Arizona
Where to get the best views of Arizona’s fall colors
PHOENIX — The rainfall is certainly here in the Valley and the fall colors seen most prominently in the trees are not too far behind.
To help Arizonans witness the coming array of fall foliage, Arizona State Parks & Trails compiled a list of the top five parks to visit throughout the state.
Best parks in Arizona to view fall colors
Red Rock State Park (Sedona)
The Sedona-based park is home to a 5-mile trail that showcases views of the northern Arizona’s red rock and other green scenery of the surrounding Oak Creek.
It is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and has tickets available for $5 (ages 7 to 13) and $10 (ages 14 and older). Children ages 6 and under get in free.
Besides an earlier start time in June, there are daily guided hikes at 10 a.m.
Slide Rock State Park (Sedona)
A trio of trails under a mile in length (two are 0.25 and one 0.3 miles) are available for the public to enjoy in Oak Creek Canyon.
Pets are welcome at the park following a heat-related ban from May 1 to Sept. 30.
Tickets are sold on a per vehicle basis, with one to four people getting in for $20 from October to April.
The park sits on 43 acres of a historic apple farm that was first planted in 1912 and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be closed Oct. 21-22, however.
Dead Horse Ranch State Park (Cottonwood)
Located roughly smack in the middle of Sedona and Prescott, this park features more than 20 miles of trails for biking, hiking and horseback riding.
The Lime Kiln Trail, which connects Dead Horse Ranch and Red Rock state parks, is among the most popular there. It won Critic’s Choice Award for Best Bike Ride in 2012.
In the fall, the park is open daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and individual tickets (biking or hiking) are available for $5.
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park (Pine)
The park located southeast of Sedona isn’t pet-friendly due to the severity of all the trails, but is home to what is believed to be the “largest natural travertine bridge in the world,” according to Arizona State Parks & Trails. The bridge is 183 feet tall and 400 feet long, while measuring 150 feet at its widest point.
Guests can also check out the historic Tonto Lodge for more information about the bridge and previous native peoples on the nearby land.
Ticket prices are the same across the board as at Red Rock State Park and the park is open daily throughout the year from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rockin’ River Ranch State Park (Camp Verde)
Along the Verde River south of Sedona is a park that exhibits more desert and green fauna and is more temperature neutral than recreational areas north and south of its location.
It offers six trails ranging from 0.2 to 1.7 miles in length and sits upon 209 acres of ranging land that showcases birds and other wildlife such as javelina, deer and beavers.
The park is closed to the public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays but in open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays through Mondays.
Tickets are sold per vehicle, with one person in a vehicle going for $10 and two to four in a vehicle for $20. Bikers get in for $5.
PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.
Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.
Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.
The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.
“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.
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In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.
We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?
Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.
Cardinals 4-round mock draft
Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.
- Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
- Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
- Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber
What we think of the picks
The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.
Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.
Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.
Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.
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Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State
Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.
Concern level 0/10
There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.
His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.
He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.
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