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A wide desert canyon slopping toward the Grand Canyon.

NPS/ R Seely

 

At Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management cooperatively protect undeveloped, wild, and remote northwestern Arizona landscapes and their resources, while providing opportunities for solitude, primitive recreation, scientific research, and historic and traditional uses.


The Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is a vast, biologically diverse, impressive landscape encompassing an array of scientific and historic objects. This remote area of open, undeveloped spaces and engaging scenery is located on the edge of one of the most beautiful places on earth, the Grand Canyon. Despite the hardships created by rugged isolation and the lack of natural waters, the monument has a long and rich human history spanning more than 11,000 years, and an equally rich geologic history spanning almost 2 billion years. Full of natural splendor and a sense of solitude, this area remains remote and unspoiled, qualities that are essential to the protection of the scientific and historic resources it contains.

Establishment of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument - January 11, 2000

 
History & Culture
Native American rock writing at Nampaweap. Images are carved into dark basalt rock.
From Native American cultures to the ranching way of life to today’s modern explorer, Parashant is a land of discovery and enchantment.
Nature
Image features barrel cacti in a Mojave Desert environment, surrounded by spring wildflowers.
Learn about the natural resources across the monument, from the rocks under our feet to the sky overhead and everything in between.
Science & Research
Image features researchers and monument employees releasing relict leopard frogs at Pakoon Springs.
To apply for a scientific research and collecting permit, visit the NPS Research Permit and Reporting System website.
Photos & Multimedia
Image of a camera on a tripod with a desert landscape in the background.
Virtually tour the monument through photographs, videos, and webcam views.
Wilderness
A cliff rises in the background. In the foreground a desert landscape of shrubs and vegetation.
Explore the wilderness areas of Parashant and learn about some of the ways people connect to these special places.

Last updated: September 19, 2025

Contact Info

Mailing Address:

Public Lands Visitor Center
4001 E. Aviator Drive
Saint George, UT 84790

Phone:

(435) 688-3200
This federal interagency office is staffed by employees from the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S National Forest Service, and by dedicated volunteers from the local community. Phones are answered Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The visitor center is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and all federal holidays.

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