Monument Valley Self-Driving Audio Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Forrest Gump Point, Highway US 163, Mexican Hat, UT 84531

Our tour of Monument Valley actually begins a little outside the valley: Forest Gump Point. The crest of this hill offers a fantastic panorama of Monument Valley... made famous by the movie!

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Welcome Center, Utah 84536, USA

As we begin driving along this trail through the Navajo Nation, we'll learn about the Navajo, the first tribe of Monument Valley, and how this desert formed out of a vast sea.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Wildcat Trail, Off UT-163 Monument Valley National Park, Monument Valley, UT 84536

We'll hit our first detour at Wildcat Trail, where you can hop out walk into the valley itself.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: West Mitten Butte, Arizona 84536, USA

Our tour continues past the three striking formations of the iconic "Monument Valley" panorama. These are the East and West Mittens and Merrick Butte. Why mittens? Why Merrick? We'll learn all about these structures and their histories as we get closer.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: John Ford Point, Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ 84536, USA

As we follow the trail deeper into Monument Valley, we'll learn more about the Navajo, the mythical buried silver, and their struggle to defend their land against the ever-encroaching colonists. We'll learn about the Long March of the Navajo, the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII, and the Navajo families on the reservation land today. We'll also explore the depiction of the Navajo in Western movies -- specifically in John Ford's Hollywood.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Artist's Point, Unnamed Road,, Kayenta, AZ 86033, USA

As we learn, we're also driving. The tour brings us next to Artist's Point. This overlook, unsurprisingly, is famously popular among painters and illustrators. Countless artists have set up canvasses here and recreated this stunning landscape with paint and brush.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: North Window Overlook, Kayenta, AZ 86033, USA

Our drive continues towards the North Window Overlook, a picture-perfect spot for the sunrise. Those morning rays illuminating the buttes and spires of Monument Valley aren’t something you’ll soon forget! Even if you're here after sunrise, the vistas are unparalleled.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Camel Butte, Arizona 86033, USA

Finally, we're at the last incredible vista of the tour: Camel Butte and Elephant Butte. Camel Butte might not look especially like a camel, but when you’re naming rocks you have to get creative! Camel Butte almost hits 1,000 feet but pales in comparison to its sibling, Elephant Butte, stretching over 1,000 feet high. Now that might be impressive on its own, but remember that you’re on a plateau right now which is already raised around 5,000 feet. That means the peak of Elephant Butte is more than 6,000 feet above sea level!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, US Highway 160 & US Hwy 163, Monument Valley, UT 84536

Our roundtrip self-guided driving tour through the Navajo Nation's Monument Valley ends near the Visitor Center.

Duration: 10 minutes