Fay Canyon is located 4.8 miles from 89A in the Red Rock - Secret Mountain Wilderness of Sedona, AZ. This short, level trail passes through a diversely vegetated flat into the canyon, where it follows a wash to its conclusion at an impassable rock formation. Fay Canyon is crowned by Fay Canyon Arch, located high along the north wall and accessible by a steep social trail.

Desert Varnish is comprised of clay minerals, oxides and hydroxides of manganese and/or iron

Fay Canyon's wide berth affords good views of its finely sculpted walls

Hedgehog Cactus at the mouth of Fay Canyon

Exposed fractures in the sandstone erode into peculiar shapes over time

The Fay Canyon Trail ends at the base of a scalable rock formation with great down-canyon views

Javelina have thick pads on their tongue and gums that enable them to feed on prickly pear cacti

Banana Yucca are in the Agave family; their white, waxy flowers produce a banana like fruit

A social trail climbs 180' in just .2 miles to the base of Fay Canyon Arch

Fay Canyon Arch (4,822')