Viewpoint
Meteor Crater
Winslow, Arizona
A mile-wide impact crater in the desert, one of the best preserved on Earth.
- Price
- Around US$25 per adult
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A bowl nearly a mile across and 550 feet deep, left by an asteroid strike about 50,000 years ago. It is on private land, and the visitor centre has rim viewpoints, guided rim walks and a small museum about the impact. Astronauts trained here before the Moon landings.
Good to know
- The wind on the rim can be fierce, bring a jacket
- Guided rim walks run through the day
- Allow an hour for the museum and viewing platforms
- Getting there
- Paved turnoff from I-40, car park suits campervans
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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