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This place has beautiful views but the road to them has definitely gotten rocky over the past few years. It can be a challenging drive for a novice driver. Thankfully everyone in this road was friendly and courteous. The kids had a lot of fun.
Beautiful views but DO NOT GO ON THERE WITHOUT AN OFFROAD CAR we got in on the I-17 side and got stuck just after halfway. They eventually had to tow us out because the rocks would've done too much damahe to our chevvy Impala. It's impossible to take the entire road without an offroader. You're better off taking one of the tours if want to see the views. It is gorgeous up there.
Awesome road! It's rough and bumpy so make sure you have a 4x4 that can take some punishment. You go from a desert region, climbing up and over the mogollon rim region to an Alpine setting at the top of the road towards Flagstaff.
My family and I stayed in Munds Park to visit the area and I saw this road leading to Sedona on the map thinking it would be a nice scenic drive. It was absolutely gorgeous, but we didn’t realize this was an “off-road” road, until it was too late to turn around.. 3 hours later in our Kia Soul rental, we finally made it to the bottom. No flat tires, no holes in the oil pan, and exhaust intact! I basically ran/walked the whole way to spot as my husband drove with the kids in the back, but we did it—and definitely don’t recommend it in a Kia Soul! Haha
Came up from the I-17 side, looking for a campsite I found on a popular boondocking and overlanding app. Our Jeep Wrangler made it pulling an open motorcycle trailer and my husband followed me in our Ford Transit 2wd. We got to the Vista point and took a left onto the WAY rocky forest service road 153a to get up to our spot. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SIDE QUEST WITHOUT HIGH-CLEARANCE 4WD. DO NOT DO WHAT WE DID OR YOU WILL HAVE A BAD TIME.
We got the most primo spot I've had in all my 35 years of camping.
The rest of the way down Schnebley, westbound into Sedona you absolutely need high-clearance 4wd.
