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Flagstaff Brewing Company

This brewery has a spacious but rustic interior. A long bar runs the length of the main room and in the back room they used to have a ping-pong table. The decor is simple and the music on the stereo is usually the Grateful Dead or some variant thereof. During good weather the patio is the place to be. The beer is tasty and they even have a wide selection of domestic beers for the “beer wimps” of the world. They offer a simple, reasonably priced menu, though we’ve never eaten there. We hear it can get a bit rowdy there sometimes. Expect to see long hair, flannel shirts and occasionally you’ll catch a whiff of patchouli or some other herby substance.

Phone: (928) 773-1442
Address: 16 East Route 66, Flagstaff AZ 86001

Beaver Street Brewery

Beaver Street proudly proclaims it is Flagstaff’s first microbrewery (only by a couple months) and it is the more mature of the ones we’ve visited. Beer and food share the billing here in a family friendly atmosphere. They have a hostess at the door, the tables and chairs are comfy, the decor is more upscale, and the menu is peppered with ingredients like gouda and portabellas. There is a nice patio which is open seasonally. There is a separate, more casual billiards room next door where you can order food too. When we are ready to eat or just want to relax we head south of Rte 66 and the train station to Beaver Street. Bonus: Check out the Happy Hour Specials in the billiards room!

Phone: (928) 779-0079
Address: 11 S Beaver St, Flagstaff AZ 86001

Mogollon Brewing Company

This small place is all about the beer: they don’t serve food, the decor is beer paraphernalia and the concrete floor makes it easy to mop up beer spills. The beer is good, they have a pool table and most nights they have some kind of live music. Its worth popping in for a taste of some hoppy goodness.

Phone: (928) 773-8950
Address: 15 N Agassiz St, Flagstaff AZ 86001

Adventures

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

This park preserves a volcanic landscape featuring squeeze-ups, hornitos, layers of ash and lava, and tall red and black cinder cones. Most of the features were formed by an eruption in 1065 AD though volcanic activity continued for roughly two hundred years with the last explosion in 1250. An indigenous population, the Sinagua people, were witnesses to the eruptions and evidence of their presence is found in the nearby Wupatki National Monument. There are several trails leading through interesting aspects of the volcanic land. Stop off at the Visitor Center to look at the exhibits and pick up maps and other information. The entrance road forms a loop through both Sunset Crater and Wupatki and your admission fee covers entrance to both parks. Though not technically in the monument there is a small campground near the Sunset Crater VC (no hook-ups). Caution: There is no food or gas available in either monument. The monument is at a fairly high elevation which can be quite cold and snowy in winter and yet surprisingly hot in the summer. The loop road is mostly a well-maintained gravel surface.

Phone: (928) 526-0502
Address: From Flagstaff, take U.S 89 north for 12 miles, turn right on the Sunset Crater Volcano – Wupatki Loop road and continue 2 miles to the Visitor Center.

Wupatki National Monument

Over 800 pueblos built by the Sinagua people, who witnessed the eruptions of nearby Sunset Crater Volcano, are located in the park. Several of them are easily accessible and open to the public through self-guided tours. Stop in at the Visitor Center for trail maps and other information. There are few trails in the park in an effort to protect the archaeological sites. The monument does occasionally offer guided hikes and even overnights to a remote pueblo, check the website or with the Visitor Center for more information. The entrance road forms a loop through both Sunset Crater and Wupatki and your admission fee covers entrance to both parks. Caution: There is no food or gas available in either monument. The monument is at a fairly high elevation which can be quite cold and snowy in winter and yet surprisingly hot in the summer. The loop road is mostly a well-maintained gravel surface.

Phone: (928) 679-2365
Address: From Flagstaff, take US 89 north for 12 miles, turn right on the Sunset Crater Volcano – Wupatki Loop road. The Wupatki Visitor Center is 21 miles from this junction.

Keyhole Sink Trail 114

This easy trail winds through ponderosa pines and alligator junipers about a mile before ending in a small box canyon. The trail doubles as a cross-country ski trail in the winter, look for the blue triangles nailed to the trees. The floor of the canyon is often quite wet, therefore earning the name “sink” and there are gorgeous flowers here in the spring. The neatest thing about the canyon are the centuries old petrogylphs that adorn the dark basalt rocks. Dogs are allowed on the trail. Caution: Though the trail is easy it is at relatively high elevation (7,000’). Dress in layers since it can be cold and/or hot up there.

Address: Williams Ranger District, Kaibab National Forest
Rte 66 west of Flagstaff, Park in the Oak Hill Snowplay Area parking lot. Trailhead is on the north side of Rte 66.