Probably one of my favorite parts in Arizona... Just beautiful. Especially during the fall with all the colors and leaves falling everywhere. Great place to brings the kids too and plenty of places to get in the creek!

Such a beautiful and awe inspiring site. This is where my fiancée and I are getting married in two days. The views are breathtaking and the water makes it even better.

We ended up at Red Rock Crossing at Crescent Moon after a last-minute change of plans. It was a great decision! We had to wait a few minutes to park but that was nothing compared to 90+ minutes at another park near Sedona. The short walk to the creek was easy for my two young kids, and plenty of shady spots to have our picnic. The swimming spot we went to was fairly quiet, with plenty of shallow areas for the kids. The water was also much warmer than other sites upstream (like Grasshopper Point). And final bonus: clean bathrooms.

Cute little resturant the waitresses were on it. They were all really nice and they made sure we had everything we needed and made sure everyone had a great time

This comes up as one of the hidden gems in Google Maps. Its part of a National Park. Not as crowded as Slide Rock and its just as fun. If you have family and just want to chill out. Its a good place to visit. When we visited, gates close at 6:30 to come in. You can come out later at night.

Beautiful park with the backside of Cathedral Rock as the backdrop. Summertime has dried out the grass area and the picnic areas taped off for social distancing at the time of visit. Short walk to get to Oak Creek and Buddha Beach which I feel are the main attractions. Mostly shaded hike with beautiful scenery all along the creek.

Beautiful nature tours, very calm and pleasant. A very nice and central place. Very good to explore on foot because it is very natural. Dont forget to bring enough supplies and lots of photo memory. Happy holidays and have fun.

Gorgeous views. Water is ice cold but once you get in, it feels good. Plenty of places to hike or spread out and have picnic.

Accidentally got here. It is a state park, so national park pass can’t be used. There are several picnic tables. And, there is nice red color rock mountain and small pond you can swim. Be careful that there is no wireless signal

This is a great place to cool off in the heat. The water is fresh and clean. Amazing view of cathedral Rock too!

Gorgeous scenery overlooking cathedral rock with an ice cold spring. Needs more shaded benches, but definitely recommend this place.

This is the best place to see Cathedral Rock before sunset. There is a fee, unlike most places to hike and explore in Sedona. The trail is beautiful and there are a lot of places to sit by the creek or go swimming. The park can fill up quickly. Some days you wait in line outside the park until a parking spot is available. Other days its nearly empty.

One of my favorite places in Sedona! The entrance fee is $11 but I think its well worth it. You can spend the entire day here, and there are so many different areas to swim or gaze at the beautiful scenery or hang out. It is right beneath cathedral rock so the views are breathtaking. There are picnic tables and grills galore. Very nice facilities if you need to use the restroom. Trash and recycling receptacles everywhere too. The rangers are always cheerful and helpful, and there are many trails of all difficulty levels to explore the area. There are various swim spots, and the water is always clear and nice. Family friendly, couple friendly, and dog friendly! My dog absolutely loves swimming here, and lots of other friendly dogs visit often so its great for everyone. The nature is just gorgeous, its so peaceful and clean and the people that come here really seem to respect the land. Highly recommend visiting, youll have an awesome time!

Just the peace and rejuvenated feeling you have when you head back home after a day here. Water is not as cold as you think, as a family we always have a blast. The hidden trails make for some fun adventures. Just make sure you get there early for parking or alternatively waiting for 4-5pm when people start leaving.

Loved it! Cheap to get in, plenty of parking, outhouse to use if needed and fresh running water to wash up or drink. We hiked to the swimming hole (about a half mile or so?) We passed big rocks, other swimming holes, a small rock beach etc. It was worth the hike in to relax for a few hours. Water was freezing but fun!! We went with a person who didnt walk well but with the short length of the hike and a slow pace, we made it! There is not a solid walking path here so I wouldnt recommend visiting with wheelchair or walker, but a limited walker could definitely still enjoy the park. View from parking area is surreal too!

Good views of cathedral rock and plenty of parking

Beautiful place, lovely creek to enjoy the day by. Not any long hikes and there is an $11 fee per car for parking. Well worth the money

Thursday was much slowy than Friday. Not a lot of room for sitting by then banks. The rock looked like a better spot. I was carrying a baby so maneuvering over the rocks in the water was really hard. Great spots for picnics away from the water but gross bathrooms. My boyfriend caught to small bass and catfish. The water is freezing at first but it ends up amazing. Theres beautiful views and trails you can walk that arent a far drive. Ill be coming back and bringing friends.

Nice hiking along river and cool off in swimming hole. Shade trees a plus. Great place to picnic! Close to Hwy 89.

Great park with beautiful scenery! Public toilets and picnic areas. Cost $11 for a car per day. Worth it!

Beautiful area, fun for the whole family. Trail connects many areas and swimming holes. Easy to access from parking lot. Small fee but worth it.

Nice area with a creek that is super close. Huge trees everywhere to provide plenty of shade. Really enjoyed this park.

