Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

National Monument

This canyon is home to Diné families who raise livestock, grow crops and live here. People have lived in these canyons for nearly 5,000 years, which is longer than anyone has lived continuously on the Colorado Plateau. In this place called Tsegi, their homes and images tell us their stories. Today, ...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Auto and ATV, Scenic Driving, Camping, Guided Tours, Hiking, Junior Ranger Program, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store

Weather: Canyon de Chelly's elevation is about 5,500 feet. Spring is cool and windy; highs from 50 to 70; lows of 35 degrees. Expect dust storms and canyon flooding. Summer is hot and dry; highs from 85 t...

Edge Of The Cedars State Park

State Park

27 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Natural Bridges National Monument

National Monument

Three majestic natural bridges invite you to ponder the power of water in a landscape usually defined by its absence. View them from an overlook, or hit the trails and experience their grandeur from below. Declared a National Monument in 1908, the bridges are named "Kachina," "Owachom...

Entrance: $20

Activities: Astronomy, Stargazing, Camping, Hiking, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store

Weather: Natural Bridges is part of the Colorado Plateau, a "high desert" region that experiences wide temperature fluctuations, sometimes over 40 degrees in a single day. The temperate (and most pop...

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.

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

National Monument

Rainbow Bridge is one of the world's largest known natural bridges. The span has undoubtedly inspired people throughout time--from the neighboring Native American tribes who consider Rainbow Bridge sacred, to the thousands of visitors from around the world who visit it each year. Please visit R...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Boating, Boat Tour, Guided Tours, Boat Tour, Hiking, Junior Ranger Program

Weather: Summers are extremely hot with little, if any, shade. Winters are moderately cold with night time lows often below freezing. Spring weather is highly variable with extended periods of strong winds. Fa...