Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Monument Valley is a valley filled with rocky monuments resembling palms of a hand, some with all five fingers raised, others with some fingers folded down at different positions. The kids and I had fun imitating the monuments with our hands.
Monuments in the distance, Monument Valley, Arizona
It took about 45 minutes for us to drive the 17 mile unpaved road. It was a dry day so we did not have too much trouble with our high-clearance 2WD vehicle. We did witness a car in front of us have some trouble going up a steep hill which had some potholes in it. I imagine, on a wet day, this road would be pretty impassable.
The monuments were interesting to look at, but not necessarily a unique experience for us. We had seen something similar to this before at Canyonlands National Park on the road to the Needles’ Chesler Park/Joint Trail hike and also on the road approaching Monument Valley from Kayenta, AZ. (The ones at Needles in Canyonlands resembled large buildings - cathedrals, Roman Colosseum, Athens’ Parthenon.)
| Fee: | $20 per vehicle (up to 4 person) + $6 per additional person |
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| Website: | Monument Valley |
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