How crowded is Sedona right now?

Sedona currently has a saturation score of 78/100, classified as Severely overtouristed. This reflects crowd density, visitor impact on infrastructure, local sentiment, and recent trajectory.

What taxes or fees apply to visitors to Sedona?

Sedona has 3 documented visitor fees or taxes: Red Rock Pass (daily) (5.00 USD); Coconino Pass (daily, concessionaire sites) (15.00 USD); Uptown metered parking (per hour) (2.00 USD). Each is sourced; see the table for effective dates.

Is Sedona considered overtouristed?

Sedona is rated Severely overtouristed on the crowddodger saturation index (78/100). This is considered overtouristed.

When was this assessment last updated?

Saturation scoring for Sedona was last updated on 2026-05-30. Source verification follows the published crowddodger methodology.

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Sedona

A small Arizona city carved into red rock canyon country in the Coconino National Forest, Sedona draws roughly 3 million visits a year to a town of around 11,000 residents. The crush of day-trippers, off-highway vehicles, and trail users has forced the city to pause destination marketing, introduce demand-based parking pricing, and launch a formal sustainable tourism plan to manage the strain on roads, trails, and community life.

Sedona

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Saturation snapshot

Severely overtouristed

Last updated: 2026-05-30

Movement through central areas is slow — expect to dodge and wait. Lines at major sights routinely exceed 1–2 hours without pre-booking. Iconic views are difficult to photograph without crowds in frame. Local residents have publicly raised concerns about visitor volume.

Crowd Density: 78 source
Visitor Impact: 82 source
Local Sentiment: 75 source
Trajectory: 70 source

Restrictions, taxes & fees

Fee	Amount	When	Source	Verified
Red Rock Pass (daily) Vehicle parking at Coconino National Forest fee sites in the Sedona area	5.00 USD	—	fs.usda.gov	2026-05-30 Verification pending
Coconino Pass (daily, concessionaire sites) Entry to concessionaire-managed sites including Call of the Canyon / West Fork, Crescent Moon, Grasshopper Point	15.00 USD	—	fs.usda.gov	2026-05-30 Verification pending
Uptown metered parking (per hour) On-street metered parking on Main Street (N SR 89A) in Uptown Sedona, 9am–6pm daily	2.00 USD	—	sedonaaz.gov	2026-05-30 Verification pending

Today, by our data

Current notice: Flood Watch (Severe) (NOAA). Phone-presence is running above the same week last year. This is one of the quieter periods of the year here by our measures. Data lags. The street doesn't.

Assembled from official statistics, public data feeds and our own measurements. Conditions change faster than data does — verify anything that affects your plans.

Current conditions

Conditions change — verify with the linked source before travelling. Last checked 2026-11-01.

caution hazard

Flood Watch (Severe)

Flood Watch issued October 31 at 1:13AM MST until November 2 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

Source: NOAA National Weather Service