Northeast Arizona Local Expert: Find Things To Do in Northeast Arizona

Valley Drive, located near the Utah-Arizona state line in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, is a 17-mile scenic loop through one of the most iconic landscapes in the Southwest, USA. This spot along the road is named John Ford Point, after the director who used it as a location for numerous Western films. Visitors can pay a few dollars to a local horse owner who is stationed in the parking lot to recreate the famous image of a horse rider perched on the edge of the plateau. This horse was aptly named “Pistol”.

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Quick Tip: Don't forget to pick up your Navajo Permit to access the canyon rim! If you want to climb down into the canyon, you need to hire a Hopi guide. #Arizona #Adventure

Monument ValleyIt is located on the Arizona-Utah state line. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide. The valley includes large stone structures including the famed "Eye of the Sun".

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What to do in Northeast Arizona

Popular places to visit

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

4.5/5(13 reviews)

Explore the great outdoors with a trip to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, a popular green space in Oljato-Monument Valley. Make time to visit the area's notable monuments or simply enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

Petrified Forest National Park

5/5(4 reviews)

The 200-million-year-old trees and breathtaking views combine with colorful wildflowers and exciting hikes for a fantastic park experience.

Sunrise Park Resort

Hit the slopes in Whiteriver with a visit to Sunrise Park Resort. While you're in the area, wander around the natural setting.

Snowflake Arizona Temple

Learn about the local history of Snowflake when you take a trip to Snowflake Arizona Temple. Stroll along the riverfront or discover the area's desert landscape.

John Ford Point

4.5/5(8 reviews)

Explore the great outdoors at John Ford Point, a lovely green space in Oljato-Monument Valley. Make time to visit the area's notable monuments or simply enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

Spider Rock

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Spider Rock during your travels in Fort Defiance. While you're here, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.

Thompson Trail #629

You can take time to visit Thompson Trail #629 during your travels to Eagar. While you're in the area, wander around the natural setting.

For decades the Haskie family has taken tourists to see dinosaur tracks and fossils on their land outside of Tuba City. Now the Navajo Nation plans to preserve them. A paleontologist in St. George, Utah said this site could be one of the biggest in the country, but you need a permit from the Navajo Nation to study it thoroughly. The tracks embedded in the hard sandstone were most likely made by Dilophosaurus about 193 million years ago in a mudflat along a river and filled in and protected by super-fine sediment. Once they put a nice walking pathway you won't be able to walk along the tracks and touch these foot prints and knock on the fossilized dino bones to hear the hollow sound.

Moenkopi Dinosaur Tracks

Moenkopi Dinosaur Tracks is just one of the places to see in Tuba City, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? While you're here, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.

Coal Mine Canyon

Explore the great outdoors at Coal Mine Canyon, a lovely green space in Tuba City. While in this culturally rich area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.