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National Park Service unit in Arizona, US
Photo: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Canyon de Chelly National Monument (duh-SHAY) is a national monument within the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona.
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Thunderbird Lodge offers full- and half-day tours in big six-wheel military transport vehicles. Your guide will show you cliff houses and petrogylphs set against spectacular cliff walls. You will learn of the Navajo's history in the canyon, including the deaths of 115 men, women and children at the hands of the Spanish at Massacre Cave, and the siege by Kit Carson's forces of Fortress Rock, a butte at the confluence of the three canyons, on which some 300 Navajo took refuge.
Open year-round. This comfortable motel-style facility is at the canyon mouth.
Stay in a traditional Navajo hogan, with a wood burning stove. Also has tent and RV sites (with water fill up and dump station, but no electric hook-ups). It's on open range, so horses and sheep may wander through-keep pets on leash. The campground has WiFi and sells Espresso drinks, snacks, and firewood. No credit cards.
By train
The closest city with an Amtrak station is Gallup, New Mexico, about 45 minutes east of Chambers on Interstate 40. It is served by the Southwest Chief Los Angeles–Chicago route.
By air
Canyon de Chelly National Monument is very far from any major airport. Your best bet would probably be Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ).
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Gallup · Regional · GUP
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