Williams

Williams is best known in Arizona for the Grand Canyon Railway, whose trains leave the town’s historic depot for Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim. Set at the foot of Bill Williams Mountain and beside the Kaibab National Forest, it is surrounded by the high-country forests of northern Arizona rather than desert terrain. Historic Route 66 runs through the centre, with motels, diners and businesses recalling the highway’s classic road-trip era. Williams was the last town on Route 66 to be bypassed by Interstate 40, in 1984, a moment that helped focus local identity on preserving the old route. Browse other webcams across Arizona to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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