Arizona · Rock climbing · Sedona · Near Kachina Village

Fun Ship

Fun ShipPhoto: ConspiracyofHappiness at Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
12 routes
5.7 – 5.10c
Sport · Top Rope · Trad
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
best months

Is Fun Ship open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Coconino National Forest. It doesn't name Fun Ship, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Coconino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Fun Ship is a climbing area in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, part of the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest in northern Arizona. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the Oak Creek Canyon weather station, about 6 miles away, show highs around 70°F in April and 74°F in October. Summer highs there reach about 90°F, and winter lows dip to around 30°F. The area has 12 climbing routes, with six sport routes, four top rope routes and two trad routes. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.10c, and a few of the sport routes carry the "Fun" name in their titles, including "Fun Approach" (5.7) and "The Fun Police" (5.10c). Fun Cave is a trad route at 5.7+. Lizard Tail Spire and the Chimney Rock Area are both within about a quarter mile, and the Chimney Rock Pass hike starts about 0.3 miles away. For an overnight stay, Chavez Crossing campground is about 3 miles off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Rancho Sedona RV Park

    Campground

    Campground · 3.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    West Side Deli

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit Fun Ship

    Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      54° / 30°

    2. Feb

      57° / 31°

    3. Mar

      64° / 35°

    4. Apr

      70° / 39°

    5. May

      78° / 46°

    6. Jun

      88° / 54°

    7. Jul

      90° / 61°

    8. Aug

      88° / 60°

    9. Sep

      84° / 54°

    10. Oct

      74° / 44°

    11. Nov

      63° / 36°

    12. Dec

      53° / 30°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, 6.2 mi away at 5,118 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (12)

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