A few weeks ago, my car was in the shop, so Frankfurter “Frankie” von Hot Dog and I decided to make the best of the unlimited miles on our rental car and go on a road trip to Bedrock City.

Bedrock is a semi-abandoned theme park and campsite located in a windswept field in Northern Arizona, about an hour away from the Grand Canyon. Though the campsite, park, gift shop and snack bar are still an operation, the park was built in 1972 and it shows. As Roadside America explained it, ”The paucity of vegetation makes this Bedrock seem like an encampment of global holocaust survivors, or one of those ghost towns built by the military to test the effectiveness of atomic bombs.”

It was certainly eerie and ghost town-like when I visited. Except for a goat named Goatasaurus, I was alone.

Bambam!

Betty Rubble

Fred Flinestone’s car at Bedrock City, Arizona

Fred Flinestone at Bedrock City

Blue dinosaur

Bedrock city school at Bedrock City

Bedrock city, Arizona. A storm is blowing in!

Inside view of the Rubble household

Barney outside of his house in Bedrock city in Arizona

Dino at Bedrock city, Arizona

Fred Flintstone sign outside of Bedrock City in Arizona

Interior of Fred and Wilma Flintstone’s house

Wilma Flintstone

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Inside the Flintstone house at Bedrock city

I don’t know that I’d recommend a special trip to see the place (it’s about 4 hours away from Vegas), but if you’re headed to the Grand Canyon, it’s worth a stop. It only costs $5 and makes for some fun photo opportunities.

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3. Future Travel Plans: Montana or Arizona?
4. Alien Hunting near Area 51
5. Photos from the Grand Canyon

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