Hard Rock, AZ

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area

Encompassing over 1.25 million acres, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation. The recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas,...

Entrance: $30

Activities: Auto and ATV, ATV Off-Roading, Auto Off-Roading, Scenic Driving, Astronomy, Stargazing, Biking, Road Biking, Boating, Motorized Boating, Jet Skiing, Boat Tour, Camping, Fishing, Food, Dining, Guided T...

Weather: The weather in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is usually typical for the high deserts. Summers are extremely hot with little, if any, shade. Winters are moderately cold with night time lows ofte...

Homolovi Ruins State Park

State Park

740 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Homolovi Ruins State Park

State Park

643 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

National Historic Site

Wóshdę́ę́, please come in where the squeaky wooden floors greet your entry into the oldest operating Trading Post on the Navajo Nation. As your eyes adjust to the dim light in the "bullpen", you'll find you've just entered a mercantile. Hubbell's in Ganado has been selling g...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Arts and Culture, Guided Tours, Junior Ranger Program, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store

Weather: Spring is normally windy. Summer can reach into high 90s with thunderstorms beginning in July into August. Fall is cooling off. Last couple of Winters have been dry and with a couple of inches of snow...

Navajo National Monument

National Monument

For centuries, the Hopi, San Juan Southern Paiute, Zuni, and Navajo people have lived in the canyons. Springs fed farmlands on the canyon floor and homes were built in the natural sandstone alcoves. The cliff dwellings of Betatakin, Keet Seel, and Inscription House were last physically occupied arou...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Arts and Culture, Cultural Demonstrations, Astronomy, Stargazing, Camping, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Hiking, Backcountry Hiking, Front-Country Hiking, Junior Ranger Program, Shopping,...

Weather: Check weather updates at NOAA.gov and enter city Betatakin, and State, Arizona.

Walnut Canyon National Monument

National Monument

Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have lived and traveled throughout Walnut Canyon’s dynamic landscape. Vibrant communities built their homes in the cliffs and farmed along the canyon’s rim. Today the park preserves this landscape, and the ancestral homes in and around the canyon.

Entrance: $25

Activities: Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Hiking, Front-Country Hiking, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store

Weather: Be prepared for variable and extreme weather conditions. You may expect high winds any time of year, summer temperatures above 95ºF (35ºC), afternoon storms July–September, and heavy snow from fall to...

Wupatki National Monument

National Monument

Nestled between the Painted Desert and ponderosa highlands of northern Arizona, Wupatki National Monument is an unlikely landscape for a thriving community. The early 1100's marked a time of cooler and wetter weather, when the ancestors of contemporary Pueblo communities created a bustling cent...

Entrance: $25

Activities: Auto and ATV, Scenic Driving, Biking, Road Biking, Food, Picnicking, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Hands-On, Citizen Science, Hiking, Front-Country Hiking, Junior Ranger Program, Wildlife...

Weather: Be prepared for variable and extreme weather conditions. You may expect high winds any time of year, summer temperatures above 100ºF (38ºC), afternoon thunderstorms July–September, and occasional snow...