Fredonia (Arizona)

Fredonia is a small town in Northern Arizona.

Understand
Although it is debatable where the center of the town is, many locals say it is at Judd Auto. Others claim it is where highways 89A and 389 come together. Fredonia is a small town in a beautiful location. It is about 1.5 miles long from one end to the other. South of it is the Kaibab Plateau and the Grand Canyon. North of it is Zion and Bryce National Parks.

Get in
Fredonia is on US highway 89A and is a gateway city to the Grand Canyon. Most people who come to Fredonia are driving to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon or are Grand Canyon river rats (rafting tours of the Grand Canyon) on their way to Lees Ferry. The closest large city to Fredonia is Las Vegas, Nevada, about, about a 3 hour drive to the west.

See

 * The stars in this part of the world are incredible. There is very little light pollution.

Stay safe
Don't speed. Fredonia is one of only a handful of towns on the Arizona Strip and there are more law enforcement than in cities many times larger. There are speed traps on both the north and south limits of town.

Go next

 * North-bound - on US 89A:
 * Town of Kanab, Utah, about - with Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument nearby.


 * South-bound - on US 89A south, then AZ 67 south:
 * The North Rim of the Grand Canyon, about - with a view that is not as crowded as the South rim and is only open during the summer.


 * East-bound - on US 89A:
 * Rafting tours of the Grand Canyon begin at Lees Ferry on the Colorado River, about.
 * Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, about - with Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch.
 * Horseshoe Bend - near Page.
 * City of Page, Arizona -.


 * West-bound - AZ 389, then UT 59 and I-15.
 * Pipe Spring National Monument is nearby, with historical sites; there are half-hourly, ranger-led tours.
 * St George (Utah), Utah -.
 * Las Vegas, Nevada -.