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    Hey Guys,

    I am still struggling with finding the right campground. I am trying to find something near Slide Rock State Park, but all the campsites in the area are still closed early April. Best I can find is Woody Mountain Campsite in Flagstaff, but it is rather outside the forest.

    Should I expect to experience a lot of "closed" campsite in the period we choose to go? That might be a setback trying to find "wilderness" locations :(

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    We booked Rancho Sedona to visit Slide rock which is about 20 mins away. I can't tell you anything about it though as we were kept out of the area by a massive snowstorm in February and had to detour. This is the thing about the "to book or not to book" question as everyone has their own opinion and style of travel. As we travel on a tight schedule I like to book in advance and if things take a turn we find an alternative and sacrifice a nights fee. Although this was the first time it had happened to us and we were refunded as it was to do with the weather and not us failing to show.

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    I contacted Mountain Campsite in Flagstaff, and they are still closed (due to renewals) and also warn me for snow and bad weather in April? They said it would probably be too cold to swim the sliderock park anyway.

    I kind of got confused there, as we choose the southern states to stay away from bad weather and have decent temperatures :o. If I look online at average temperatures for april, they are more then OK (to Belgian standards everything above 20°C is considered hot :D).

    I assume I am correct that the temperature generally will be OK? I don't mind a few days of bad weather, it happens and you can't escape it, but in general I am assuming we will be able to spend our days outside without warm jackets and heating?

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    You should pack layered clothing and expect contrasting weather. For example Flagstaff sits about 780 meters higher in elevation than Sedona so the temps and weather can vary quite a bit. The Grand canyon south rim (near Flagstaff) can see night time temps dip below freezing and in Big Bend NP (for example) the temps could reach the 90f's.

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    You have to look at the altitudes. Flagstaff is over 7000 feet above sea level.

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    Thanks Guys,

    A more general question:

    At this point I have included two nights in Sedona, and we are coming from Albuquerque, which is a short drive. You reckon two nights is perfect, or should 1 be sufficient to enjoy the city of Santa Fe? Then I could perhaps cut up the drive from Santa Fe to Carlsbad Caverns in two :-).

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    Default You really should check out the book....

    Hello!

    The area in, around, and between Carlsbad Caverns, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Sedona includes some of the most fabulous scenery and most interesting attractions in the American Southwest. It looks like your trip is pretty well set, but if you're still looking for ideas, you should most definitely check out our award-winning book, published last year. It's the first in a series, and it covers Arizona and New Mexico in great detail. Here's a link to the listing on Amazon, which includes a broad assortment of reviews, and enough of a sample (the "Look Inside" feature) to show you what the book is about:
    RoadTrip America: Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips

    Happy Trails!
    Rick Quinn
    (Ever-so-humble author ;-)
    Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 10-06-2019 at 09:40 AM. Reason: added a link to Rick's AZ-NM blog

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    Thanks for the reply. I wish I knew sooner, I already bought a copy from Lonely Planet's "32 Amazing South West Road Trips". Looks like there are quite some parallels in both. I will have a look at your e-book, maybe I can find some extra gems. Nothing beats suprising my family with a fun stopover along the road :-).

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