FYI $11 carload to park. You can NOT enter without paying. Cant see anything from the road or drive down. Just wanted to drive thru and go look for 30 min. Bummer. EVERYTHING costs in Sedona :(

I come here every time I come to Sedona. The only thing about it is you have to get there early because by noon time it is PACKED. Beautiful stroll through nature. You have so much to explore and see over there. A must see destination. They also allowed dogs!

Very pretty place, the creek is awesome. The parking lot was full but it is pretty easy to spread out and find a private place with a little walking. The staff working their seen like great people.

This place was worth stopping at. You can walk in ankle deep water across the rocks. Water is a little chilly. Some rocks are dry and u can sit down & relax. Some people looked like they were asleep even. Very nice relaxing spot. Mostly shaded, which is nice. It was a great place to bring small kids bc most of the water isnt deep at all. Was a fee to enter the park. Would return if ever in the area again.

Beautiful views of Cathedral Rock and an excellent place to escape and take a dip on hot days in Arizona. The trails and creek were very clean and uncrowded. Loved every second exploring this area.

We had a lot of fun we walked we enjoyed nature and we refreshed ourselves is an excellent place to walk.

Only come here if you have a car full of kids that want to swim in a very crowded area. Otherwise it is drastically overpriced for what it is. Dont come for the views because you can see those areas better from free pull offs.

I love going to crescent moon! Its an easy beautiful hike/walk for the whole family. Great place to take the kids and swim or lay on the beautiful red rocks by the running creek. Simply relaxing!

Beautiful place to visit. Nice quick hike. Red Rock State Park doesnt allow dogs. Ive never heard of that before so we came 10 minutes drive down the road to this, Crescent Moon Picnic area. Its cheaper for a pass and a nice 30 minute hike. Beautiful vortex meditation spot also.

What a golden gem. If you like slide rock, this is a great alternative as slide rock is usually slammed. Beautiful park, great swimming areas, places to grill. We took our kids and we all had an amazing time. Definitely recommend.

A very peaceful place to picnic and a beautiful area to walk and explore.

Gorgeous place! Epic views, cool water, clean bathrooms. Have sanitzer stations at the bathroom and cold water fountains too.

Mmmmmmm. Very refreshing and cozy and fun! Good memories here.

Excellent little spot to take in the views of Cathedral rock and go for a little hike. Has restrooms and picnic spots as well as large open are for the kids or family to play. Hike a bit and find all sorts of fun stuff and excellent areas to dip your feet in the water and relax. Bring lots of water in the summer. Even though its cooler than Phoenix its still hot and you dehydrate quickly.

Amazing sooo beautiful... Its surreal

Love going to this place! Photo options are fantastic at sunset and very peaceful. I have been coming here ever since I was a kid and have loved it every since. I do wish it was free for Arizona locals though. That being said, if you visit Sedona, you gotta check this place out!

Great short hike with lots of shade.. the vortex area get pretty crowded.. go past vortex,I follow the creek area, not the Meadows to go to Buddha beach, which is less crowded and has a nice view..

Went for a sunset, fairly easy parking, beautiful views.

Beautiful scenery, a great spot for pictures, also peaceful

What could I say, the red mountains are gorgeous. I stayed to see the moon come through an opening in the mountain. What an amazing sight. If you are up that way, dont miss it.

Great spot to cool off!

I loved feeling the cold water, especially having fun with my family at the lake.

This place was crazy busy on Memorial Day weekend. We stayed just a few minutes--just not the experience of nature we were looking for. Lots of loud music, picnic tents, and lots of people. If you are social distancing or looking for quiet this is not the place for you.

The wait time to get in wasnt ideal but once you got there it was absolutely worth it

Absolutely breathtaking! The kids enjoyed swimming, lots of shade trees too!

To see. Cathedral Rock on this trail was a real treat. The beauty is extra-ordinary. A must see!

Beautiful park. Outstanding.

Love this spot. Fiancé and I did a little impromptu photo shoot here. Easy hike, great views

Wonderful place! Incredible scenery. Friendly hosts. Love the sounds of the creek! Dog friendly.

We always stop at Cresent Moon Ranch on our Sedona visit! For $10 entry fee you can enjoy the day by the creek and can almost always find a secluded spot to sit picnic and relax for a few hours or the whole day. Parking is always accessible and the are enough bathrooms to accommodate everyone. Fron the parking to the actual water is about 30 feet of straight walking and the photo ops are undeniable. You see cathedral rock as the first backdrop and it gets better and better from there. If you walk amor a mile in following the river youll run into buddah beach were people say the energy and vortex is amply felt. Youll know youre the because of the many stone towers people like to build there. A fit further and youll see the red rock crossing and if you stay to sunset youll get a pretty special view of Cathersral rock reflecting off the water.

Great place and lots of tiny out of the way places to make a spot for the day.

Nice color

Not a free picnic area. $11 entry

Great place for the family to play on hot days!

One of my favorite places in Sedona but it can get very crowded very quickly. If you dont get there early you may not get in.

Beautiful place to visit. Got a great view of Cathedral Rock in Sedona. The Oak Creek was flooding due to snow melting at the time I visited.

My husband and I got married here in May 2019 at the ramada in the park. We had such a great experience, not only is the location beautiful and perfect for an outdoor, relaxed wedding but the staff facilitated the wedding so well and were super helpful.

