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| SR 64 leaves Grand Canyon National Park and enters the Kaibab National Forest here. 01/08/11 |
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| Distance sign to Williams (64 miles) and Flagstaff (84 miles). 01/08/11 |
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| Reassurance marker for SR 64 and US 180. 01/08/11 |
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| SR 64 enters Tusayan. Tusayan is a small town surrounded by the Kaibab National Forest, named after the Spanish name for the area (which is a corruption of the Navajo word for the area). The primary function of the town is to serve vistors to Grand Canyon National Park. 01/08/11 |
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| Use caution for low flying aircraft in this area. The Grand Canyon Airport is just off the side of SR 64. 01/08/11 |
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| Turn right for Grand Canyon Airport. The airport used to be run by the State of Arizona, but is now maintained by an airport authority. 01/08/11 |
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| Headlights use is required on SR 64. 01/08/11 |
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| Elk occassionally presents hazards to motorists on the Kaibab Plateau. 01/08/11 |
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| SR 64 meets Forest Road 488 here. 01/08/11 |
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| SR 64 meets Forest Road 347 here. 01/08/11 |
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| Distance sign to Williams (44 miles) and Flagstaff (64 miles). 01/08/11 |
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| SR 64 south leaving Kaibab National Forest. 01/08/11 |
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| Distance sign to Williams (34 miles) and Flagstaff (54 miles). 01/08/11 |
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| SR 64 enters Valle. Valle is a small town at the junction of US 180 and SR 64. 01/08/11 |
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| Advance signage for US 180, 1/2 mile. 01/08/11 |
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| SR 64 passes Bedrock City. Bedrock City is a RV park and small theme park, modeled after the Flintstones. 01/08/11 |
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| U.S. 180 branches southeast from SR 64 to Flagstaff while SR 64 continues south to Williams. 01/08/11 |
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| U.S. 180 connects with I-40 east to Winslow. SR 64 south ties into I-40 at Business Loop I-40/Historic U.S. 66 outside Williams. 01/08/11 |
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| Reassurance markers for US 180 Eastbound and US 191, in St. Johns. 09/11/11 |
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| Reassurance marker for US 180 eastbound. 01/08/11 |
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| Distance sign to Arizona Snowbowl (43 miles) and Flagstaff (50 miles). 01/08/11 |
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| Use headlights day and night along US 180 between Valle and Flagstaff. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 has scenic panoramas across the prairies to the distant San Francisco Peaks, which dominate the Northern Arizona skyline. 01/08/11 |
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| Watch for elk for the next 40 miles (until just past Flagstaff.) 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 is the San Francisco Peaks Scenic route. The route was designated as a scenic route in 1990. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 enters the Kaibab National Forest here. 01/08/11 |
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| Reassurance marker for US 180 eastbound. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 enters the Coconino National Forest. 01/08/11 |
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| This is a point where the road can be closed due to snow. 01/08/11 |
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| Turn right for the Red Mountain trailhead. 01/08/11 |
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| At this point, we are 23 miles from Arizona Snowbowl and 30 miles from Flagstaff. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 climbs steadily from Valle up to the 7000 foot level. The road has not reached it's highest elevation yet, however. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 is a designated scenic route between Valle and Flagstaff. 01/08/11 |
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| Mt. Humphries, the highest peak in Arizona, looms large over US 180. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 enters the San Francisco Peaks recreation area. The forest preserves the majority of the Ponderosa Pine forest around Flagstaff. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 now turns south to follow the base of Mt. Humphries. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 now approaches Saddle Mountain. There is a lookout tower atop the low mountain. In the background is Mt. Humphries. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 continues to stay in meadows between the nearby mountains. 01/08/11 |
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| Distance sign to Snowbowl (13 miles) and Flagstaff (20 miles). 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 reaches the highest point along the route, at 8,046 feet in elevation. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 travels through dense Ponderosa Pine forests along the base of Mt. Humphries. 01/08/11 |
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| Daytime headlight restrictions end at this point. 01/08/11 |
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| Distance sign to Snowbowl (3 miles) and Flagstaff (10 miles). 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 remains as a scenic road until reaching Flagstaff. 01/08/11 |
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| Turn left for Round Tree road, or right for Bader Road. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 meets Arizona Snowbowl here. Snowbowl is one of two ski areas in Arizona. 01/08/11 |
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| Reassurance marker for US 180 eastbound. 01/08/11 |
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| Turn left for Forest Hills Drive. 01/08/11 |
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| US 180 enters Flagstaff. Flagstaff is the largest city in northern Arizona, and a center of commerce. 01/08/11 |
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| Turn right to continue on US 180 in Flagstaff. We are approaching downtown Flagstaff and former Business 40. 01/08/11 |
Page Updated 10-24-2011.
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