• View of Cliff Dwellings from the Island Trail

    Walnut Canyon

    National Monument Arizona

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  • Island Trail Loop Partially Closed

    5/13/2013: The north facing side of the Island Trail loop will be closed for trail construction Monday - Thursday. The entire trail will be reopened on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Please call 928-526-3367 for more information. More »

Park Newspaper

Ancient Times park newspaper, 2007-2008 edition (pdf, 1250 KB)
 
Previous editions:
Ancient Times, 2006-2007 edition (pdf, 1157 KB)
Ancient Times 2004 (pdf, 581 KB)
Ancient Times 2003 (pdf, 7298 KB)

Did You Know?

Map of United States showing Old Trails Highwary route

In 1915 a spur road to what is now Walnut Canyon National Monument was designated part of the National Old Trails Highway, also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, which stretched for 3,095 miles across the US. Walnut Canyon became a short detour from this major transcontinental route.