Following last weekend's downpours, Coconino National Forest closed several forest roads west of Sedona due to significant water damage. The Verde Valley has received 2 to 3 inches of rain in the past seven days.
The emergency closures include:
■ Forest...
Across numerous recent editions we have covered the growing problem of long-term camping and recreational use along the U.S. Forest Service roads west of the city on the north side of State Route 89A between Sedona and Cottonwood.
There have...
They came in vans: Conversion vans and Sprinter vans, Westphalias and Econolines. They came in RVs and “schoolies,” in cars pulling tear drops and pop ups.
The full spectrum of camping vehicles — from high end to low — made...
525 Overrun: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal land west of Sedona that includes the western foothills, Forest Road 525 and Bill Gray Road has seen a dramatic increase in camping and public use. This is...
A dream more than a decade in the making came true on Oct. 3, when the Fine Art Museum...
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