Navajo County - 50 Attractions You Must Visit

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About Navajo County

Navajo County is in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It contains parts of the Hopi Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation, and Fort Apache Indian Reservation, one of the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in North America.

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List of Attractions in Navajo County

Agate House

Agate House

Old Ruins

Agate House is a partially reconstructed Puebloan building in Petrified Forest National Park, built almost entirely of petrified wood. The eight-room pueblo has been dated to approximately the year 900 and occupied through 1200, of the Pueblo II and Pueblo III periods. The agatized wood was laid in a clay mortar, in lieu of the more usual sandstone-and-mortar masonry of the area.

Agathla Peak

Agathla Peak

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

Agathla Peak, a 1,400 foot volvanic plug in the south of Monument Valley, Arizona. It consists of volcanic breccia cut by dikes of an unusual igneous rock called minette. It is one of many such volcanic diatremes that are found in Navajo country of northeast Arizona and northwest New Mexico. These rocks are part of the Navajo Volcanic Field, in the southern Colorado Plateau. Ages of these minettes and associated more unusual igneous rocks cluster near 25 million years.

Betatakin

Betatakin

Outdoors- Other

Betatakin Canyon

Betatakin Canyon

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

Black Canyon Lake

Black Canyon Lake

Lake/ River/ Ponds

A beautiful lake located in Navajo. It was built along the Mogollon Rim in 1964 by the Arizona Game and Fish Department to provide water recreation opportunities for the public. It has 78 acres, with a maximum depth of 60 feet and an average depth of 35 feet. It is one of the famous picnic location and also there are so many other water activities too.

Camel Butte

Camel Butte

Outdoors- Other

Camel Butte is a peak in Arizona and has an elevation of 5617 feet. Camel Butte is situated nearby to The Tumb. it is one of Monument Valley's signature landmarks.

Cly Butte

Cly Butte

Outdoors- Other

Cly Butte is a peak in Arizona and has an elevation of 5,794 feet. It is situated nearby to North Window Overlook, and close to The Thumb Overlook.

Ear of the Wind

Ear of the Wind

Outdoors- Other

Ear of the Wind is a pothole natural arch eroded in DeChelly sandstone. It is one of several nice arches which are included in the commercial Monument Valley tours that go to the area south of the self-guided loop drive. This arch is within the boundaries of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and a Navajo guide is required for any visitation.

Elephant Butte

Elephant Butte

Outdoors- Other

Elephant Butte is a physical feature in Navajo County. easy route. This is a great road to explore the backcountry, and has great camping and hiking opportunities along the way. There are also lots of boulders and rock formations to see.

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

This is a public lake located in Navajo County, Arizona, near the city of Show Low. The lake is operated by the Arizona State Parks Department, and consists of 150 acres, with an average depth of 23 feet together with a variety of fish species. Many campsites have a view of the 150 acre lake and wildlife islands.

Fort Apache Historical Park

This is the place to experience Apache history and culture. Housed in a modern facility constructed to reflect a gowa, our traditional holy home, the cultural center and museum is committed to the celebration and perpetuation of the Apache heritage. The park interprets the rich and troubled history of relations between the Apache and other Native American tribes at the fort, which was converted into a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school after its military use ended.

Hangman Trail

Hangman Trail

Outdoors- Other

1 Day Treks

The Hangman Trailhead & FR 86 provides access to this trail. This trail follows areas affected by the 2002 Rodeo-Chediski Fire.A very nice trail, at the beginning quite flowig, later steeper. In the first section there are two medium-sized ramps. Tehre are also so many things to see and do which is quiet interesting and also there are so many things to see also.

Hogan

Hogan

Outdoors- Other

A hogan is the primary, traditional dwelling of the Navajo people. Other traditional structures include the summer shelter, the underground home, and the sweat house. A hogan can be round, cone-shaped, multi-sided, or square; with or without internal posts; timber or stone walls and packed with earth in varying amounts or a bark roof for a summer house, with the door facing east to welcome the rising sun for wealth and good fortune.

Homolovi II Archaeological Site

Homolovi II Archaeological Site

Man-made Structures- Other

Old Ruins

Homol'ovi II is a 14th-century pueblo with over 700 rooms that is located along the Little Colorado River five miles north of the modern town of Winslow in northeastern ArizonaThe sites date from three main periods: AD 620-850, AD 1050-1225, and AD 1260-1400. During each of these periods there was a concentrated population of people living near the Little Colorado River.

Homolovi State Park

Homolovi State Park

Outdoors- Other

Homolovi State Park is located in the high desert of Northern Arizona a few miles from Winslow. The featured attraction of the Park includes the ruins of ancestral Anasazi/Hopi Villages. There is a year-round campground, restrooms with showers and an RV dump station.

Hunts Mesa

Hunts Mesa

Outdoors- Other

Jackass Canyon

This is a slot canyon in the northern part of the Grand Canyon in Marble Canyon. It is one of the northernmost ways to access the river south of Lee's Ferry. Jackass Canyon is on the Navajo Reservation; you're supposed to obtain a permit to hike it.

John Ford Point

John Ford Point

Outdoors- Other

John Ford's Point is a vantage point in Monument Valley.The vantage point was named after director John Ford. He shot nine movies in Monument Valley, which is why it is often called John Ford's Country. This ledge was often used as a camera location in his films. Today it is a popular excursion destination, from here you have a great view into the red desert of Monument Valley.

John Wayne Point

John Wayne Point

Outdoors- Other

John Wayne's Point is a scenic viewpoint in Arizona. John Wayne's Point is situated nearby to The View Restaurant, and close to Photographers Point.

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