Arizona - The Grand Canyon State

Having been to Arizona a number of times, I expected this state to be an easy one to plan for. I was wrong. There is so much to see and do, deciding what to cover in our road trip ended up being really difficult.

After hours of reading and searching, the plan now looks like this:

Las Vegas -> Grand Canyon (South Rim) -> Flagstaff -> Sedona -> Phoenix -> California

Unfortunately with this plan, there are some key areas we are going to have to miss out including:

• Petrified Forest 
• Holbrook and the Wigwam hotels (a previous fav of ours) 
• Saguaro National Park
• Oatman's Historic Main Street 
• Grand Canyon North Rim 
• Grand Canyon Railway - a holiday in itself! 

So here's the map: 

And here's the plan: 

State:	Arizona
Towns of Interest:	Flagstaff Sedona Phoenix Scottsdale Jerome (Largest Ghost Town in America)
National Parks:	Saguaro National Park (Not visiting) Petrified Forest National Park (Not visiting) Grand Canyon National Park
State Parks of Interest:	Slide Rock State Park
Places of Interest:	Utah Border Antelope Canyon Four Corners Lake Powell Flagstaff Lowell Observatory Downtown Snowbowl Sky Ride Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Sedona Cathedral Rock Hikes (esp Sunset and Sunrise) Oak Creek Canyon WIlliams (Route 66 themed restaurants, shops and motels) Grand Canyon Caverns (45 minute tour) Phoenix Downtown Phoenix Scottsdale (2nd & Indian School Road, Downtown, Marshall Way, Old Town, Fifth Avenue) Mystery Castle Challenger Space Center Grand Canyon - South Rim Mule Trip 10 Mile Trail Havasu Fails, Beaver Falls, Havasu Creek, Mooney Falls Grandview Drive Desert View Drive Bright Angel Trail Yavapai Point Hermit Road Shuttle (Free) Grand Canyon Village Grand Canyon Skywalk
Routes of Interest:	Red Rock Scenic Byway (SR 179) (Sedona)
Where to Stay:	Grand Canyon Mather Campground (only campground available in the National Park - must pre book) - $50 per night Flagstaff Embassy Suites by Hilton (previously stayed in) Sedona Cedars Resort - £135 Sedona Motel - £105 Star Motel - $100 NB: staying outside Sedona is cheaper and there are campsites Phoenix Springhill Suites By Marriott Phoenix Downtown - $129 Super 8 Phoenix Downtown - $80 Econo Lodge & Suites - £35