Plan Your Visit

 

Helpful information for planning your visit to the park.

NPS staff

 

PLAN YOUR VISIT TO THE NAVAJO NATION

We hope you have a safe and memorable visit to Canyon de Chelly National Monument! The park is located in Chinle, Arizona, and is entirely on Navajo tribal lands with families living in the canyon. While visiting the Navajo Nation, please remember we observe Daylight Savings Time from March to November.

Please consider visiting these areas nearby - Hubbell Trading Post NHS, Navajo NM, Petrified Forest NP and Monument Valley Tribal Park.

TRIP PLANNING

There is NO entrance fee. The park features a Welcome Center, two rim drives with ten overlooks. Please note that the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation manages the White House Overlook and Trail which are closed until further notice. The Navajo Nation also manages the Cottonwood Campground which requires a fee. Private companies offer tours along the bottom of the canyon.

The town of Chinle is 2 miles from the park and offers a grocery store, post office, hardware store, bank, laundromats, gas stations, convenience stores, and fast food places. There are also 3 motels with dining and gift shops. Our Planning Your Visit guide can be mailed upon request.

Translations in French, German and Spanish are also available at the Welcome Center or can be mailed upon request.

MORE INFORMATION

Other useful information includes safety, accessibility, fees & passes and permits & reservations. There's even a calendar of free Ranger led programs.