Long Canyon is located 3.4 miles from 89A in the Red Rock - Secret Mountain Wilderness Area of Sedona, AZ. The trail follows an old jeep road through brushy desert flats into the canyon, where it's gradually enveloped by a leafy collection of oak, cottonwood, willow, sycamore and maple. Steep scrambles in the upper canyon lead above the canopy to narrow ledges where you may discover indigenous pictographs and dwelling remains.

Art and artifacts of the Sinagua culture can be found in Long Canyon

View of the exterior canyon walls of Long and Boynton canyons

Willow trees thrives along the well-drained mouth of Long Canyon

Century plants bloom once in their lifetime, producing a stalk that can grow over 10' in just two weeks before dying

An abundance of sun and water near the entry to Long Canyon support a variety of wildflowers

Hedgehog cactus prefer hot, rocky, exposed areas like you'll find above the canopy in Long Canyon

Spires stand like gendarmes along the north wall of Long Canyon

Looking north from the open desert on the way into Long Canyon

Long Canyon supports a wide variety of trees including cottonwood, willow, oak, maple and fir

Adjacent rock formations with two very different origins