Strawberry Crater Wilderness

Located in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona.

Located 20 miles north and east of Flagstaff, Strawberry Crater Wilderness is gentle rolling pinion-juniper and cinder terrain, about 5,500 to 6,000 feet in elevation. The wilderness is dominated at the southern tip by low cinder cones and cut at the northwestern corner by the rugged lava flow of Strawberry Crater.

Strawberry Crater is part of the San Francisco Mountain volcanic field, which contains some 600 craters and cones, and is itself about 50,000 to 100,000 years old.

This wilderness offers the visitor an excellent opportunity to experience the sense of time and endless horizon presented by pinion-juniper zones. From the many low cinder cones, there are good views of the Painted Desert, Hopi Buttes, and mesas of the Little Colorado River valley. The area offers opportunities for day hiking, backpacking and camping. There are game animals and small mammals throughout the area. The area presents opportunities for solitude and exploring interesting geological and archaeological features. These features, and the twisted, aesthetically pleasing junipers, are excellent subjects for the photographer.

For further information contact: Peaks Ranger District - Coconino National Forest