Oklahoma city to Flagstaff

There a lot to see along I-40. It follows the route of a lot of Historic Route 66. In Amarillo, there is Palo Duro Canyon State Park and the Big Texan on Old Route 66. In New Mexico, Tucumcari still has dinners along Historic Route 66 and numerous murals painted on buildings plus other attractions like the wind turbine training center and foundary at the college. Santa Rosa is another Route 66 town and has the The Blue Hole and Santa Rosa Lake State Park which has a nice campground. In Albuquerque, the Pueblo Cultural Center and Petroglyph National Monument are worth visiting in my opinion. In Grants, there is the Mining Museum. Just South of I-40 going West from Grants are El Malpais National Monument, El Moro National Monument and the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano. Acoma Sky City is said to be the longest occuppied location in the U.S. They give tours of the pueblo and there is an RV park next to the casino.

On the way to Flagstaff along I-40 are Petrified Forest National Park, Meteor Crater and Homolovi Ruins State Park. You can stand on the corner in Winslow Arizona.

In the Flagstaff area are Sunset Crater National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, and Walnut Canyon National Monument. Sedona/Camp Verde/Cottonwood are about an hour South of Flagstaff with Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well National Monuments, Tuzigoot National Monument, Palatki and Honaki Ruins, V-Bar-V Heritage Site, Fort Verde State Park, Cathedral Rock, Gold King Mine, Jerome State Historic Park in the area. Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood has a nice campground.

Hank85713 wrote:
winslow is west of flag .

West of Flag??

winslow is west of flag where they said they were going. Not much of a trip to see winslow. But since you mention there is a small USAF Museum just north on the way to the GC. Also in Flag there is a small army museum at Ft Tuthill/rodeo grounds in flag itself. Can get really carried away and tell him to go to 2 arrows, or meteor crater etc. All past flagstaff.

Ah, Winslow is also home to the old La Posada Hotel and the old railway station. The La Posada was designed by none other than Mary Jane Colter, who did a lot of work for the Harvey House folks and the Santa Fe Railroad. She also crafted many of the magnificent historic buildings on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Colter

Go enjoy it! The place had fallen into disrepair, but was then purchased and restored. (In case you're interested, the same folks have now purchased the old Harvey House railway hotel in Las Vegas, NM, which is also being restored to its former glory.)

:)
Lynn

sonora wrote:

Hank85713 wrote:
Cant think of anything but I40 off hand. You can take the back roads if that is what you are looking for but even off 40 there are a lot of things to consider and look at. In amarillo there is the cadilac graveyard, the big texan steakhouse I think it is (eat large steak for free if still open), there is the large display just west of the crucifixion, in NM there are some state parks and tourist attractions some by Gallup, Ice Caves, Newspaper rock, the Lava Flows (El Morro), in az you will hit painted desert, Petrified forest.

We just travel and if we see something that appears to be unusual we will visit. Have found some good sites but that is just us.

You forgot Winslow Az. If you like the Eagles song. LOL

Well maybe not much to see, but worth saying I have been there.

Hank85713 wrote:
Cant think of anything but I40 off hand. You can take the back roads if that is what you are looking for but even off 40 there are a lot of things to consider and look at. In amarillo there is the cadilac graveyard, the big texan steakhouse I think it is (eat large steak for free if still open), there is the large display just west of the crucifixion, in NM there are some state parks and tourist attractions some by Gallup, Ice Caves, Newspaper rock, the Lava Flows (El Morro), in az you will hit painted desert, Petrified forest.

We just travel and if we see something that appears to be unusual we will visit. Have found some good sites but that is just us.

You forgot Winslow Az. If you like the Eagles song. LOL

Well maybe not much to see, but worth saying I have been there.

Santa Rosa Lake State Park is about a days drive from OKC, but it is 10 or so miles off of I-40. If you use US60 then Sumner Lake State Park near Fort Sumner is about the same. There are other state parks and commercial RV parks along both roads.

Lots of attractions along any route you pick. Blue Hole in Santa Rosa is one and along US60 is the Very Large Array and the Salinas Pueblo Missions Nat Monument, a seldom visited set of early Spanish mission ruins.

Pie Town on US 60, about 25 miles from the AZ border, is having its annual Festival on the 12th and there is an RV park in town. The main events are pie related (cooking, selling, and eating) although the horned toad race can get exciting. :)

Definitely drive down into the second largest canyon in the US and camp with water and electric at Palo Duro Canyon State Park
And check out Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
Either spend the might at Amarillo or Tucumcari the next night at either Dancing Eagle Casino,$10.00 full hook up or Gallup
Stop and drive through Painted Desert National Park on the way to Sedona the next day.

See the country: Leave the Interstate.

Several (non-Interstate) US highways cross east-west in this general region. Highway 60 crosses NM into AZ south of the ABQ area. Highway 64 crosses NM into AZ in northern NM. Highway 160 crosses southern CO into UT/AZ up there. Take your pick!

:)
Lynn

Hank85713 wrote:


We just travel and if we see something that appears to be unusual we will visit.

That's the best way to travel and see America. :)

Cant think of anything but I40 off hand. You can take the back roads if that is what you are looking for but even off 40 there are a lot of things to consider and look at. In amarillo there is the cadilac graveyard, the big texan steakhouse I think it is (eat large steak for free if still open), there is the large display just west of the crucifixion, in NM there are some state parks and tourist attractions some by Gallup, Ice Caves, Newspaper rock, the Lava Flows (El Morro), in az you will hit painted desert, Petrified forest.

We just travel and if we see something that appears to be unusual we will visit. Have found some good sites but that is just us.