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Arizona travel guide

Our route team has mapped 7 destinations in Arizona across 3 curated routes, adding up to 53 places to eat, see and do. The most common route styles are nightlife and adventure. Trips run 3–5 days, most often 3 days.

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Desert Botanical Garden in Papago Park & Camelback, Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden · Scotwriter21 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Destinations
7
Places
53
Curated routes
3
Trip lengths
3–5 days
Routes favor
Dec – Jan

Where our routes go in Arizona

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Catalina FoothillsCatalina FoothillsDowntown PhoenixDowntown TucsonDowntown TucsonGrand CanyonGrand CanyonPapago Park & CamelbackPhoenixPhoenixSedonaSedona
Dots show the 7 destinations from our curated routes, plotted by latitude and longitude. Not to scale for borders.

7 destinations in Arizona

Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.

Best of Arizona

Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.

Places worth planning around

A short sampler from the 53 places in Arizona, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.

Curated routes through Arizona

3 routes with at least one stop here.

Best time to visit Arizona

Of the 3 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to Dec – Jan. January and December are the most-recommended months (2 of 3 routes).

Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 6 of our destinations here: June is the warmest month, with average highs near 101°F (39°C), and December the coolest at about 60°F (16°C). July is the wettest, around 2.2 in (55 mm) of rain, and June the driest at about 0.2 in (6 mm).

NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.

61°F16°CJan1.3 in
64°F18°CFeb1.2 in
73°F23°CMar0.8 in
80°F27°CApr0.4 in
90°F32°CMay0.3 in
101°F39°CJun0.2 in
101°F38°CJul2.2 in
99°F37°CAug2.0 in
94°F35°CSep1.2 in
83°F28°COct0.8 in
71°F22°CNov0.8 in
60°F16°CDec1.3 in
Average daily high in °F (°C below) and monthly rainfall in inches (bars), NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages across 6 destinations.

Weather by destination

Getting around Arizona

Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Planning a trip to Arizona

How many days do you need for a trip to Arizona?

Our 3 curated routes with stops in Arizona run 3–5 days, and 3 days is the most common length.

What are the best places to visit in Arizona?

Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Arizona are Grand Canyon, Sedona, Downtown Tucson, Phoenix and Downtown Phoenix. Grand Canyon alone has 9 hand-picked places in our guides.

When is the best time to visit Arizona?

At least half of our routes here recommend Dec – Jan. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in June and the most rain in July.

Where can I find the best restaurants in Arizona?

See our curated picks: best restaurants in Arizona, chosen from 11 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for bars & cafés, things to do and outdoor spots.

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