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Plan a couple days for me trail running or hiking based in or near (~1-2hrs drive) Phoenix. Female traveler. Loves cacti, desert landscapes, lizards, and tacos. [more inside]
posted by tamarack around Phoenix, AZ at 9:38 PM - 4 answers

I'm going to a spring training game with my brother. The wrinkle, I'll be the fifth wheel so I'd like to have options away from the group. This is Scottsdale (Salt River Fields) and my hobbies are libraries. [more inside]
posted by notned around Scottsdale, AZ at 10:03 AM - 6 answers

Hi, Me and my wife will be traveling to the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Zion in late June with our two kids, ages 3 and 7. We will spend most of the days hiking and exploring. [more inside]
posted by burlsube around Arizona at 12:38 PM - 7 answers

My wife, two teen daughters and our dog are escaping Seattle this Christmas to (hopefully) enjoy some sunshine and short sleeve weather. We enjoy walking neighborhoods and hiking and hope to spend lots of time outside. I know the National Parks restrict dogs on trails- where can we go where Fido won’t be a problem? [more inside]
posted by carterk around Tucson, AZ at 10:35 AM - 7 answers

Next weekend, I'm going on an impromptu trip to Sedona with a small group of friends. I'm very excited! Can you please share your favorite things to do in Sedona? [more inside]
posted by areaperson around Sedona, AZ at 12:14 PM - 10 answers

Myself and co-worker are going to be in Phoenix for a few day of training (actually in some community just outside apparently) the third week of October. While we'll be busy most of the time we'll be there we do have one day and potentially one evening free plus a rental car to get around. Looking for recommendations of must see things we could fit into a relaxed day off whithout consuming all day driving. [more inside]
posted by Mitheral around Phoenix, AZ at 7:13 AM - 15 answers

Tucson has a lot of undergrad-heavy bars and straight-up sketchy dive bars, but where do the grad students and professors wet their whistle?
posted by wuzandfuzz around Tucson, AZ at 9:55 AM - 4 answers

I am going to Phoenix for the first time. I don't like driving. Can I easily get from PHX to Buckeye and back in a Lyft? Or will it be challenging to get a car to pick me up on the western edge of town? [more inside]
posted by hungrytiger around Phoenix, AZ at 5:13 PM - 10 answers

My almost four-year-old and I will be flying out to meet the rest of my family in a big Airbnb in Flagstaff. And I've got no idea what we're going to do once we get there. [more inside]
posted by missjenny around Flagstaff, AZ at 8:26 PM - 6 answers

I'm looking for recommendations for where to stay in Phoenix/Tucson this month. [more inside]
posted by Pruitt-Igoe around Arizona at 2:45 PM - 6 answers

I'm coming into Phoenix, AZ for three days and two nights (Sept. 13-15), for work, staying near 1st Ave and Washington. Is there anything to do in town on those nights? And anywhere within easy walking distance I should go to eat?
posted by filthy light thief around Phoenix, AZ at 9:43 AM - 11 answers

I'll be in Phoenix on business for a week in earl August and have some extra time, so wanted to see if anyone has suggestions for things to see or do. (More details inside.) [more inside]
posted by BenevolentActor around Phoenix, AZ at 10:38 AM - 10 answers

My daughter's going to be in Yuma AZ for a physicians assistant clinical rotation in January 2018 for five weeks, then will return there in mid-March for a second five-week rotation in women's health. Her husband, a native of Ecuador, will be with her. They both are fluent Spanish-speakers. We're brainstorming about housing options, from renting an unused vacation trailer to WWOOFing (he'd do the work part). Help us think about what might be possible, and what might make sense in that context.
posted by bullatony around Yuma, AZ at 8:30 AM - 2 answers

We are planning a trip to Arizona in late February with the primary goal of doing some backpacking/hiking. We're flying into and out of Phoenix with about 5 days in between but have no other fixed plans. [more inside]
posted by House of Leaves of Grass around Arizona at 4:38 PM - 13 answers

Is hiking in Patagonia with approach shoes a bad idea? [more inside]
posted by helios410 around Patagonia, AZ at 6:09 AM - 6 answers

I'll be spending time in Phoenix the first week of July. I'm ready to see Phoenix with new eyes. What should I look at? [more inside]
posted by Creosote around Phoenix, AZ at 2:44 PM - 4 answers

I enjoy hiking and just found out that I have a long weekend this week! Any recommendations for day hikes near north Phoenix? [more inside]
posted by gemutlichkeit around Arizona at 4:27 PM - 7 answers

Asking for a friend, who says: "Our family (two adults, three kids, 15, 8, and 6) will be traveling to Arizona in mid-June. We will fly into Flagstaff on June 14th, rent a car, and fly out of Flagstaff on July 2. Please help us plan our itinerary and suggest any must-sees/should-avoids along the way." [more inside]
posted by MonkeyToes around Arizona at 1:34 PM - 20 answers

What are your Arizona road trip can't miss spots, eats, attractions? Meeting up later this week with a friend from Oz for a weekish road trip - flying into PHX, then driving to: Holbrook (yes, we are sleeping in a wigwam), Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, back to PHX via Sedona, a couple days in Tucson and then back to PHX for departure. Not a lot of time in any one place sadly. Anything I shouldn't miss? Crazy difficult hikes are out, but gentle ones would be ok. Thanks for any amazing tips!
posted by OneSmartMonkey around Arizona at 10:30 AM - 13 answers

I want to get away with two good friends for a sunny, relaxing, pool and food-centric weekend in April. Two of us coming from Oregon, one from Denver-we are looking in and around Phoenix because we can get there cheaply on Allegiant. Feeling pretty overwhelmed by Tripadvisor so am turning to you folks. [more inside]
posted by purenitrous around Phoenix, AZ at 8:05 PM - 4 answers