A week in Arizona, along Route 66.

Flagstaff is our first stopover in Arizona. But before stopping there for the night, it would be a shame not to make a detour to Meteor Crater and visit this impressive 50,000-year-old impact site, located around 60 km east of Flagstaff. It is also known as the Barringer Crater, after mining engineer Daniel Moreau Barringer, who bought the site in 1903.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

📍 Interstate 40, Exit, 233, Winslow, AZ 86047, United States

👛 $16 for children aged 6 to 12 and $25 for adults.

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Where to stay in Flagstaff?

Before hitting the road for Seligman, let's take a moment to visit Flagstaff, surrounded by Arizona's highest mountains. But in addition to its undeniable natural assets, the town boasts a number of national sites, including the Lowell Observatory and museums such as the Pioneer Museum and the Museum of Northern Arizona.

Where to sleep?

At the end of the 1980s, as Seligman slowly sank into oblivion with the advent of the railways and major motorways, Angel Delgadillo decided, with his brother, to create an association for the rehabilitation of Route 66. The gamble paid off, as Route 66 has been restored to its former glory and has risen from the ashes thanks to the titanic work of this barber.

What strikes you most when you visit Seligman is its decor and atmosphere, straight out of the 50s and 60s. With its flashy-coloured facades and vintage cars in blue, pink, yellow and green, you'd almost expect to bump into Elvis Presley in the town's main alley.

For the next two days, we invite you to take a detour from Route 66 to the Grand Canyon, a national park not to be missed when visiting the American West.

This day on the road takes in breathtaking scenery, with deserts, rock formations and vast expanses as far as the eye can see. It's not for nothing that the USA is nicknamed the "Land of Grandeurs". And all you have to do is drive through it to realise it.

Overnight at the Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is not only a must-see on a trip along Route 66, but also a must-see in the American West and, more generally, in the United States of America. Grand Canyon is the jewel of Arizona, so much so that it has been included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. A title richly deserved in view of this superb site, both unique and grandiose.

If there's one part of the Grand Canyon that's a must-see, it's the southern part of the national park: the South Rim Trail. It's a twenty-kilometre pedestrian trail that provides access to the most beautiful viewpoints in the southern part of the national park. It is the most popular with tourists. Well-paved, this hiking trail is accessible to everyone, from beginners to experts.

Practical information

📍 There is no precise address. To get there from Williams, on Route 66, you need to travel 95 kilometres, or an hour's drive in the heart of Arizona.

👛 Entry to Grand Canyon National Park is not free: $35 per vehicle (car or camper van), valid for 7 consecutive days, for both North Rim and South Rim.

👉Le America The Beautiful Pass is accepted. This pass costs $80 and gives access to all the US national parks for 1 year. It's a good plan to know about, as you only need to visit 3 national parks to make it worth your while.

Where to stay in the south of Grand Canyon National Park?

At first glance, Kingman might appear to be what you might call a "small town" on Route 66. But no, Kingman is one of the great towns of Route 66, where it's impossible not to stop if you want to soak up the very special atmosphere of this epic journey to the American West.

Kingman marks the end of our week in Arizona, but another journey continues, still on Route 66 but this time in the state of California.

Where to stay in Kingman?