Arizona Photographic Destinations
Let me help you to find a great location in Arizona for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser known destinations, as well as the famous “Icon Locations” for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to insure a quality guide to the best places for photography in Arizona.
- Organ Pipe Cactus – Bates Well Ranch
- Fairbank Ghost Town
- Loren Pratts Little Chapel
- Castle Dome City Ghost Town
- Tumacacori National Historical Park
- Ruby Ghost Town
- Saguaro National Park
- Erie Street Lowell Arizona
- Meteor Crater
- Horseshoe Bend
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Watson Lake
- Monument Valley
- Chloride Arizona -Ghost Town and More!
- Antelope Canyon – Page Arizona
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Arizona Photographic Destinations
Arizona Destinations
Watson Lake
Watson Lake is one of two reservoirs at the Granite Dells, in Prescott, Arizona, that was formed in the early 1900s when the Chino Valley Irrigation District built a dam on Granite Creek. The Granite Dells is a geological feature north of Prescott, Arizona. The Dells consist of exposed bedrock and large boulders of granite that have eroded into an unusual lumpy, rippled appearance.
Watson Lake is only 4 miles from Prescott Arizona and is a photographers dream. The blue water is surrounded by huge granite boulders creating a beautiful and unique landscape.
The Peavine National Recreation Trail follows the former railbed of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway through the Granite Dells. This winding portion of the railroad was known as the “Peavine” because its twisting curves resembled that of a pea vine. It connects to the Iron King Trail, which follows the route of the old Prescott & Eastern Railroad through the eastern Granite Dells. Both are rail trail conversions. The precambrian Dells’ granite has been dated at 1.4 billion years old. Its pluton was intruded at a depth of around one or two miles. These cover rocks have since been eroded away. Weathering along joints produced the rounded boulders and other unusual rock formations that characterize the Granite Dells. This process is called spheroidal weathering, and is common in granitic terrains.
Admission & Hours
Summer Hours: 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Winter Hours: 7:00 AM to Sunset
Parking Fees: $3.00
Location:
Driving Directions
Directions To Watson Lake. An easy 4 mile drive from downtown Prescott AZ. Drive east form Courthouse Plaza on Gurley Street for about 1.2 miles. Turn north Highway 89 and proceed about 3,5 miles. Enter the traffic circle, take the first right into the park.
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Facilities
Camping at Watson Lake. Campsites are available during the summer season. Restrooms, showers, picnic tables, grills, ramadas, fish cleaning stations, boat ramp and children’s playground are provided.
Boating. Boats with gas powered and electric powered motors are permitted on Watson Lake, but there is a maximum 5 miles an hour “no wake” speed limit on the lake. Kayaks and canoes are available during open hours. Call Prescott Outdoors at (928) 925-1410 for more information.
AMENITIES
Fishing
Two boat launches
Courtesy dock
Fish cleaning stations
Picnic ramadas
Large Turf Area
Restrooms
Horseshoe pits
Picnic tables
Barbecue grills
Playground equipment
Hiking trails
Overnight camping (summer months only)
Showers for campers
No Swimming
Location Contact Information:
City of Prescott Parks and Lakes
3101 Watson Lake Road
Prescott, Arizona 86301
(928) 777-1122
Nearest City or Town:
The nearest towns with hotels close to Watson Lake are Chino Valley(12 miles), Prescott (4 miles) and Prescott Valley (10 miles).
Links
Watson Lake Park
Watson Lake Gallery
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If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]Read more...
Tumacacori National Historical Park
The main feature of the park is the remarkably well-preserved Mission San José de Tumacácori, which was built in the 1750s to replace the much older Mission San Cayetano de Tumacácori — the first mission in southern Arizona. The park gives you the opportunity to take a self-guided walk through the park grounds including the three-story abode church, grounds, and garden.
History
Mission San Cayetano del Tumacácori was established by Jesuits in 1691 in a location near a Sobaipuri settlement on the east side of the Santa Cruz River. Services were held in a small adobe structure built by the inhabitants of the village.
After the O’odham rebellion of 1751 the mission was abandoned for a time. In 1752, the village was reestablished and in 1753 the church of the Mission San José de Tumacácori began construction at the present site on the west side of the Santa Cruz River. This first church structure was erected for use by the mission in 1757. The architectural style of the church is Spanish Colonial.
Rumors spread within the Spanish kingdom that the Jesuit priests had amassed a fortune on the peninsula and were becoming very powerful. On February 3, 1768 King Carlos III ordered the Jesuits forcibly expelled from the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México) and returned to Spain.
The mission is now part of Tumacácori National Historical Park, which contains three separate sections. This mission site is included in the Tumacácori National Historical Park that extends for 360 acres, and is open to the public daily.
