Call of the Canyon Picnic Site (West Fork Trailhead)
Call of the Canyon Picnic Site (West Fork Trailhead) is a Forest Service day-use site in the Sedona area, managed by Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service), Red Rock Ranger District; fee collection by the concessionaire Coconino Hospitality. Fees or fares, as published: Day Use (Coconino Pass): $15 per vehicle per day (up to 5 people); $25 per week; $50 per year; $4 per person for walk-in, bicycle, bus or extra person. The Red Rock Pass and America the Beautiful Pass are not accepted at this site. Hours, as published: April 1 – September 30: 7 a.m. to dusk. October 1 – March 31: 8 a.m. to dusk. Location: 17.5 miles south of Flagstaff (9.5 miles north of Sedona) on state Route 89A, in Oak Creek Canyon. Every fact here was read from the managing agency's own page on the date shown and has not been independently field-checked; conditions, hours and fees change, so check the agency's page before you go. This record was compiled on September 26, 2026.
Call (928) 203-0624 Open fs.usda.gov
The facts, and when we read them
- Name
- Call of the Canyon Picnic Site (West Fork Trailhead)Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site
- as of September 26, 2026
- Type
- Forest Service day-use siteChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site
- as of September 26, 2026
- Location
- 17.5 miles south of Flagstaff (9.5 miles north of Sedona) on state Route 89A, in Oak Creek CanyonAs published: drive south 17.5 miles from Flagstaff or north 9.5 miles from Sedona to about halfway between milepost 385 and 384; the trailhead is on the west side of the highway down a paved lane behind a few creekside houses. The paved parking lot fills quickly in busy summer months; the page asks drivers not to spend time asking questions at the entrance gate when traffic backs up onto SR 89A.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site
- as of September 26, 2026
- Hours, as published
- April 1 – September 30: 7 a.m. to dusk. October 1 – March 31: 8 a.m. to dusk.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site
- as of September 26, 2026
- Fees / fare, as published
- Day Use (Coconino Pass): $15 per vehicle per day (up to 5 people); $25 per week; $50 per year; $4 per person for walk-in, bicycle, bus or extra person. The Red Rock Pass and America the Beautiful Pass are not accepted at this site.Checked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site
- as of September 26, 2026
- Phone
- (928) 203-0624Checked via: Printed as the site's own contact (Coconino Hospitality): https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site. The Red Rock Ranger Visitor Center office line, (928) 203-2900, is also printed for general questions.
- as of September 26, 2026
- Website
- fs.usda.govChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site
- as of September 26, 2026
- Managed by
- Coconino National Forest (USDA Forest Service), Red Rock Ranger District; fee collection by the concessionaire Coconino HospitalityChecked via: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/call-canyon-picnic-site
- as of September 26, 2026
- Facts compiled on
- September 26, 2026Checked via: Compiled verbatim from the official Coconino National Forest recreation page (footer showed “Last updated September 25, 2026”); not independently field-checked.
- as of September 26, 2026
An active closure alert, as read today
On 2026-09-26 this page's own Active Alerts banner read “West Fork Temporary Area Closure,” and the forest's site-wide alerts list showed “West Fork Temporary Area Closure – Extended.” The page did not print the closure order's exact scope or end date. Check the forest's alerts page for current status before you drive out; do not assume this trailhead is open.
Restrictions, as published
Day use only; camping is not permitted at this site. A maximum vehicle length of 24 ft. is enforced — no RVs, trailers, buses or other oversized vehicles. Horse and pack animals are not allowed at this site. There are six distinct picnic sites at Call of the Canyon.
Not a Red Rock Pass site
The Forest Service's own passes programme page lists Call of the Canyon Picnic Site/West Fork among the five concessionaire-managed sites that take only the Coconino Hospitality Annual Pass or the gate's daily rate — a Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass does not work here.
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