Is there public access to the Meteor Crater in Arizona?
Is there public access for hiking or what not in the Meteor Crater in Arizona?
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It's not public in the sense that you can just walk there wherever you want. The crater is owned by a private company, which operates a visitor center and guided tours for a fee. It looks on Google Maps as if the crater itself is also fenced.
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Can you visit Meteor Crater in Arizona?
The Meteor Crater Visitor Center is open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Ticket prices include 3 observation points at the crater rim, a visit to the museum, a viewing of the film Impact and a 30-minute guided tour of the crater rim.Can you visit Meteor Crater for free?
But, as of 2019, admission to the Meteor Crater will cost you $18 per person (with discounts for children, seniors, and free admission for active military.) Admission for Jason and I to see the giant dent in the ground cost us $32. It won't get you out of the car for much more than an hour.Can you see the Meteor Crater in Arizona without paying?
They charge $18 for admission! Plus, from what we understood, that doesn't even buy you a trip to the rim or down to the bottom. That gets you access to observation points so you can SEE the crater. Trust me, if you do not pay the fee, you cannot see ANYTHING at all.Can you go into the Meteor Crater?
The world-famous Arizona attraction is open to welcome travelers from near and far to explore and learn about the world's best-preserved meteor impact site.How Arizona's meteor crater was created
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Answer 2
No there isn't.
The entry price is 18 $ and there is no other way to visit the crater.
Answer 3
No.
But @rmaddy posted a link to an excellent albeit somewhat niche alternative
Failing that, you can get quite a good overall feel from the viewing platform.
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Here's an album of photos [or bit.ly/rm_meteorcrater or http:// bit.ly/rm_meteorcrater] ] that I took in 2003 with a then topline 7Hi 'bridge camera'. Despite it's now passe 5 Mp resolution it gives a good impression. (You need a facebook account to view these. Until recently facebook provided a means to provide a link that non-account holders could use. Sadly that feature vanished in March 2019 - whether intentionally or as a result of FB spaghetti bowl programming- as happens). If anyone who is wise enough not to have a FB account desperately wants to see these I could post a copy on Googlephotos.
Editors: Please leave the url shortener alone. This gives me a count of number of people who view the album (and NO ip details) and shows me if my efforts are worthwhile. If you remove that it makes it less likely that I will be bothered in future to take the effort to make an album to address a question. Bitly links have not broken over the last 10+ years I've been using them - if they break it's because the album has gone. Add a + at the end of the URL if you want to check source. A direct URL is hardly safer as an anti-spam measure.
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