Oak Creek Canyon, AZ

11/5 Slide Rock State Park, in Oak Creek Canyon, remains closed for the foreseeable future. Officials say the extended closure is due to the flooding, which caused major damage to Highway-89A. ADOT is currently in the canyon working on repairs to numerous parts of the roadway that were compromised during the flooding. Inside the park, crews are removing piles of debris and making repairs to damaged infrastructure. There is no estimate to reopen the park.

Multiple roadways are flooded or blocked by debris after the storms last weekend.

11/4 The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is still working towards rescuing everyone stranded during Sunday’s storm, in Oak Creek Canyon. Officials say several residents and visitors remain stuck in areas where bridges are either compromised or blocked by flood debris. All have been contacted by phone and are sheltering in place until they can be escorted out.

11/4 ADOT is wasting no time when it comes to repairing the damages caused by flooding on Highway-89A between Sedona and Flagstaff. Officials say the highway will remain closed until further notice, but repairs begin today. Residents who live in the canyon will be allowed in and out with proof of residency. Workers are already in the canyon assessing the damages and staging equipment. Travel between Sedona and Flagstaff is limited to Highway-179 and I-17. There’s no estimate on when all the re

11/3 Game and Fish says several fish hatcheries were damaged in the flooding, the worst of which is the Tonto Creek Hatchery, northeast of Payson. Officials say a bunkhouse and feed room were completely destroyed and the roads around the facility were washed out. Bubbling Ponds Hatchery in Page Springs suffered damage to the basshouse and the power remains out at the Sterling Springs Hatchery, at the headwaters of Oak Creek in Oak Creek Canyon.

Some 65 campers were stranded at Cave Springs Campground in Oak Creek Canyon after Oak Creek washed out the low-water bridge Saturday and Sunday Oct. 10 and Oct. 11. The majority were able to leave late Tuesday, Oct. 13, with the remaining campers to depart on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said. […] The post Stranded Cave Springs campers able to leave appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

Dozens of campers are wondering when they'll get home after being stranded in an Arizona campground. The post More than 60 campers are stranded in Arizona’s Oak Creek Canyon appeared first on KYMA.

10/14 The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office says 65-people are no longer stuck at Cave Springs Campground, in Oak Creek Canyon, north of Sedona. Officials say the waters had receded enough this morning to allow the campers to leave. Campers had been stranded for several days due to the low water crossing being flooded and covered in debris. Food was delivered by helicopter yesterday. No injuries have been reported.

10/14 The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office says 65-people remain stuck at Cave Springs Campground, in Oak Creek Canyon, north of Sedona, due to high waters. Officials say the campers have been stranded for several days. Food was delivered by helicopter Tuesday. Officials say as soon as the waters recede, debris is cleared and they can determine the low water crossing is safe, the campers will be escorted out of the area. No injuries have been reported.

Coconino County officials say dozens of campers have been stranded for days due to flooding in the area of Cave Springs Campground.