The Navajo Reservation, AZ
Camping fanatics should pack up their gear and check out The Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings at Navajo National Monument. This underrated place is a highly recommended detour from Glen Canyon to Monument Valley.
First, check out the visitor center, and then enjoy the walking trails and two free campgrounds. If you’re just passing by, great views can be seen along Hwy 163, but to get the whole experience, you should visit the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. A rough and unpaved scenic driving loop that covers 15 miles of remarkable valley views from the visitor center, and authorized guides give tours into inaccessible areas.
The silence here is strangely refreshing as you watch birds soaring between you and Spider Rock, an 800 foot bifurcated sandstone tower guarding the spot where Canyon de Chelly meets Monument Canyon.
