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For other places with the same name, see Kingman (disambiguation).
A "Welcome to Kingman" sign on a water tower, marking its connection with Route 66

Kingman is the county seat of Mohave County, in Northern Arizona.

Understand

Kingman is the midpoint of the longest remaining stretch of the legendary Route 66, which reaches east of Seligman and goes west to the Colorado River at Topock/Golden Shores. It also boasts no less than forty buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Before automobiles became the primary mode of transportation, Kingman was a major railroad hub for the AT&SF railroad. These factors all combine to make Kingman a city rich with history.

Visitor information

  • 1 Kingman Visitor Center (Historic Kingman Powerhouse), 120 W Andy Devine Ave, ☏ +1 928-753-6106, fax: +1 928-753-6156, . Daily 8AM-5PM. Has information on Route 66 as well as most of Arizona. The Arizona Route 66 Museum is also located here, as are a number of exhibits and a gift shop. 

Get in

By car

Interstate 40 bisects Kingman, connecting to Barstow and eventually the Southern California metroplex to the west. From the east, Flagstaff connects to Kingman via I-40.

Kingman can also be reached via Historic Route 66 from the East at the Crookton Rd. exit #139 just past Ash Fork, or at Seligman. From the west at the Topock junction off of I-40, just past the AZ/CA state line.

Kingman can be reached from Las Vegas via US 93. This trip has the added bonus of crossing the bridge above the Hoover Dam. You can't see the dam while driving across the bridge, but there's a parking area on the Nevada side so you can walk across for views of the dam and river.

By plane

By train

  • 3 Amtrak's Southwest Chief, 106 4th St. Daily: 11:46AM for westbound trains and 1:33AM for eastbound trains AZ MST. Hours are subject to daylight savings time. This stop has no ticket office and no Quik-Trak ticket machine so tickets must be purchased at another station or online. 

By bus

  • 4 Greyhound, 953 W Beale St (USA Travel Center), ☏ +1 928-753-1818. Call for departure/arrival times. 
  • 5 Gotobus, 915 W Beale St (by the Union 76 gas station). Tickets can be booked online only. (updated May 2016)

Get around

Old Route 66 is called Andy Devine Avenue in Kingman.

See

Santa Fe steam engine #3759 in Locomotive Park
  • 1 Bonelli House, 430 E Spring St, ☏ +1 928-753-3195. M-F 11AM-3PM and by appt. A historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bonelli House (Q4941722) on Wikidata Bonelli House on Wikipedia 
  • 2 Mohave Museum of History & Arts, 400 W Beale St, ☏ +1 928-753-3195, . M-F 9AM-5PM, Sa 1PM-5PM. Mohave Museum of History and Arts (Q38245548) on Wikidata Mohave Museum of History and Arts on Wikipedia 
  • 3 Route 66 Museum, 120 W Andy Devine Ave (Powerhouse Visitor Center), ☏ +1 928-753-9889, . Daily 9AM-5PM. Has displays depicting the historical evolution of Route 66, with murals, photos and life-size dioramas. A special exhibit is devoted to historic electric vehicles, including about 16 vehicles dating from the late 1800s to the present; specimens include Willie Nelson's golf card and the Ohio University Buckey Bullet, which set the land speed record for an electric vehicle in 2016. $4 (adults), $3 (seniors), free (under 12). (updated May 2016)
  • 4 Kingman Railroad Museum, 402 E Andy Devine Ave, ☏ +1 928-718-1440, . W-Su 10AM-4PM. Housed in a restored depot built in 1907, this small museum displays artifacts from the Santa Fe Railroad and 3 different model railroad layouts $2 (adults), free (children under 5). (updated May 2016)
  • 5 Locomotive Park, 315 W Beale St, ☏ +1 928-757-7919. Home to famed steam engine #3759. Free. 

Do

Hualapai Mountains

Outdoors

  • 1 Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course, 1001 Gates Ave, ☏ +1 928-753-6593. Daily 6:30AM-6PM. An 18-hole course. 
  • 2 Hualapai Mountain Park, 6250 Hualapai Mountain Rd, ☏ +1 928-681-5700, . This park features hiking on ten miles of trails, picnicing, and camping. Cabins are available for rent (see listing below). The park also has three group activity areas for reunions, company events, weddings, etc. The largest site can accommodate 500 people. Hualapai Mountains (Q5925202) on Wikidata Hualapai Mountains on Wikipedia (updated May 2016)
  • 3 Monolith Garden Trail. Open to hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians, this 7-mile trail meanders through interesting volcanic formations. There is little shade and no drinking water; watch out for rattlesnakes. Free. 
  • 4 White Cliffs Wagon Trail Park, White Cliffs Rd. Dawn to dusk. This is part of an old wagon route used by miners in the late 1800s; the tracks were cut into the bedrock and depression alongside were used for posts and stubs to help pull the wagons. The trail is now popular with hikers and mountain bikers. A good trail description can be found here. Free. 

Festivals and events

Route 66 Fun Run
Classic cars on display during the Route 66 Fun Run
Andy Devine Rodeo
  • Route 66 Fun Run, ☏ +1 928-753-5001, fax: +1 928-753-5852, . Held annually at the beginning of May. 
  • 5 Kingman Hog Days, 2501 Beverly Ave (Mother Road Harley Davidson), ☏ +1 928-757-1166. A three-day event in late April celebrating Harley Davidson. 
  • Laughlin River Run, ☏ +1 949-502-3434, . 
  • 6 Hualapai Mountain Park Craft Fair & Swap Meet, Rec Area #1 (Hualapai Mountain County Park), ☏ +1 928-681-5700. 9AM=3PM. Held the first Sunday of July and August. Free. 
  • 7 Mohave County Fair, 2600 Fairgrounds Ave (Mohave County Fairgrounds), ☏ +1 928-753-2636. Held annually in September. 
  • 8 Andy Devine Days Rodeo, 2600 Fairgrounds Ave (Mohave County Fairgrounds). Held annually in late September, includes bronc riding, barrel racing, and bull riding. $8-$10 (adults), $4-$5 (children). 
  • Kingman Cancer Car Arts & Crafts Festival. November. 
  • 9 Best of the West on Route 66 Festival, 315 W Beale St (Locomotive Park). Late September. This is expected to be an annual festival, providing all of the elements that tourists and locals love about Kingman: classic cars and cowboys. (updated Nov 2015)
  • 10 Chillin’ on Beale Street!, 400 block of E Beale St, ☏ +1 928-897-6039. 3rd Sa of month, Apr-Oct 5PM-8PM. An old fashioned block party and classic car show with cars, music and socializing. (updated Jan 2016)

Buy

Eat

Groceries

  • 6 Bashas', 3360 Andy Devine Dr, ☏ +1 928-757-7162. M-Sa 6AM-10PM, Su 6AM-9PM. Has a deli for self-catering. 
  • 7 Safeway, 3125 N Stockton Hill Rd, ☏ +1 928-753-2943. Daily 5AM-midnight. Has a hot and cold deli, and onsite pharmacy. 
  • 8 Smith's Food And Drug, 3490 Stockton Hill Rd, ☏ +1 928-757-2544. Daily 24 hrs. Has a full-service deli for self catering options, as well as an onsite pharmacy. (updated May 2016)

Drink

  • 1 Cellar Door, 414 E Beale St, ☏ +1 928-753-3885, . W-Th 4PM-10PM, F-Sa 4PM-12AM. Wine bar in historic downtown Kingman. Wine, beer, cheese plate & other light appetizers. Live music Saturday nights. 
  • 2 Beale Street Brews Coffee & Roasting Co., 418 E Beale St, ☏ +1 928-753-4004, . Su 7AM-3PM, M-Th 7AM-9PM, F-Sa 7AM-10PM. Coffeehouse and art gallery. Free wi-fi. 
  • 3 Black Bridge Brewery, 421 E Beale St, ☏ +1 928 377-3618, . T-W 11AM-9PM, Th-Sa 11AM-11PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Brewmaster Tim Schritter has created an atmosphere that blends his love of welding, art, music and of course, beer. With year-round beers like Evil Red, Wicked Poison and Locomotive Stout, Tim has already changed the taste for beer in the Kingman area. (updated May 2016)
  • 4 Desert Diamond Distillery, 4875 Olympic Way (Kingman Airport Industrial Park), ☏ +1 928-757-7611. M-Th 10AM-5PM, F Sa 10AM-6PM, Su by appt. Arizona's oldest craft distillery offers Internationally awarded rums (white, dark, barrel aged and agave) as well as sugarcane based vodka. They offer tastings and tours during regular business hours. (updated May 2016)
  • 5 Cella Winery, 6927 E Brooks Blvd (15 miles NE of Kingman), ☏ +1 928 692-9600, . F Sa 11AM-5PM, Su 12PM-6PM. Founded in 2006 by Carlos Cella, the winery began producing wines in 2010 and was opened to the public in 2014. Three of its wines won awards at the 2015 Kingman Wine Festival, including a moscato, a cabernet sauvignon, and a syrah. (updated Nov 2015)
  • 6 Stetson Winery Tasting Room and Event Center, 10965 N Moonscape Way (15 miles NE of Kingman), ☏ +1 928 757-7206, . F Sa 11AM-4PM, Su 1PM-7PM; by appt. A family-run vineyard which holds events with live music and food. (updated Nov 2015)
  • 7 The House Of Hops (Kingman Tap and Bottle Club), 312 E Beale St, ☏ +1 928 753-2337, . M-W 2PM-9:30PM, Th F 2PM-11PM, Sa 12PM-11PM, Su 12PM-6PM; closing hrs may be extended if busy. Kingman's only craft beer and wine tap house, with 24 beers on tap, 10 nitro lines, and over 60 bottled beers and wines. They also serve organic margaritas and offer a Bloody Mary bar on Sundays. (updated May 2016)

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Camping

Connect

  • 2 Mohave County Library, 3269 N Burbank St, ☏ +1 928-692-2665. M 9AM-6PM, T 9AM-8PM, W 9AM-6PM, Th 9AM-8PM, F 9AM-5PM, Sa 9AM-5PM. Has public computers and free wi-fi throughout the building. Also has wireless printing service. (updated Oct 2017)

Cope

Go next

Routes through Kingman
Los Angeles ← Needles ←  W  E  → Williams → Albuquerque
Barstow ← Needles ←  W  E  → Seligman → Flagstaff
Barstow ← Oatman ←  W  E  → Peach Springs → Flagstaff
Las Vegas ← Boulder City ←  N  S  → Wikieup → Phoenix via
Ends at ← Bullhead City ←  W  E  → END


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