Navajo 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 around 1300 AD but the villages have a spiritual presence that can still be felt today.

Where it is

National Monument, AZ.

What people do there

• Arts and Culture
• Cultural Demonstrations
• Astronomy
• Stargazing
• Camping
• Guided Tours
• Self-Guided Tours - Walking
• Hiking
• Backcountry Hiking
• Front-Country Hiking
• Junior Ranger Program
• Shopping

Getting there

Drive 9 Miles at the end of AZ Highway 564, off US Highway 160.

Weather

Check weather updates at NOAA.gov and enter city Betatakin, and State, Arizona.

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