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Places near Flagstaff by type
All 263 places by distance →One day from Flagstaff
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:18 pm
62 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Flagstaff
- Elden Springviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Elden Puebloheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Fremont Peakpeak · 1 hrs
- Museum of Northern Arizonamuseum · 1.5 hrs
- The Arboretum at Flagstaffnature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Flagstaff
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Flagstaff?
Flagstaff Christian Fellowship (church, about 1 km), Our Lady of Guadaloupe Church (church, about 1 km), Lowell Observatory (attraction, about 2 km), Museum of Northern Arizona (museum, about 5 km), Elden Spring (viewpoint, about 7 km), The Arboretum at Flagstaff (nature spot, about 11 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Flagstaff?
169 places on Spotwander: 70 hill stations & viewpoints, 25 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 25 forts & heritage, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens, 11 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Flagstaff?
RE/MAX Peak Properties, about 2 km by road; Elden Spring (7 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Flagstaff?
Continental Number One Dam, about 7 km by road; Lower Lake Mary Dam (14 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Flagstaff?
Start in Flagstaff, visit Elden Spring, then Elden Pueblo, then Fremont Peak, then Museum of Northern Arizona, then The Arboretum at Flagstaff, and drive back — about 62 km by road in all.