Sedona is often called “Red Rock Country” and is a place you can vacation year round. You will find amazing hiking trails, arts, shopping and spiritual and personal enrichment. You can go on a guided tour of the Red Rocks in a scenic off road excursion or explore Sedona's Vortex sites.

SRM Properties offers you a number of ways to stay in Sedona. Whether you want to rent a home for a month or rent a home or apartment for years. We have something for everyone.

CLICK HERE for your Sedona Chamber Event Calendar. There is something happening in Sedona daily. You will find film, music, massage, North Rim Adventure, Yoga, Meditation Gatherings and so much more. CLICK HERE for a list of our monthly Festivals and Events including the Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona Winefest, Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona Winter Musicfest and our Sedona Marathon Event in January. The list is long, and you will find something you will enjoy. You can do nothing but enjoy the sites including the scenery, state parks, national monuments, wineries, art galleries or you can golf, play tennis, hike, mountain bike, fish and horseback ride.

Arts & Culture can be found in Sedona with hundreds of artists in and around the area. Every art medium from traditional to contemporary. There are over 40 galleries that showcase art in Sedona. On the first Friday of every month you will find several galleries that host an evening of openings, receptions and technique demonstrations. Generally 5pm to 8pm you will find something of interest. Sedona Gallery Association has a complete list HERE.

For Adventure you will find Jeep tours that will take you on the Red Rocks, Miles of trails you can Hike Horseback Ride or Bike Ride. You can also Raft on Verde River, Fly Fish, Balloon Ride, Skydive or take a ride in a Helicopter. There are also Quad Tours where you and a group will head out on an adventure through the mountain and desert terrains. Red Rock State Park is open 7 days a week from 8am to 5pm. CLICK HERE for the Parks Events Calendar which includes Guided Nature Walks, Bird Walks and of course Self Guided Hikes.

For Spiritual you will find a number of wonderful places to visit including the Chapel of the Holy Cross, the vortex sites and wonderful metaphysical shops.

You will find a unique energy in Sedona for meditating. Many people find it refreshing and uplifting. There are many opportunities for personal enrichment including Spiritual Restreats, Spirit light healing, Organic Spas, Healing Therapies, Spas, Churches and other places of worship.

FACTS

Sedona is part of two counties: Coconino and Yavapai. It is part of the Verde Valley region of Arizona.

Founded in 1902. Incorporated 1988.

Elevation 1,319m (4,326 ft)

Sedona is located at 34°51′36″N 111°47′21″W

Climate has a temperate semi-arid climate. Average temperatures in January are a low of 31°F and a high of 57°F. In July, the average low temperature is 64°F with a high of 97°F.

Annual precipitation is around 18 inches.

GEOGRAPHY

The red rocks of Sedona were formed about 500 million years ago and the land alternated between ocean and plain. Sedimentary layers of sandstone formed. There were sand storms and wind storms and volcanic activity. Roughly 300 million years ago the Colorado Plateau uplifted. Oak Creek Canyon was created by the weather and the layers of sediment were exposed.

NATIVE AMERICANS

It is believed the Paleo Indians traveled across the Bering Strait from Eurasia into North America. As animals migrated south so did the people. Native Americans roamed and settled in what we now know as the Verde Valley and Prescott areas. The Sinagua built pueblos and cliff houses, hunted and farmed the land. We do not know to this day why they left. We still see remains of their homes today. The Yavapai and Apache tribes lived in this area.

SETTLERS

In 1876 the first Anglo settlers came to Verde Valley. By 1902 there were 20 families. They raised cattle and horses and irrigated the land to plant crops.

HOW SEDONA GOT ITS NAME

Sedona was names after Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly (1877-1950). She was the wife of the city’s first postmaster, Theodore Carlton Schnebly. Their home was the only one at the time big enough to house guests so many people stayed with them. The home was near the site of what is now Los Abrigados Resort and Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village. Schnebly started the psot office out of his home. He suggested the names “Oak Creek Crossing” and “Schnebly Station” to the Postmaster General in Washington, but both names were rejected because they were too long for a cancellation stamp. Theodore’s brother Ellsworth suggested submitting Sedona’s name. On June 26, 1902, the Postmaster approved the name “Sedona.” A large statue of Sedona is at the Sedona Public Library.