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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Directions
 

Getting There

By Plane
International airports located in Phoenix, AZ (5 hours) or Albuquerque, NM (4 hours).  Municipal airports located in Flagstaff, AZ (3 hours); Farmington, NM (2 hours) and Gallup, NM (1 1/2 hours).  Local airstrip for medical transport only. 

By Car
The Visitor Center is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Route 191 in Chinle, AZ.  

From Flagstaff, AZ, take I-40 East then Hwy 191 North. 

From Gallup, NM, take Hwy 264 West then Hwy 191 North.

From Kayenta, AZ, take Route 59 Southeast then Hwy 191 South.

Other Public Transportation
Amtrak train stations and Greyhound bus stations located in Gallup, NM or Flagstaff, AZ. 

Navajo Transit System operates buses throughout the Navajo Nation.  Call 928-729-4002 for more information.

Visitor and Resource Protection rangers, 2005  

Did You Know?
In Big Bend's first year of operation as a national park (1944), the operating budget of the park totalled $15,000. Over sixty years later, as park infrastructure and staffing has grown, so too has the budget; the operating budget for fiscal year 2005 totaled $5,492,000.
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Last Updated: February 15, 2007 at 13:38 EST