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Winona, Arizona

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In Winona, Arizona
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Winona is the Arizona community named in the lyrics of (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66. Because it sits about 13 miles east of Flagstaff, the song mentions it out of order in its list of towns. Today the Winona Trading Post still serves travelers by exit 211 of Interstate 40, and Winona also has a 1924 Route 66 bridge over Walnut Creek.

What is Winona?

Winona is a community at exit 211 of Interstate 40, about 13 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona. Its name is in the lyrics of (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, the song that lists towns along the road. The Winona Trading Post still serves travelers by the exit.

History of Winona

The song names Winona out of order: the community sits about 13 miles east of Flagstaff, not where its place in the song's list of towns would put it. Singer Wynonna Judd took her name after hearing Winona in the song.

Winona also has a Route 66 bridge over Walnut Creek that dates from 1924.

Visiting Winona: tips

Winona is right off Interstate 40 at exit 211, so it is a short stop on the drive east or west of Flagstaff, about 13 miles away. The Winona Trading Post stands by the exit.

Updated October 9, 2026 · Written by Route 66 Trip Guide

Practical info

Address: Townsend–Winona Rd (I-40 exit 211), Winona, AZ 86004
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Winona Site

Winona, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A National Historic Landmark site near Flagstaff that reveals how life changed after Sunset Crater erupted.

Archaeology

0.6 mi from Winona

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Flagstaff, Arizona · 2.7 mi from Route 66

A short trail drops into a Flagstaff canyon past cliff dwellings built by the Sinagua people.

ArchaeologyPhoto credit

5.9 mi from Winona

Twin Arrows

Twin Arrows, Arizona · on Route 66

An abandoned Route 66 trading post east of Flagstaff, named for the giant wooden arrows planted beside it.

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7.9 mi from Winona

Elden Pueblo

Doney Park, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A prehistoric trading village below Mount Elden, where macaw bones from Mexico were found.

ArchaeologyPhoto credit

9.4 mi from Winona

Anderson Mesa Station

Flagstaff, Arizona · 7.7 mi from Route 66

Lowell Observatory's dark-sky research station on a remote mesa southeast of Flagstaff.

Art & landmarks

10.4 mi from Winona

Mount Elden

Flagstaff, Arizona · 1.3 mi from Route 66

An extinct lava dome rising above Flagstaff, laced with forest roads and hiking trails.

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10.9 mi from Winona

Questions about Winona

Where is Winona on Route 66?

Winona is in Arizona, about 13 miles east of Flagstaff, at exit 211 of Interstate 40. The song (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 names it, but out of order in its list of towns. The Winona Trading Post still serves travelers by the exit.

Is Wynonna Judd named after Winona, Arizona?

She took her name from the song. Singer Wynonna Judd chose it after hearing Winona in (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, the song that names this community about 13 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona.

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