Very good place for a family picnic.

This is a beautiful example of a low key park where you can enjoy our spectacular part of the world. Bring your suit and lay out on the rocks, it is very laid back here with the most spectacular views. Enjoy, respect, take out what you bring in.

Great hike

Very peaceful, relaxing, and beautiful sounds of nature

Lovely place. Amazingly serene. Cool water. Miss it already

Very nice place, but very packed not a place to go to just chill and relax.

Perfect place to grill or picnic, take a walk or hike, climb a tree...just enjoy the great outdoors!! Has multiple vaulted toilets and a vending machine for drinks.

Beautiful park and great place to get in the watet

Had a great day hanging out by the creek.

Beautiful scenery. Take photos and bask in Gods beauty.

Perfect spot to spend a hot summer day. Try to reach early like at 7-8. Park opens at 9. On weekends there is huge shortage for parking. Bring lots of water food and a camp house if you have. Water is cold even in hot summers so be prepared. Bring some light chairs also to sit in water. Rocks are very slippery so appropriate footwear is necessary. For kids there are small Lanes of water also. You can try to catch fish in water. There were lots of them when we went there.

Lots of fun in the river.

We visited this place for an quick outdoor wedding. It was a beautiful area with beautiful scenery. Made for some really pretty pictures!

Was my one of my favorite hiking areas in Sedona.

Perfect place to cool down from the hot Arizona sun.

If you need to relax go alone. Its a place for quiet and beauty.

This is a beautiful location with green trees a flowing Creek rustic buildings and a beautiful view of cathedral rock. Truly breath taking location that will make your trip to the area incredible!

We spent the day here just last week and it phenomenal! The river was just perfect and so refreshing with the hot weather. We had so much fun playing in the river and jumping from the rocks.

Very relaxing, running fresh water

This is my new favorite place. It is such a little slice of perfect. Feels secret, like a secret a lot of people know about. Cool people. Cant say enough about how fun it is. Slippery though. Busted my boom boom room like a 2 year old on ice.

Little hike back to creek and views. Very nice picnic area.

Bring the photographer in your family. Watch them set up towards the mountain in the distance reflecting off the water in the creek. Its going to be a long exposure, so somebody move the dang dogs and kids playing in the water. Work with me people. Work with me.

It was ok; ive seen much better free parks and rest areas! Im not sure what the $11 entrance fee is going to... They dont maintain anything outside the picnic area? No running water and only pit toilets.

My kids had so much visiting here! We had to go back to our home in 85140 but they are begging to go back already! So much fun, so many tad poles! Fun place to let the kids hang out.

Beautiful place, breath taking views of cathedral rock

Great place to cool off. Kids will have a great time. Water is not very deep in most places, but floor its covered with rocks so caution is advised. Gets very crowded midday., so expect lots of people and loud music. Certain areas are difficult to climb up from the water onto land. Helped an older couple get back up from the water.

As a local,we used to come here a lot. Now at $11 a car I wont be coming here as often. Still an extremely gorgeous place.

This is a nice park. Near sunset, if you drive to the back part of the parking lot. Head to the right to the river theres a great place to take reflections.

Best place to find river view of Cathedral Rock.

Great swimming hole!

Fantastic hike along creek and meadow in shade and plenty of breeze. Fairly flat trail with plenty of places to picnic, dip your toes in, grab some sun, or jump in the cool, refreshing water. Hike was about 2.3 miles round-trip.

Nice trail, lots of shade. Not too difficult. Great scenes. Not crowded on weekends

Best place for wedding ceremony with spiritual and energetic charge

Theres a great secluded spot for children its amazing cuz you can just float down the river if you bring an inflatable duck which I did its very fun I loved it so much Ripleys for kids

The view of cathedral rock is distant and not that great. This publicized photographic area talked about is next to an ocupied home. In order to get a better view you need to cross oak creek so prepare to get wet.The other great vortex area along oak creek is just okay. When compared to most of Sedona there is not as much to see here and the best asset is the picnic table areas. The area is heavily wooded so there is plenty of shade. Was amazed that its rated so high as there are way more beautiful areas around Sedona.

Beautiful hike along a mountain stream with views of Cathedral Rock.

Beautiful sight seeing and hiking spot. A crowd favorite for photo shoots. Oak creek flows right through and many trails to walk without hiking. Perfect for the family. Pets are allowed with a leash on. Fee is usually $11 per standard vehicle (small to full size suv). Bathrooms onsite. No overnight camping allowed. Benches and grills onsite and you may only use charcoal.

The hike to Buddha beach was easy and amazing. Very strong vortex by the creek.

I’ve been in Sedona so many times but have never been here. Much better then slide rock with little kids! My family with four littles had such an amazing time here! We collected small rocks and shells in the creek. Saw so many types of bugs and lizards! It was so much fun just relaxing in the cool stream on a warm warm day! Plus it had like slide rocks into the running stream for the kids! We will return!

This is a very nice spot for golden hour or sunset pictures.

Looks absolutely beautiful but didnt get to actually go in there because there was a two-hour wait just to get in