Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is a co-managed area related to the National Park System. It is not a park unit.
Despite the hardships created by rugged isolation and the lack of natural waters, Parashant has a long human history spanning more than 11,000 years, and an equally rich geologic history spanning almost two billion years. Full of natural splendor and a sense of solitude, this area remains remote and unspoiled, qualities that are essential to the protection of its scientific and historic resources.
About 1.5 hours from Las Vegas by car.
Alerts
- InformationNPS ↗Looking for a Grand Canyon view? A warning about mobile devices and map/navigation apps
Map apps may direct you to Parashant if you search for directions to "Grand Canyon" due the canyon's name in both the national park and monument names. The national park has paved roads and services. Parashant has no services and rugged/remote conditions.
- InformationNPS ↗Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Requirements for Residents and Non-residents.
Off-highway vehicles (OHVs) are required by law to display a valid OHV decal to operate on public and state trust lands in Arizona. This includes “street legal” vehicles that meet these two requirements.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument | Daily · All Day |
Visitor centers
- Public Lands Center ↗Passport stamp
The Public Lands Center is located at 4001 East Aviator Drive, St. George, Utah 84790. This federal interagency office is staffed by employees from the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S National Forest Service, and by dedicated volunteers from the local community.
Explore
Things to do
- NPS Passport Stamp1-2 Minutes
Passport Cancellation and Junior Ranger Stamp.
Opens on the Park Service site
Webcams
Mount Dellenbaugh | North Vista
Twin Point | Dark Sky View
Tassi Springs
Mount Dellenbaugh | South Vista
Mount Logan Overlook
Black Rock Mountain
Hudson Point
Whitney PassCamera images load live from the National Park Service and partner agencies
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
Guidebooks for Arizona's national parks and the Southwest
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Wildlife
Full checklist: 178 birds, 62 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican kestrel · California condor · Cooper's hawk · bald eagle · burrowing owl · ferruginous hawk · flammulated owl · golden eagle · great horned owl · long-eared owl · northern harrier · northern saw-whet owl · peregrine falcon · prairie falcon · red-tailed hawk · sharp-shinned hawk · turkey vulture · western screech-owl · zone-tailed hawk
Waterfowl & wadersblack-crowned night heron · common merganser · great blue heron · green-winged teal · hooded merganser · ring-necked duck · ruddy duck · white-faced ibis
Shorebirds & seabirdsBonaparte's gull · killdeer · long-billed dowitcher · spotted sandpiper
Gamebirds & dovesEurasian collared-dove · Gambel's quail · band-tailed pigeon · dusky grouse · mourning dove · rock pigeon · wild turkey
WoodpeckersAmerican three-toedd woodpecker · Williamson's sapsucker · acorn woodpecker · downy woodpecker · hairy woodpecker · ladder-backed woodpecker · northern flicker · red-naped sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsAnna's hummingbird · black-chinned hummingbird · broad-tailed hummingbird · rufous hummingbird · white-throated swift
Also on the checklistAmerican crow · American goldfinch · American pipit · American robin · Bell's vireo · Bendire's thrasher · Bewick's wren · Brewer's blackbird · Brewer's sparrow · Bullock's oriole · Cassin's finch · Cassin's kingbird · Cassin's vireo · Clark's nutcracker · Cordilleran flycatcher · European starling · Grace's warbler · Hammond's flycatcher · Hutton's vireo · Lazuli bunting · Lincoln's sparrow · Lucy's warbler · MacGillivray's warbler · Nashville warbler · Say's phoebe · Scott's oriole · Steller's jay · Townsend's solitaire · Townsend's warbler · Townsend's warbler · Virginia's warbler · Wilson's warbler · ash-throated flycatcher · belted kingfisher · black phoebe · black-chinned sparrow · black-headed grosbeak · black-necked stilt · black-tailed gnatcatcher · black-throated grey warbler · black-throated sparrow · blue-gray gnatcatcher · brown creeper · brown-headed cowbird · bushtit · cactus wren · canyon wren · chipping sparrow · chukar · cliff swallow · common nighthawk · common poorwill · common raven · common yellowthroat · crissal thrasher · dark-eyed junco · dusky flycatcher · evening grosbeak · gadwall · golden-crowned kinglet · golden-crowned sparrow · gray flycatcher · gray vireo · great-tailed grackle · greater roadrunner · green-tailed towhee · hepatic tanager · hermit thrush · hermit warbler · horned lark · house finch · house sparrow · house wren · juniper titmouse · lark sparrow · lesser goldfinch · loggerhead shrike · mallard · marsh wren · mountain bluebird · mountain chickadee · northern goshawk · northern mockingbird · northern rough-winged sparrow · olive-sided flycatcher · orange-crowned warbler · phainopepla · pine grosbeak · pine siskin · pinyon jay · plumbeous vireo · purple martin · pygmy nuthatch · red crossbill · red-breasted nuthatch · red-faced warbler · red-winged blackbird · redhead · rock wren · ruby-crowned kinglet · sage sparrow · sage thrasher · savannah sparrow · song sparrow · spotted towhee · summer tanager · tree swallow · verdin · vermilion flycatcher · vesper sparrow · violet-green swallow · warbling vireo · western bluebird · western kingbird · western meadowlark · western scrub-jay · western tanager · western wood-pewee · white-breasted nuthatch · white-crowned sparrow · willow flycatcher · yellow warbler · yellow warbler · yellow-breasted chat · yellow-headed blackbird · yellow-rumped warbler · yellow-rumped warbler
Small mammalsAbert's squirrel · Botta's pocket gopher · Crawford's gray shrew · Great Basin pocket mouse · Merriam's kangaroo rat · North American porcupine · Ord's kangaroo rat · Uinta chipmunk · black-tailed jackrabbit · brush mouse · cactus mouse · canyon mouse · chisel-toothed kangaroo rat · cliff chipmunk · desert cottontail · desert kangaroo rat · desert pocket mouse · desert woodrat · house mouse · little pocket mouse · long-tailed pocket mouse · long-tailed vole · north American deermouse · northern grasshopper mouse · pinon mouse · rock squirrel · southern grasshopper mouse · western harvest mouse · white-tailed antelope squirrel
PredatorsAmerican badger · bobcat · coyote · gray fox · kit fox · raccoon · ringtail · striped skunk · western spotted skunk
Hoofed mammalsbighorn sheep · horse · mule deer
BatsAllen's big-eared bat · Californian leaf-nosed bat · Californian myotis · Dark-nosed Small-footed Myotis · Mexican free-tailed bat · Townsend's big-eared bat · Yuma myotis · big brown bat · big free-tailed bat · fringed myotis · hoary bat · long-eared myotis · long-legged myotis · pallid bat · silver-haired bat · small-footed myotis · spotted bat · western pipistrelle
Also on the checklistass · cougar · domestic cattle
Activities
Activity guides for this park Camping in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks · Stargazing in the national parks
Weather & climate
Parashant is split between low elevation Mojave Desert on the west side and high elevation pinyon/juniper/ponderosa highlands on the east side. Expect sun on average 310 days per year. The summer months of June through September are very hot on the west side with highs above 100°F daily (80°F+ at night) below 2,500 feet. The high elevation east side is ~15°F cooler. Expect heavy afternoon monsoon storms June - September. Roads often stay muddy/icy above 5,500 feet December - February.
Questions people ask
Does Grand Canyon-Parashant charge an entrance fee?
No. Grand Canyon-Parashant is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
Is Grand Canyon-Parashant open year-round?
Yes. The grounds are open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Source: National Park Service
Is anything closed at Grand Canyon-Parashant right now?
2 active alerts as of October 14, 2026: Looking for a Grand Canyon view? A warning about mobile devices and map/navigation apps; Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Requirements for Residents and Non-residents.
Source: Alerts
Is Grand Canyon-Parashant good for stargazing?
Yes. Grand Canyon-Parashant is a certified International Dark Sky Park.
Source: Dark sky parks
What is the weather like at Grand Canyon-Parashant?
Parashant is split between low elevation Mojave Desert on the west side and high elevation pinyon/juniper/ponderosa highlands on the east side. Expect sun on average 310 days per year.
Source: Weather & climate
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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