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Crescent Moon Access

Crescent Moon access provides a day-use picnic area with paved walking paths and direct access to Oak Creek for swimming, wading, and fishing (Arizona license required).

The site features parking, accessible amenities including picnic tables, toilets, and drinking water, though the parking lot fills quickly on weekends; a day-use fee of $11 per vehicle is required.

Located at the base of Cathedral Rock in Coconino National Forest, the area offers approximately 1. 5 miles of maintained paths along the creek's shoreline, with shallow swimming holes and deeper sections suitable for wading.


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