The Flagstaff Life
A town worthy of the view
Flagstaff is the rare mountain town that is small enough to know and deep enough to keep you busy: a university, an observatory, a ski mountain, a railroad story, and night skies that made it the world’s first International Dark Sky City. Pine Valley sits minutes from all of it.
Downtown Flagstaff · minutes from Pine Valley
From The Gate
Everything is measurable, most of it quick.
Historic downtown & Route 66
Shops, cafés, galleries, and the railroad that built the town.
~10 minutes
Northern Arizona University
A campus town feel, concerts, culture, and college athletics.
a short drive
Lowell Observatory & dark skies
The world’s first International Dark Sky City, and the observatory that discovered Pluto.
in town
Arizona Snowbowl
Skiing and riding on the slopes of the San Francisco Peaks, a real mountain winter.
up the mountain
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Daily nonstop service to Phoenix and Denver on American and United.
in town
Sedona
Red rock country through Oak Creek Canyon, about 30 miles south.
~45 minutes
Grand Canyon South Rim
One of the world’s great views, about 80 miles north.
~90 minutes
Phoenix
Sky Harbor for the world beyond, about 145 miles south.
~2.5 hours
Drive times are approximate from the Pine Valley area.
Dusk Over Flagstaff
The town below, the Peaks beyond.
Evening color over Flagstaff, seen from the pine-framed ridge where Pine Valley sits. The lights of the town come on below while the sky still holds its warmth.
On The Mountain
Four seasons of going outside.
Skiing & riding
Arizona Snowbowl on the slopes of the Peaks
Hiking, running, riding
Trails from the doorstep into the national forest
Sedona
Red rock country, about 45 minutes south
Grand Canyon
The South Rim, about 90 minutes north
Downtown Favorites
Real places, real people.
Dining
Culture runs deep here: Northern Arizona University, Lowell Observatory, the historic railroad district, galleries, concerts, and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport with daily jet service to Phoenix and Denver.