Walnut Canyon National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Walnut Canyon National Monument

Walk in the footsteps of people who lived at Walnut Canyon more than 700 years ago. Peer into their homes, cliff dwellings built deep within canyon walls. The presence of water in a dry land made the canyon rare and valuable to its early human inhabitants. It remains valuable today as habitat for plants and animals. See for yourself on trails along the canyon rim and into the depths.

Visitors admiring trailside cliff dwelling

The Island Trail

Explore cliff dwellings and the canyon environment on the Island Trail.
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View from trail overlook into Walnut Canyon

The Rim Trail

Choose the Rim Trail for an easier, above-the-rim experience
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Write to

Superintendent, Flagstaff Area National Monuments
6400 N. Hwy 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

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Phone

Headquarters, Flagstaff Area National Monuments
(928) 526-1157

Walnut Canyon National Monument Visitor Center
(928) 526-3367

Fax

(928) 527-0246

Climate

Not all of Arizona is warm dry desert. At Walnut Canyon (6690'/2039m above sea level), be prepared for snow in winter, hot sun in summer with afternoon thunderstorms, and, especially in spring, strong gusty winds on the rim and/or in the canyon.

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