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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ

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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Park visitor center on the Arizona-Utah border, Navajo Nation · Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ

Why you should go…

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park protects the sandstone buttes on the Arizona-Utah border where John Ford filmed Westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers. A 17-mile dirt loop drive passes formations such as the West and East Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte, the tallest rising about 1,000 feet above the valley floor. You can walk the 1.5-mile Wildcat Trail after signing in at the visitor center, or book a Jeep tour with a Navajo operator to reach areas closed to private cars.

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  • #scenic drive
  • #sandstone buttes
  • #jeep tours
  • #desert landscape

Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sightseeing
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    Four Corners Monument

    Under $25

    Stand in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah at once on the granite and bronze marker of this Navajo Tribal Park.

    58 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing