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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Operating Hours & Seasons
 
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Visitor Center
 

The Visitor Center is open daily all year from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for Christmas Day.

The North and South Rim Drives and the White House Trail remain open all year.  The drives are paved roads accessible by vehicle (4-wheel drive is not required).

During severe weather, the Visitor Center may open at a later time or be closed for the day.

From March through November, the Navajo Nation observes Mountain Daylight Savings Time when the time will be the same as Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The rest of Arizona observes Mountain Standard Time all year.

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Did You Know?
The name of Canyon de Chelly was derived from the misspelling and mispronunciation of the Navajo word for the canyon. The Navajos call the canyon "Tseyi" which is pronounced 'say-ee.' Eventually the word became "de Chelly" which is pronounced as 'de-shay'

Last Updated: March 02, 2010 at 12:48 MST