So beautiful during sunset! Plenty of parking, a paved walkway (bit steep at times), but has…read morehandrails for support. I followed the trail to the right towards the dam, and there are multiple overlooks you can sit on along the edge (fewer people). And best of all, FREE!

Trail was downhill and sort of rocky. There was a railing for stability while traveling down…read more Mostly flat at the bottom. Great views all around!!

Great stop to get info about the City of Page and activities to do…read more The Glen Canyon Dam was worth seeing. The Dam construction has the Lake Powell backdraft. Beautiful views to take photos.

In Page, AZ, this is a nice little visitor center to stop in to check out the dam, use restrooms…read moreand check out their small gift shop. You'll learn about the history of the site and you can also take a closer look. The AC was on blast in September so I had to go outside to warm up! If you have questions, staff are helpful to provide recommendations about trails and other things to see. Just a 15-minute drive to Antelope Canyon.

Found the history of this Old Quarter online. A little bit of fun history to start your day…read more Walk along 8th Avenue in the Old Quarter of Page, Arizona, and you'll stroll down a street lined with motels. When compared to the newer accommodations that have popped up throughout the city, they don't look like much. But spend the night in one of these motels, and you'll be sleeping in one of the apartments once used by construction workers who built the nearby Glen Canyon Dam. Page is a relatively new city. It was founded in 1957, after starting out as a government camp for the construction of the massive Glen Canyon Dam. For seven years (1956 through 1963) large numbers of construction workers were housed temporarily in Page as construction on the dam, Rainbow Arch Bridge, and associated projects progressed. Since the construction's completion, Page has steadily grown from a town into a city and is now major tourist  destination for the area's stunning visual landscapes and vistas, such as Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Lower and Upper Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and a variety of other beautiful natural features in the region. As a result, many new hotels and lodging establishments have been built in and around Page in recent years. However, the first motels that were constructed date back to the original development boom of the mid-to-late-1950s when construction of the dam and related projects were taking place. These quaint mid-century motels are in many ways the historical foundation for Page. Today, several of them remain in operation and they are recognized with historical signage, street banners, and a special street name and designation: "Street of the Little Motels."

You have to stop at Navajo Bridge if you're close to Page. Breathtaking scenery and vivid colors…read more I was so excited to be able to see California condors in the wild!!!

A MUST VISIT. Just master piece. Breath taking. To be honest overwhelmed by how amazing our…read moreancestors went through. Clean restrooms.

Camping along the Colorado River - the views are stunning. There's potable water available and a…read moredump site. The bathroom on one end is under renovation. It's a short walk down to the river... which is icy cold. There's a great hike with the remains of a small ranch. Loved my time here.

Driving by and decided to see what was here. It's a pricey place if you don't have a yearly pass…read more $25 a car. There's lots of hiking trails and they launch the river rafts from here. You can go down by the Colorado river and put your toes in the cold water. There wasn't a lot of people here today which was great! We stopped at the Navajo bridge and walked on the old 1927 bridge that is now for pedestrians only. Got some great pics and saw a Condor was hanging out under one side! Check out the pics! Lots to do here. Great fun for all ages. The Condor we saw and posted picture of is a wild Male born of wild parents. Was so cool to see him from about 20 feet away.

Monument Valley is absolutely incredible. This is a Navajo Tribal Park, meaning it's on Navajo…read moreland, tribal land, so there is a fee to enter and explore the park that's independent of any tour fees you may have. It's $20 for 1-4 people in one car and additional people will be $5 (not 100% sure if that's per person or just anything over 4, I'm guessing it's per person though). If you come during the day (between 8 am and 2 pm), you could drive around about 50% of the park by yourself on a self guided tour. Be careful though because the roads are all dirt roads and your car will be covered in a layer of red dust by the time you leave the park. We could easily tell just from the cars parked in the parking lot who had just come from the park and who hadn't gone yet. For my family and I, we booked a guided tour, which I would HIGHLY recommend if you're interested in learning about the meaning behind all the mesas, buttes, and spires you'll see throughout the park and especially if you're interested in learning about Navajo history and get a small glimpse into their way of life. If you're here just for the photos of the cool rock formations though, then I'd say you probably wouldn't enjoy the tour as much and would recommend that you just get here early enough (probably 12 pm at the latest because the park closes to self guided tours by 2 pm) to drive through the park yourself. I love learning about the meaning behind everything though, how Monument Valley even came to be, why each rock formation is named what they're named, how the Navajo people live in this area, etc., so the guided tour was very worth it to me. PLUS, on the Navajo-guided tours, they can bring you into the park after 2 pm, so you can do sunset tours with them and ALSO have full access to the park, which is 50% more than what is accessible on a self-guided tour. Part of the reason is because a lot of these roads go through land upon which Navajo currently reside, so they only want guided tours have access to these roads and the other reason is because a lot of these pathways are much more difficult to drive through and require the skills of those who are used to driving them day in and day out. All in all, Monument Valley is 100% worth a visit. We were coming from Page, and it is really close by from there and was definitely worth the 2 hour drive over. Monument Valley is located right on the border between Arizona and Utah, so if you're anywhere within that vicinity, stop by and check it out! You will not be disappointed! :)

It's a huge area with giant rocks that have cultural ties to the indigenous people in the area…read more It's worth it to stop and see!

We visited the Navajo Bridge and stopped by the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center to pick up some…read moresouvenirs. As with most souvenir shops, they have clothing, magnets, keychains, shot glasses, mugs, postcards, snacks, and all other kinds of stuff.

Stopped to check out the Navajo Bridge and take in the amazing views. I was pleased to see this…read morevisitors center as well. It is a small place, but had some great little items from history books you could buy with info about Lee's Ferry and such and more. I loved the selection of pins and stickers since I collect them whenever I go somewhere new. Shirts, glasses, walking stickers and more as well. Service was friendly and they were able to take credit/debit which is a plus when out in the middle of nowhere. I was hoping to see a condor but it was so dang windy today we didn't last too long out on the bridge. They also had bathrooms here. They are vault toilets, but we're so clean I was surprised at how well the restrooms were taken care of. Parking lot is pretty good size and no matter what side of the dive you're on there is parking.

This feels like a review in progress because the area is so large - but was pleasantly surprised by…read morehow much more I want to explore this region. We did Willis Creek Narrows and Lower Calf Creek Falls - both incredible. Now adding to the wish list for return trips. The drive along US 12 is just spectacular. Definitely recommend a high clearance vehicle with 4WD to access some of the more remote locations. Be prepared to adventure and bring what you need as this is not a manicured national park, but more a haven for those looking for an off-grid escape.

I didn't have a ton of time to explore here but simply driving by left quite an impression on me!…read moreWOW. I'm not exaggerating when I say I pulled off the road maybe every 50 feet because every new angle provided a new exciting view of this vast and beautiful stone monument. In general this is a HUGE monument to explore and I'm not sure you could even scratch the surface on a simple vacation, let alone during a road trip. I've since come to learn that this area was the last part of the lower 48 states to be cartographed and, according to the Bureau of Land Management, it spans five life-zones - from low-lying desert to coniferous forest, and paleontologists have unearthed countless dinosaur bones and fossils from within its canyons and deserts. Truly incredible stuff, here! But don't let the size and scope intimidate you. As I said, even driving by or taking a day or afternoon to explore is worth the journey. It's an incredible resource that we're lucky to have here in the US.

I've heard the lottery permit for The Wave is one of the hardest to win. I had previously missed…read moreout on the advanced lottery for 3 dates I submitted for mid-May and sorta planned out my 9-day roadtrip in AZ without visiting here. I really only had 1 day to fit in a trip to The Wave while I was staying in Page for 4 days and took a shot with the daily lottery permit and won! I was super pumped when I got the email notification! The 2-day advance daily lottery permit can only be applied for while you are in a nearby geofenced area and you have to pick up the permit and go through orientation/training at either Page, AZ or Kanab, UT. One tricky thing about the permit application hours is that it is based on UT and Navajo time, not AZ time. If you are in Page, you'll have to ignore the local time and make sure you are 1 hour ahead of the daily application closing time. Anyways, this was one of the most jaw-dropping other-worldy places I've hiked. The journey to reach The Wave features some of the most unique terrains and landscapes I've seen. There are geologic features all around, everywhere you look. Once you reach The Wave area, you almost can't believe what you are seeing. Some areas look like the rings of Saturn. Some areas look like huge ocean waves. I was in awe the entire time I was there. I can't even explain everything I saw, as words can't describe the scenery. Just look at the pictures. I didn't really explore past the main area because I was on a tight schedule and needed to head back. I would have to say this hike may be too challenging if you only rely on the paper map provided during orientation. I would highly recommend GPS tracking app, I used AllTrails to track my hike and even then I went off trail a few times, as this is definitely not a straight forward hike. Not a long hike at about 3.3 mile each way, but I would start early as it can get quite hot in this area. Also, there was a gentleman from BLM that was checking for permits at The Wave, if you were curious about enforcement.

How the heck did I get so lucky to be selected in the monthly lottery?!!?…read more You want to do as much research as you can prior to your visit that way you can feel comfortable prior to your hike. There is a 4 mile dirt path to get to the parking lot. In the parking lot there are bathrooms, but no trash throughout the park. Please bring a plastic bag to put your garbage in and toss it when you get to your destination outside of the park. There are wild animals as you get to the parking so please be cautious when driving on the dirt road. Read the weather forecast for the day of your hike and prepare accordingly. Since I went in the spring my hike started out with the sun shining and ended with the sand hitting my face because it started to get windy. Again, there are wild animals so please be cautious and be prepared. Do take breaks along the way, hydrate and most importantly enjoy it all!!

This is a quick and quirky roadside stop where there are real dinosaur tracks! We looked it up!…read moreIt's pretty amazing and there are Navajo men and women willing to walk you around to see specific fossils and tracks for donation/tip. We enjoyed the conversation and were happy to tip 20$ which felt fair--worth the stop

DANGER! WARNING! DO NOT GO HERE! If you do not pay for a tour (which is not mandatory), you may be…read moreassaulted. We stopped here & politely turned down the optional "tour" that we were immediately pressured to take (since we just wanted to just walk around on our own). I told them we were simply going to spend a few minutes there. After about 15 minutes, as we were leaving, we were suddenly, from out of nowhere, verbally assaulted when one man began pounding on our car window and screaming at us. Then, two other Navajo guides (see photo 1)--a man and woman--began yelling at us & threatening us, telling us to "Get the F---- out of here" and "You're not welcome!" THEN IT GOT VIOLENT when one large man (see photo 2) said "You better get the F--- out of here RIGHT NOW," picked up a large rock, and actually threw it at our windshield. It cracked (see photo 3). If it had shattered, my wife would've been covered with glass. We were in shock! It had escalated from nothing at all happening to extreme violence and us being in danger in literally seconds! He then began to walk toward the car and I realized both my wife and I were in serious danger. The guy was like 6'4, 240-275 lbs and in his twenties. I am 65 years old!!! These people are not just pushy, they are extremely violent. We immediately called the police when a safe distance down the road (see photo 4) and are pressing charges. We absolutely in danger. These people practically force you to pay up (when there is no fee, supposedly)--and if you don't pay, then you will be threatened (see other 1-star reviews on YELP detailing violence & aggression & assault) and, as in our case, actually attacked -- they are very violent.