Navajo National Monument
For centuries, the Hopi, San Juan Southern Paiute, Zuni, and Navajo people have lived in the canyons. Springs fed farmlands on the canyon floor and homes were built in the natural sandstone alcoves. The cliff dwellings of Betatakin, Keet Seel, and Inscription House were last physically occupied around 1300 AD but the villages have a spiritual presence that can still be felt today.
Alerts
- CautionWeather Advisory and Storm Warnings
The park may have delayed openings or closures in the event of severe weather. Travel may not be recommended during these times. Please check local weather forecasts. We appreciate your understanding.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| NAVA VC Hours | Daily · 8:00AM - 5:30PM |
Hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Standard hours | 8:00AM - 5:30PM |
| Sep 6, 2026 to May 31, 2027NowWinter Season Hours | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
When to go
September draws the most visits here and January the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Campgrounds
| Sunset View Campground | · | |
| Open year round. · 31 first-come | ||
| Canyon View Campground | 13 sites | |
| Primitive camping with 13 sites, dirt drive way and parking area. No water available and composting toilets available. · Books through nps.gov | ||
Every campground here has its own page on Campsite Atlas, with site counts, hookups, rig limits and booking windows. All of them on one page → How park camping works
Visitor centers
- Navajo National Monument Visitor Center ↗
Main contact for NAVA is at VC.
Explore
Things to do
- Keet Seel Hike
The back country hike to Keet Seel uses a 17 mile round trip trail. A free permit is required and can be reserved by calling the visitor center. The permit is obtained after hiker(s) attend a hiking orientation the day before their hike.
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Reference
Wildlife
Full checklist: 133 birds, 51 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican Kestrel · Cooper's Hawk · Ferruginous Hawk · Flammulated Owl · Golden Eagle · Great Horned Owl · Long-eared Owl · Merlin · Mountain Pygmy Owl · Northern Saw-whet Owl · Peregrine Falcon · Prairie Falcon · Red-tailed Hawk · Sharp-shinned Hawk · Spotted Owl · Swainson's Hawk · Turkey Vulture · Western Screech-Owl
Waterfowl & wadersBlack-crowned Night Heron · Canada Goose · Common Teal
Shorebirds & seabirdsKilldeer · Least Sandpiper · Ring-billed Gull · Solitary Sandpiper · Spotted Sandpiper
Gamebirds & dovesBand-tailed Pigeon · Common Pigeon · Gambel's Quail · Mourning Dove
WoodpeckersDowny Woodpecker · Hairy Woodpecker · Lewis' Woodpecker · Northern Flicker · Williamson's Sapsucker · Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsBlack-chinned Hummingbird · Broad-tailed Hummingbird · Calliope Hummingbird · Rufous Hummingbird · White-throated Swift
Also on the checklistAmerican Bushtit · American Crow · American Dipper · American Dusky Flycatcher · American Goldfinch · American Grey Flycatcher · American Robin · Ash-throated Flycatcher · Asian Rosy Finch · Barn Swallow · Belted Kingfisher · Bendire's Thrasher · Bewick's Wren · Black Phoebe · Black-and-white Warbler · Black-capped Chickadee · Black-headed Grosbeak · Black-throated Sparrow · Blue Grosbeak · Blue-gray Gnatcatcher · Brewer's Blackbird · Brewer's Sparrow · Brown Creeper · Brown Towhee · Brown-headed Cowbird · Bullock's Oriole · Canyon Wren · Cassin's Finch · Cassin's Kingbird · Chipping Sparrow · Clark's Nutcracker · Common Nighthawk · Common Poorwill · Common Yellowthroat · Cordilleran Flycatcher · Dark-eyed Junco · Eurasian Magpie · Evening Grosbeak · Florida Scrub Jay · Fox Sparrow · Golden-crowned Kinglet · Green-tailed Towhee · Hammond's Flycatcher · Hermit Thrush · House Finch · House Sparrow · House Wren · Juniper Titmouse · Lark Sparrow · Lesser Goldfinch · Lesser Nighthawk · Lincoln's Sparrow · Mallard · Mountain Bluebird · Mountain Chickadee · Northern Goshawk · Northern Mockingbird · Northern Raven · Northern Rough-winged Swallow · Olive-sided Flycatcher · Pine Grosbeak · Pinyon Jay · Purple Finch · Pygmy Nuthatch · Red Crossbill · Red-breasted Nuthatch · Red-winged Blackbird · Rock Wren · Rose-breasted Grosbeak · Ruby-crowned Kinglet · Sage Sparrow · Sage Thrasher · Savannah Sparrow · Say's Phoebe · Song Sparrow · Spotted Towhee · Steller's Jay · Swainson's Thrush · Townsend's Solitaire · Tree Swallow · Vesper Sparrow · Violet-green Swallow · Western Bluebird · Western Kingbird · Western Meadowlark · Western Tanager · Western Wood Pewee · White-breasted Nuthatch · White-crowned Sparrow · Willow Flycatcher · Yellow-billed Cuckoo · Yellow-breasted Chat
Small mammalsAudubon's Cottontail · Black-tailed Jack Rabbit · Botta's Pocket Gopher · Brush Deermouse · Bushy-tailed Woodrat · Canyon Deermouse · Deer Mouse · Desert Woodrat · Mexican Woodrat · Northern Grasshopper Mouse · Ord's Kangaroo Rat · Piñon Deermouse · Plains Pocket Mouse · Rock Squirrel · Silky Pocket Mouse · Spotted Ground Squirrel · Stephen's Woodrat · Western Harvest Mouse · White-tailed Antelope Squirrel · White-throated Woodrat · common porcupine
PredatorsAmerican Badger · American Black Bear · Bobcat · Common Gray Fox · Coyote · Cross Fox · Desert Fox · Ringtail · Striped Skunk · Western Spotted Skunk · common raccoon
Hoofed mammalsMule Deer
BatsAllen's Big-eared Bat · Big Brown Bat · Big Free-tailed Bat · Black Bat · Brazilian Free-tailed Bat · California Myotis · Fringed Myotis · Hoary Bat · Little Brown Bat · Long-eared Myotis · Long-legged Myotis · Pallid Bat · Pinto Bat · Small-footed Myotis · Western Pipistrelle · Yuma Myotis · mule-eared bat
Also on the checklistCatamount
Activities
Activity guides for this park Camping in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks · Stargazing in the national parks
Weather & climate
Check weather updates at NOAA.gov and enter city Betatakin, and State, Arizona.
Questions people ask
Does Navajo charge an entrance fee?
No. Navajo is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Navajo?
Standard hours are 8:00AM - 5:30PM, every day. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.
Source: National Park Service
Can I camp in Navajo?
Yes. The Park Service lists 2 campgrounds in Navajo: Sunset View and Canyon View. 1 takes reservations through Recreation.gov.
Do any Navajo campgrounds have hookups or showers?
No. None of the 2 listed campgrounds report showers, electric hookups, or a dump station.
Source: Campgrounds
Do Navajo campgrounds book through Recreation.gov?
Not all of them. Canyon View takes reservations through nps.gov.
Source: Campgrounds
Is anything closed at Navajo right now?
1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Weather Advisory and Storm Warnings.
Source: Alerts
How busy is Navajo?
44,099 recreation visits in 2025, number 272 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
Is there cell service at Navajo?
At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 4G LTE. No reported coverage for T-Mobile. Coverage inside the park varies by location.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
When was Navajo established?
1909.
Source: Wikipedia
Follow this park
- Alerts feed (RSS)
- Every active Park Service alert for this unit, one item each, rebuilt with the nightly data refresh.
- Add dates to your calendar (.ics file)
- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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