Walnut Canyon National Monument

National Park Service, Arizona.

Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have lived and traveled throughout Walnut Canyon’s dynamic landscape. Vibrant communities built their homes in the cliffs and farmed along the canyon’s rim. Today the park preserves this landscape, and the ancestral homes in and around the canyon.


Directions

Walnut Canyon National Monument is located approximately 7.5 miles (12 km) east of Flagstaff. From Interstate 40, take Exit 204, and turn south. The Walnut Canyon Visitor Center is located at the end of this 3-mile (5 km) road.

Additional Information

  • Walnut Canyon National Monument Official Website
  • Walnut Canyon National Monument Map

Photo Gallery

  • Cliff DwellingsWalnut Canyon National Monument protects a series of ancient cliff dwellings built between 1125 and 1250 CE.
  • Walnut Canyon National Monument
  • Walnut Canyon SnowThe 0.9-mile (1.4 km) Island Trail leads visitors down 240 stairs to explore 25 cliff dwelling rooms.
  • Walnut Canyon Rim OverlookThe 0.7-mile (1.1 km) Rim Trail reveals expansive views of Walnut Canyon and its cliff dwellings.
  • Walnut Canyon RavenAt the rim of Walnut Canyon, visitors stand at eye level with soaring ravens, eagles, and other birds
  • A Visitor at Walnut CanyonMore than 125,000 people visit Walnut Canyon each year.
  • Walnut Canyon, cliff dwellings, and the San Francisco PeaksThe dynamic landscape of Walnut Canyon was home to a thriving Native American community roughly 900 years ago.

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