Canyon De Chelly National Monument - Arizona

Address:Off Routes 191 and 7
Chinle, Arizona
Tel: (928) 674-5500

This surreal national monument in northeastern Arizona, still home to Native American inhabitants, encompasses three major canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, and Monument. The park is home to distinctive rock imagery, ancient artifacts, stunning geological formations, and beautiful Southwest scenery. Plan on hiking the spectacular White House Ruin Trail. Sheer red-walled canyons rise up to 1,000 feet high with many scenic overlooks and numerous well-preserved Anasazi ruins. Most of the park sites require a ranger or certified Navajo guide to reach. Visitors can rent horses or jeeps to tour the park, hike, or cruise around on the scenic drives.

Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, the cultural resources of Canyon de Chelly--including distinctive architecture, artifacts, and rock imagery--exhibit remarkable preservational integrity that provides outstanding opportunities for study and contemplation. Canyon de Chelly also sustains a living community of Navajo people, who are connected to a landscape of great historical and spiritual significance--a landscape composed of places infused with collective memory.