Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona

About Oak Creek Canyon

Oak Creek Canyon is a small unincorporated community in northern Arizona.

Officially, Oak Creek Canyon is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 22.9 square miles.

📰 Oak Creek Canyon News Today

• Pocket Fire Update: Oak Creek Canyon Decreased to ‘SET’ Status Arizona Emergency Information Network (.gov) · Jun 23
• Post-wildfire flooding shuts down creek access in Oak Creek Canyon AZ Family · Jul 20
• Pocket Fire Remains at 257 Acres in Oak Creek Canyon Signals AZ · Jun 22
• Pocket Fire threatens property and businesses in Oak Creek Canyon KNAU · Jun 20
• Oak Creek Canyon open for business, county applies for local business help ABC15 Arizona · Jul 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Oak Creek Canyon Unique

• The only place in America named Oak Creek Canyon — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Oak Creek Canyon

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Oak Creek Canyon

• The Butterfly Garden Inn (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Antique Farm Equipment · Attraction
• Barney Pasture · Attraction
• Barney Pasture Burn · Attraction
• Edge of the world · Attraction
• Indian Head Arch · Attraction
• Vultee Arch · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Oak Creek Canyon

• Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Oak Creek Canyon

🏘️ Nearby Communities