North of Show Low on State Route 77 are the 1878 pioneer towns of Snowflake (6,104 people) and Taylor (3,995), with the Stinson Museum, a pioneer-homes walking tour and Taylor’s 4 a.m. Fourth of July anvil; west on SR 260 is Heber-Overgaard, gateway to the Mogollon Rim’s trout lakes and its edge-of-the-world trail.
.jpg){kind=link}
Explore Snowflake, Taylor & Heber-Overgaard
Card pictures are illustrative: the Taylor card is a 2021 USDA aerial (public domain); other photos are credited on each page.
Historic Snowflake
The Stinson Museum and a 13-stop pioneer-homes tour.
Read more →Snowflake town and parks
Parks, the Main Street flower pots and the temple landmark.
Read more →Taylor
The July 4 anvil, the rodeo grounds and five museum sites.
Read more →NPC Performing Arts Center
A 300-seat theater for college shows, dinner theater and concerts.
Read more →Heber-Overgaard
The pine-forest gateway to the Rim lakes.
Read more →Mogollon Rim lakes
Woods Canyon, Willow Springs, Black Canyon and Chevelon.
Read more →Rim Visitor Center and trail
The log-cabin visitor center and a 4.3-mile edge-of-the-Rim trail.
Read more →Golf
Snowflake Municipal and the other White Mountains courses.
Read more →Snowflake, Taylor & Heber events
Every confirmed upcoming event.
See events →Coming up
- Oct 31: 20th Annual Trunk-or-Treat Celebration
- Nov 14: Holiday Craft Fair & Bake Sale (Rim Country Senior Center)
- Nov 26: 2026 Turkey Trot (Turkey Trout)
- Dec 1: Snowflake Town Lighting
- Dec 4: Christmas Market (Snowflake/Taylor)
See all Snowflake, Taylor and Heber-Overgaard events and what happens every year.
Farther north: Holbrook and Petrified Forest
Holbrook, the Navajo County seat (4,858 people, 2020 Census), is about 30 miles north of Snowflake. From Holbrook, the National Park Service says it is 19 miles on US 180 to Petrified Forest’s south entrance. The park and Holbrook’s old courthouse museum are on our historic sites page.
Questions people ask
What is there to do in Snowflake, AZ?
Tour the Stinson Museum and the pioneer homes, walk Main Street’s flower pots, catch a show at the NPC Performing Arts Center, and play the town golf course.
How far is Heber from Show Low?
About 35 miles west on State Route 260.
Are Snowflake and Taylor the same town?
No. They are separate towns, side by side on SR 77, that share a police department and a recreation program.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb: 2020 Census places
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb: 2020 Census designated places
- Snowflake Heritage Foundation
- Town of Taylor: About Taylor
- Town of Snowflake: Parks
- USDA Forest Service: Mogollon Rim Visitor Center
- National Park Service: Petrified Forest directions
Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s Show Low. Cite this page: It’s Show Low (itsshowlow.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.