Massive impact site formed by a meteorite 50,000 years ago, featuring a mile-wide crater, museum exhibits, guided rim tours, and space science displays.
General Information
Extended summer hours may apply; check website for updates
Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
Seniors (60+): $20.00
Children (6–12): $13.00
Children under 6: Free
Active Duty Military: Free with ID
Veterans and Non-Active Military: $13.00
How to Get There
From Flagstaff, AZ (35 mi): Take I-40 E for about 30 miles to Exit 233, then follow Meteor Crater Road south for 6 miles to the visitor center and parking area.
Overview
Meteor Crater is the best-preserved meteorite impact site on Earth, a nearly mile-wide, 560-foot-deep bowl in the northern Arizona desert about 37 miles east of Flagstaff and 18 miles west of Winslow. A visitor center on the north rim has interactive exhibits on meteorites, asteroids and space, an Astronaut Wall of Fame, an Apollo command module and a movie theater. Guided rim tours are offered daily, weather permitting.
The crater is privately owned by the Barringer family, so it is not a national monument, and an admission fee is charged. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967. During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA astronauts trained here for the Apollo missions to the Moon. The impact flipped the rock layers around the rim upside down.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Meteor Crater (National Landmark)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
Featured Trails
Meteor Crater Rim Trail
1.0 mile loop, 59ft elevation
Guided hike along rim of crater. Can only be done by ranger tour.
There are no trails or access to bottom of crater
