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!

This unique rock formation is located just north of the town of Mexican Hat, UT. You can pull off…read moreUS-163 onto a dirt road. There is a sign saying this is private property, so we weren't sure how far we should go. We drove a little ways, stopped, and took a few pictures before turning around to leave. This is a 300 ft tall and 60-foot wide red sandstone formation. On one website it says it looks like an upside-down sombrero. Oh, now I "see" it!! I didn't really think it looked like a sombrero, but it makes sense that it is upside-down! If you find yourself driving by, it will be hard to miss. Take a few moments to take a look. It is pretty cool!

The Mexican Hat rock is cool, it's a quintessential thing to do if you're road tripping from Utah…read moreto Arizona and going towards the Oljato Monument valley for sure. You can even see the rock in the distance from the main freeway, but there is a turn off the highway that takes you maybe 10-15 minutes down a fairly smooth dirt/dust road that gets you closer. I think some people get out of the car and maybe even try to walk closer, but I didn't want to do that since I think some of the area is private property and there's not really any specific place to "park." The road does eventually end at a little turn around that takes you back the way you came to the freeway. Re: the rock itself, it's neat to see the little thing balancing/looking like it could fall any minute because of the narrow base. I tried taking some pics but from the road it's so small by the camera's eye that I think photos just don't do it justice. It's an easy pit stop and takes just a few minutes so I'd definitely say it's worth it to drop by!

Not sure what to say, but it was CRAZY when we approached the spot & tried to drive past it on…read moreUS-163!! It's located near Mile Marker 13. So, in the movie Forrest Gump, he ran along here in Monument Valley. There is a sign for it but we didn't stop at it. This stretch was full of people IN the middle of the road, even sitting in it! There is a caution sign saying that the area ahead is congested. We were not prepared to see people sitting in the road taking pictures! We had no choice but to stop until we could get past everyone trying to acquire that "perfect" picture. Once past, we drove a little further south and had an awesome view with nobody in our pictures! While other cars were held up by the crowd, I took the opportunity to quickly walk to the center of the highway and take a few pictures. I'd recommend coming either earlier or later in the day to avoid crowds. We were on a road trip, like I imagine anyone passing through here is, and so timing couldn't really be arranged. We got here when we got here, which is when lots of others did too! Anyways, if you are on US-163 near Monument Valley, you'll be in for a treat! The views are monumental!

I didn't know this existed. I remember the movie and what a flashback I got being here. Though I…read morewould say to use caution when taking pictures. Many ppl go on the road to take pictures and some drivers are going pretty fast. There are side outlooks to park and can still take pictures just have to be alert to stop.

A must see/stop on your way to Four Corners Monument. Just off US 160. Such a wonder to behold…read more Time and the elements have sculpted this natural masterpiece. I can only behold of its beauty in amazement.

You drive past it and Mother earth delivers us with Baby Rocks! About 5 min from Kayenta you'll…read moresee these sandstone formations from your car. Named for the wind and rain eroded walls that seemingly have formed thousands of "babies" hanging onto them. I also read it "tells of a Navajo legend of a girl who refused to share bread with her sister. She is now one of the standing spires of this collection of Morrison and Zuni sandstone images." The settlement inside baby rocks was a neat surprise, baby rocks as their backyard!

This is a quick, easy stop in Bluff Utah if you want to see some cool petroglyphs! You can park…read moreright at the panel, and walk along to see the rock carvings.