Bootlegger
Day Use Area is located just 1 3/4 miles north of
Slide Rock State Park. Bootlegger
is tucked between Oak Creek and the highway (89A).
Fishing
includes rainbow and brown trout stocked weekly by Arizona
Game and Fish. Fly as well as spin fishermen have luck year
round at Oak Creek making it one of the hottest fishing
spots in Arizona. There is a special catch and release area
in Oak Creek from Call of the Canyon down to the Junipine
Resort, so make sure you know where you are on the creek.
Nearby
are Banjo Bill and Halfway Picnic areas (just south
of Bootlegger).
Showers are available at Cave
Springs Campground and are
coin operated.
There
is a visitor center across the street from the Indian Gardens
Historic Marker (look for the green building to the south).
Directions
From Sedona travel north on highway 89A about 8 miles.
From Flagstaff take highway 89A south 18 miles.
Nearby Hiking
Hiking in and around the Oak Creek Area is one of the highlights of any trip to the canyon. Here are a few near Bootlegger Day Use Area.
