Lakes, live music, theatres, parks, religious services, public library, and ski area.
Bicycle rentals, boating, skiing, fishing, golfing, horseback riding, swimming, tennis courts and white water rafting.
Walking and hiking trails are close by.
Places to visit while in Flagstaff (Note: these links will take you away from Elden House, so please use your Back button to return to this site):
- San Francisco Peaks and Coconino National Forest (7000 to 12,600 feet in elevation offer year around recreation including hiking, mountain biking, skiing, bird-watching)
- The breath-taking red rocks of Sedona
- Grand Canyon
- Oak Creek Canyon
- Walnut Canyon
- Wupatki Indian Ruins
- Sunset Crater
- Meteor Crater
- Mogollon Rim
- Lake Powell
- Elden homestead and grave (for which Mt. Elden was named)
- Museum of Northern Arizona (art, anthropology, biology, geology of the Colorado Plateau area)
- Lowell Observatory (astronomy center - the planet Pluto was discovered here)
- Northern Arizona University (galleries, research center, observatory)
- Riordan Mansion State Park (restored period log home of prominent Flagstaff timber family)
- Flagstaff Arboretum (horticultural research of indigenous plants)
- Historic Downtown Flagstaff (antique shops, boutiques, and restaurants)
For more information, call the Flagstaff Visitor's Center (800) 842-7293 or (928) 774-9541.