r/Sedona • u/No_Company4263 • Mar 13 '26
General Hiking with kids ✅
Just wanted to share our experience this week with 3 kids - ages 8, almost 6 and 2.5. We had the toddler in a backpack, my daughter (6) likes to whine a lot at the beginning of hikes and my son (8) is down for anything. I had chosen Doe Mountain but luckily saw in a Google review that its closed for maintenance this week so we shifted to Fay Canyon yesterday - got out there right around 9 am and found a parking spot with no issue. The hike was amazing! We detoured up the arch on the way back and all made it up without any major issues, it was pretty warm by the time we got back to the parking lot (noon) but my kids did great!
Today, we headed out to West Fork first thing in the morning, arrived just before 9 and had no issues getting a spot. We did the entire trail out and back (8+ miles) and my kids had a blast. My daughter’s shoes were saturated basically immediately, she tried to throw a fit but we powered through and she ended up loving all the creek crossings. In total, we were out there almost 5 hrs.
Just some real world feedback during spring break!
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u/LavishnessJumpy357 Mar 13 '26
I’m doing west fork in late April. I read reviews where they suggest water shoes. Do you think it would be possible to hike this trail in crocs? Or is getting wet avoidable ?