Travel to Holbrook
City in Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Holbrook is a town on Route 66 in Eastern Arizona, once known as the "town too rough for women and churches." The town makes a convenient base for visiting Petrified Forest National Park.
Understand
As the nearest town to Petrified Forest National Park, and often gateway to Meteor Crater, Holbrook is small city focused on travelers - there are at least 10-20 hotels/restaurants/gas stations to choose among respectively. Excellent for travelers, but mostly for services and proximity to attractions, rather than as an attraction itself, though visitors following Route 66 will find it interesting.
- 1 , 100 E Arizona St, ☏ +1 928-524-6558, toll-free: +1 800-524-2459, [email protected]. Housed within the Navajo County Courthouse and Museum (see listing below); offers a free self-guided walking tour map.
Get in
Holbrook can be accessed via Route 66, or Interstate 40.
By car
Most traffic in and out of Holbrook is via I-40.
By bus
- 1 , 101 Mission Ln (by the Circle K), ☏ +1 928-524-3832, toll-free: +1 800-231-2222.
Get around
See
- 1 , 100 E Arizona St (Navajo County Courthouse), ☏ +1 968-524-6558, [email protected]. Daily 8AM-5PM. Self-guided tours. Contact the Holbrook Visitor's Center (nextdoor) for a brochure.
Do
- 1 , 404 E Hopi Dr, ☏ +1 928-524-4757, fax: +1 928-524-4756, [email protected]. A 3-day event held annually in mid-September, includes exhibits and a rodeo.
- , ☏ +1 928-524-6558. An annual event held in July, features reenactments, Native American dancers and Mexican dancers, as well as food and a parade.
- . Held annually in mid-February, the highlight is a reenactment ride from Holbrook through Payson and on to Scottsdale, delivering specially-stamped mail.
Buy
- 1 , 1851 State Hwy 77 (I-40 Exit 292), ☏ +1 928-524-6243, [email protected]. Primarily known as a truck stop owned and operated by the Hopi Tribe, this facility hosts a monthly Native Market with jewelry and art. There is also a gift shop open daily.
Eat
Numerous restaurants, though mostly within the categories of fast food, Mexican, or Steak/American.
- 1 , 609 W Hopi Dr, ☏ +1 928-524-3447. Daily 4PM-10PM. $10-30.
Groceries
- 2 , 702 W Hopi Dr (next to Wigwam Motel), ☏ +1 928-524-3313. Daily 6AM-10PM. Hot and cold deli, pharmacy onsite.
Drink
- 1 , 2210 Navajo Blvd, ☏ +1 928-524-6059, [email protected].
Sleep
Lodging
- 1 , 108 Crestview Dr, ☏ +1 928-524-3411, [email protected]. Check-in: 1PM-6PM, check-out: 11AM. $75/night.
- 2 , 1308 Navajo Blvd, ☏ +1 928-524-1466. Breakfast, indoor pool. $62 (Mar 2022).
- 3 , 811 W Hopi Dr, ☏ +1 928-524-3048, fax: +1 928-524-3668, [email protected]. Sleep in a giant tepee (as the natives did, although they did it without air conditioning or cable TV). Various historic vehicles on-site. This motel's novelty architecture is the basis for the Route 66 'Cosy Cone Motel' in Pixar's 'Cars'. 15 units, non-smoking, listed US National Register of Historic Places. $56-62.
Camping
- 4 , 102 Hermosa Dr, ☏ +1 928-524-6689, toll-free: +1 800-562-3389, [email protected]. Spots for tents and RVs, cabins available. Hookups and water at each site, showers and pool on the grounds. Wi-fi extra, pets accepted.
Connect
- 2 , 403 S Park St, ☏ +1 928-524-3732, toll-free: +1 866-524-3732, [email protected]. Tu 8AM-3PM, W-Th noon-7PM, F noon-5PM, Sa 10AM-3PM. Public computers available, and there is free wi-fi access throughout the building.
Go next
- Winslow is about 30 minutes west.
- Flagstaff is about an hour west.
- Phoenix is about 3½ hours southwest
- Albuquerque is about 3½ hours to the east.
| Routes through Holbrook |
| Flagstaff ← Joseph City ← | W  E | → Petrified Forest NP → Albuquerque |
| Flagstaff ← Joseph City ← | W  E | → Petrified Forest NP → Albuquerque |
| Flagstaff ← Joseph City ← | W  E | → Petrified Forest NP → Deming |
Ends at  ← | N  S | → Globe → Tucson |