, just past Old Town Cottonwood.
Arizona Copper Art Museum
849 Main StChapel of the Holy Cross
780 Chapel RdGorgeous views and a must see in Sedona.
Old Town Cottonwood
281 N Main StFabulous restaurants, shops, and wine tasting rooms.
The largest ghost town in America and a national historic landmark. We absolutely love this town and could spend a couple of days visiting the plethora of unique shops, gazing at the historic architecture and gazing at the views of the entire Verde Valley.
476 locals recommend
Jerome
The largest ghost town in America and a national historic landmark. We absolutely love this town and could spend a couple of days visiting the plethora of unique shops, gazing at the historic architecture and gazing at the views of the entire Verde Valley.
Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village
336 AZ-179Shops in a gorgeous setting.
Favorite Shops
Exquisite craftsmanship and beauty in these kaleidoscopes.
17 locals recommend
Nellie Bly Kaleidoscopes
136 Main StExquisite craftsmanship and beauty in these kaleidoscopes.
A shop of nature-inspired, beautifully crafted items. Local artists are sprinkled throughout.
Firefly Gallery Jerome
208 Main StA shop of nature-inspired, beautifully crafted items. Local artists are sprinkled throughout.
Many local potters have their high-quality work here and we know many of the artists personally.
Esteban's
336 AZ-179Many local potters have their high-quality work here and we know many of the artists personally.
Zen Mountain Gallery
764 N Main StAmazing artwork by local arists
Farmers Markets
Event · May 10 - Oct 11 · Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village · Sedona, Arizona. Fridays 8-11:30am
23 locals recommend
Sedona Community Farmers Market
Event · May 10 - Oct 11 · Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village · Sedona, Arizona. Fridays 8-11:30am