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Walnut Canyon National Monument
Pets
dog in car window
photo by Carol Kruse
Don't leave your dog in a hot car.
Pets must be kept on a leash at all times.
They are NOT ALLOWED in buildings or on park trails.

Please clean up after your pet.

NOTE: Summer heat is intense; pets left in vehicles - even for a short time - can suffer heat stroke and die.
An Arizona walnut tree  

Did You Know?
Walnut Canyon National Monument's name came from the Arizona walnut, a tree once common in the canyon bottom. It is less so now, because dams constructed upstream have decreased water flow through the canyon.

Last Updated: April 20, 2009 at 18:00 EST