Walnut Canyon National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Walnut Canyon National Monument

Walk in the footsteps of people who lived at Walnut Canyon more than 700 years ago. Peer into their homes, cliff dwellings built deep within canyon walls. The presence of water in a dry land made the canyon rare and valuable to its early human inhabitants. It remains valuable today as habitat for plants and animals. See for yourself on trails along the canyon rim and into the depths.

The Island Trail

Explore cliff dwellings and the canyon environment on the Island Trail.

**The Island Trail closes 1- hour before the monument closes.**

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View from trail overlook into Walnut Canyon

The Rim Trail

Choose the Rim Trail for an easier, above-the-rim experience.

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Fee Free Days for 2012

Come celebrate with us during the following Fee Free days at Flagstaff Area National Monuments:

January 14 to 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend

April 21 to 29 - National Park Week

June 9 - Get Outdoors Day

September 29 - National Public Lands Day

November 10 to 12 - Veteran's Day Weekend

Write to

Superintendent, Flagstaff Area National Monuments
6400 N. Hwy 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

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Phone

Headquarters, Flagstaff Area National Monuments
(928) 526-1157

Walnut Canyon National Monument Visitor Center
(928) 526-3367

Fax

(928) 527-0246

Climate

Not all of Arizona is warm dry desert. At Walnut Canyon (6690'/2039m above sea level), be prepared for snow in winter, hot sun in summer with afternoon thunderstorms, and, especially in spring, strong gusty winds on the rim and/or in the canyon.

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