Serpentine Rapids

Serpentine Rapids: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Serpentine Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Serpentine Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.20887, -112.32990. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Serpentine Rapids

• Grand Scenic Divide · viewpoint · Coconino · ~3 km · Must-see
• South Bass Trail · trek · Coconino · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fossil Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~4 km · Must-see
• Scorpion Ridge · viewpoint · Coconino · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fan Island · viewpoint · Coconino · ~8 km · Must-see
• Royal Arch Route · trek · Coconino · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Bass Trail · trek · Coconino · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mencius Temple · temple · Coconino · ~12 km · Must-see
• Geikie Peak · viewpoint · Coconino · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pollux Temple · temple · Coconino · ~13 km · Must-see
• Confucius Temple · temple · Coconino · ~13 km · Must-see
• Esplanade Route · trek · Coconino · ~14 km · Must-see
• Marsh Butte · viewpoint · Coconino · ~16 km · Must-see
• Topaz Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dragon Head · viewpoint · Coconino · ~17 km · Must-see
• Vesta Temple · temple · Coconino · ~17 km · Must-see
• Boucher Trail · trek · Coconino · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tonto Trail · trek · Coconino · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Serpentine Rapids

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Serpentine Rapids

• Bass Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~3 km
• Crystal Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~14 km
• Fossil Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~23 km
• Fern Glen Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~66 km
• Colorado River · river spot · Coconino · ~71 km
• Gateway Rapids · river spot · Mohave · ~72 km
• Whitmore Rapids · river spot · Mohave · ~98 km
• Two Hundred and Fivemile Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~117 km
• Rudy Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~3 km
• Shinumo Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~5 km

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