Chapter 11

Another beautiful attraction of Sedona is the Slide Rock State Park. "Named after the famous “Slide Rock”, a favorite swimming spot of the Arizona desert-dwellers who flock to this water recreation area to escape the desert heat. As elevation falls, Slide Rock becomes a natural water chute as swimmers slide down the slick "water slide" for about a third of a mile and repeat the excitement over-and-over." Slide rock, a stretch of slippery creek bottom adjacent to the homestead, is a natural water park. This swim area is located on National Forest land. These areas been in many Hollywood movies such as "Broken Arrow" (1950) with James Stewart, "Drum Beat" (1954) with Alan Ladd and Charles Bronson, "Gun Fury" (1953) with Rock Hudson and Donna Reed, and a scene from "Angel and the Badman" (1946) with John Wayne.

Websites used:

http://www.dreamsedona.com/slide-rock-state-park.html

 http://azstateparks.com/parks/slro/index.html