Day Trips from Prescott, AZFun, interesting, educational and... good eats too!Sometimes you just need to get away from the house - day trips fill the bill. Just enough time to get your attitude adjusted, but not enough to make you feel guilty about all the chores that are not getting done.A day trip should, by definition, take no more than 1 day - let's call it 12 hours from the time you leave the driveway or hotel parking lot to the time you get back home - if it takes longer than that, well, it's not a day trip! What kind of trips you like is obviously up to you, but I know what I like. I like to go somewhere interesting, beautiful, educational, fun or a combination thereof and, at the top of my list, there have to be good places to eat. My wife says that whenever we go on any kind of trip that I need to be fed every two hours. Now I categorically deny the implication but I will admit that trying out new restaurants is one of my favorite pastimes (duh!). So this section of Prescott-good-eats is all about day trips. Trips that can be done portal to portal in 12 hours.  Destinations that one could comfortably
reach, explore or otherwise experience, have a meal or 2 while you're
at it and be home in time for News at 9:00pm.Ok. We know what we are doing, but where do we go from Prescott? As always, I am not going to ask you to read (or trust) anyone else's take on a destination. I will write of my own experiences - the trip there, road conditions, parking, facilities, guides, was it fun?, and so on. SOOOO... it will take a while to build up a trove of good day trip destinations from Prescott, after all - good things take time - I hope you agree that these will be good things. Buckle your seat belt, be sure you have your bottle of water, don't forget the kids - We are on our way. Outstanding day tripsNorthern AZ Wine Country - Who knew? It's true, there are several wineries in Cornville and Page springs and they aren't there just to trap the occasional tourist. These are real, ambitious wineries that are producing some excellent wines.This is a fun trip for the adults in the family. Williams AZ - on historic route 66. Williams was the last small town to be by-passed by I-40, or so they say. Really this is a small mountain town that has been missed - not by-passed! A little shopping, some interesting events, and at least one really good restaurant. |
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