From Phoenix:

Allow two hours for the drive

Take I-17 north to exit 287 (Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Clarkdale). Turn left (west) over the freeway on Hwy 260.

Stay on Hwy 260 for approximately 14 miles to the fifth traffic light. Turn left at light. This is Main Street (historic 89A).

Drive through Old Town Cottonwood, past the turnoff for Tuzigoot National Monument until you see a sign on the corner that says “Verde Canyon Railroad.”

Bear right onto Broadway, cross the one-lane bridge and park in the designated parking across the street from the depot.

CITY                                                    MILES
Albuquerque, New Mexico     374
Cottonwood, Arizona                4
Flagstaff, Arizona                         46
Grand Canyon, Arizona            132
Jerome, Arizona                            5
Las Vegas, Nevada                        294
Los Angeles, California              465
Page, Arizona                                  186
Phoenix, Arizona                            90
Prescott, Arizona                           40
Uptown Sedona, AZ                     27
Sedona (West), Arizona             22
Tucson, Arizona                             209

From Sedona:

Allow 40 minutes for the drive

Go southwest toward Cottonwood on Hwy 89A to Cornville Road/Mingus Avenue.

Turn right on Mingus Avenue and proceed west 1.8 miles to North Main Street (Historic 89A).

Turn right and continue on Main Street through Old Town Cottonwood, past the turnoff for Tuzigoot National Monument until you see a sign on the corner that says “Verde Canyon Railroad.”

Bear right onto Broadway, cross the one-lane bridge and park in the designated parking across the street from the depot.