Navajo National Monument Tours

So I drove through the night, to get here before sunrise. Unfortunately the trail is closed until the visitor center is open, which was after sunrise. I was able to race down the trail and see why some 120-200 Navajo called this home at one point. It is perfectly placed to get shade through morning and a spring is nearby.

These trees were so contrasted with the red and gold cliffs and ground all around.

As I walked back up the path saw this dead tree. Even though I was only a mile or so away from the actual ruins, I could not imagine walking to and from that every day. It is thousands of feet in elevation gain/loss getting to the bottom of this canyon.

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Three Sisters, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah

Navajo Cultural Center

You can spend an afternoon studying the exhibits at Navajo Cultural Center during your trip to Kayenta. Check out the notable monuments and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.

Church Rock

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Church Rock during your travels in Kayenta. Check out the notable monuments and top-notch restaurants in this quaint area.

Western movie anyone?!
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Oljato-Monument Valley

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Oljato-Monument Valley during your travels in Oljato-Monument Valley. Make time to visit the area's notable monuments, or simply enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

Valley Drive, located near the Utah-Arizona state line in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, is a 17-mile scenic loop through one of the most iconic landscapes in the Southwest, USA. This spot along the road is named John Ford Point, after the director who used it as a location for numerous Western films. Visitors can pay a few dollars to a local horse owner who is stationed in the parking lot to recreate the famous image of a horse rider perched on the edge of the plateau. This horse was aptly named “Pistol”.

John Ford Point

Explore the great outdoors at John Ford Point, a lovely green space in Oljato-Monument Valley. Make time to visit the area's notable monuments, or simply enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

Goulding's Trading Post Museum

You can study the exhibits at Goulding's Trading Post Museum, a museum with a storied past, during your trip to Oljato-Monument Valley. Make time to visit the area's notable monuments, or simply enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

Wildcat Trail

You can take time to visit Wildcat Trail during your travels to Oljato-Monument Valley. Make time to visit the area's notable monuments, or simply enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

Best Lodging Options Near Navajo National Monument

Hampton Inn Kayenta

US Highway 160 Kayenta AZ

Kayenta Monument Valley Inn

Junction Highway 160/Highway 163 Kayenta AZ

Goulding's Lodge

1000 Main Street Oljato-Monument Valley UT

The View Hotel

4 miles East Highway 163 Indian Route 42 Oljato-Monument Valley AZ

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