Can you reserve a site at Oak Creek Visitor Center?

No. Oak Creek Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Oak Creek Visitor Center

Facility · Arizona ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Area (Scenic Area) · Restricted Access

4,559 ft
Elevation

This popular visitor center at Indian Gardens offers the first public roadside rest rooms in the canyon. They were completed at Indian Gardens by the collective efforts of members of the Oak Creek Canyon Task Force in conjunction with Coconino National Forest.

The visitor center is managed under contract with Coconino Forest by Recreation Resource Management. They offer most types of hunting and fishing licenses, Red Rock Passes, and Forest Service Information. They sell maps, hiking books and interpretive souvenirs.

For more information, contact the Oak Creek Visitor Center at 928-203-0624.

The center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting March 30, 2012 through November.

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Getting there

34.90958, -111.72872 · 34°54'34.5"N 111°43'43.4"W

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Typical weather

Typically 97°F in Jul, down to 58°F in Dec.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	58	61	68	75	84	94	97	94	89	79	67	58
Low °F	34	36	40	44	53	61	68	67	61	51	41	33
Precip in	2.0	2.2	1.9	0.8	0.7	0.2	1.6	2.0	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 2.2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Oak Creek Visitor Center

Can you reserve a site at Oak Creek Visitor Center?: No. Oak Creek Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Oak Creek Visitor Center

Manzanita. 2.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Chavez Crossing 5.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Cave Spring 6 mi · Campground · we watch it
Crescent Moon Ramada 7.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Pine Flat Campground West 7.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Crescent Moon Ranch Cabin 7.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Manzanita Campground 1.3 mi · Campground
Red Rock Ranger District 3.4 mi · Facility
Bootlegger Picnic Area 4.3 mi · Facility
West Fork of Oak Creek No. 108 5.7 mi · Facility
Call of the Canyon Picnic Site 5.7 mi · Facility
Crescent Moon Picnic Site 7.3 mi · Facility

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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