Where it is:
Tumacácori National Historical Park is located off of Exit 29 of Interstate 19, forty-five miles south of Tucson, Arizona, and eighteen miles north of Nogales, Arizona.
1895 E Frontage Road
Tumacacori, AZ 85640
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GPS:
31°34’3.39″ N 111°3’4.86″ W
Cost:
Entrance Fees:
Tumacácori Entrance Fee – Per Person – $10.00
Required for anyone 16 and older unless a guest of other pass holder. Valid for 7 days.
Tumacácori Annual Pass – $35.00
Covers pass holder(s) plus three adult guests. Kids under 16 are always free. Photo ID of either pass holder required. Valid for 12 months from month of purchase.
All regular national park passes are valid.
Hours:
Open 7 days a week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Facilities:
There are restrooms and the park store in the visitor center. There is no food or lodging in the park. There are many restaurant options exist within a few miles of the park.
Location Contact Information:
e-mail
Telephone
520-377-5060
Fax
520-377-5079
Mailing Address
Tumacácori National Historical Park
P.O.Box 8067
Tumacacori, Arizona 85640
Physical & Shipping Address
Tumacácori National Historical Park
1891 East Frontage Road
Tumacacori, Arizona 85640
Tumacacori National Historical Park Photo Gallery
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Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]Read more...
Saguaro National Park
Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation’s largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. These majestic plants, found only in a small portion of the United States, are protected by Saguaro National Park, to the east and west of the modern city of Tucson. Here you have a chance to see these enormous cacti, silhouetted by the beauty of a magnificent desert sunset.
First designated as Saguaro National Monument in 1933, the area received national park status in 1994. It is also the ancestral home of the Tohono O’odham people, who today continue to play a role in the park’s culture, visiting every year in the early summer to pick saguaro fruit.
In addition to a broad expanse of desert, Saguaro National Park features mountainous regions – some reaching more than 8,000 feet above sea level – where pine and coniferous forests form a canvas of greenery. These varied landscapes provide ideal habitats for a wide range of flora and fauna, including wildlife such as javelina, coyote, quail, and desert tortoise in the lower elevations and black bear, deer, and Mexican spotted owl in the upper elevations
Where it is:
Rincon Mountain District (EAST): 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, Arizona 85730
From the City of Tucson
Keep in mind that RVs do not have anywhere to park on the east side.
Travel east on Broadway to Freeman Road on the city’s far east side.
Turn right on Freeman Road and drive south for 3 miles
Turn left onto Old Spanish Trail.
Drive .25 miles southeast on Old Spanish Trail to the park entrance on the left side of the road.
From Interstate 10
Exit I-10 at exit # 275 (Houghton Road) and drive north 8 miles
Turn right on Escalante Road and drive for 2 miles
Turn left on Old Spanish Trail. The park entrance is on the right in 0.3 miles.
Tucson Mountain District (WEST): 2700 N. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona 85743
Call the visitor 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. if you need further directions. (520) 733-5158
From north of Tucson:
Keep in mind that there is no RV parking on the loop at the west side
Take I-10 to Avra Valley Road (exit 242) and drive west 6 miles to Sandario Road.
Turn left (south) on Sandario Road and drive for 14 miles.
Turn left onto Kinney Road. The Red Hills Visitor Center is 2 miles on your left.
From the center of Tucson:
Travel west on Speedway Boulevard over Gates Pass to Kinney Road.
NOTE: Vehicle weight limit 12,000 lbs. Vehicles over 25 feet not recommended. Use directions from north or south of Tucson (above and below).
Turn right (north) on Kinney Road and drive for 4 miles.
At the junction of Kinney and Mile Wide Roads (one mile past the Desert Museum) turn right into Saguaro National Park.
Continue north 1 mile on Kinney Road to the Red Hills Visitor Center, on the right.
From south of Tucson:
From I-19 exit onto Ajo Way (State Route 86) and travel west to Kinney Road.
Turn right (north) on Kinney Road and drive for 18 miles.
At the junction of Kinney and Mile Wide Roads (one mile past the Desert Museum) turn right into Saguaro National Park.
Continue north 1 mile on Kinney Road to the Red Hills Visitor Center, on the right.
Maps:
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GPS:
Red Hills Visitor Center Saguaro National Park West 32.254328648757905, -111.19656918346124
Rincon Mountain Visitor Center Saguaro National Park East 32.18014251624388, -110.73623736093812
Cost:
Entering the park by foot, bicycle or horseback
Individual Permit – $15 (Valid for 7 Days)
Entering the park by private vehicle (car or RV)
Vehicle Permit – $25 (Valid for 7 Days)
Entering the park by private motorcycle
Motorcycle Permit – $20 (Valid for 7 Days)
Saguaro National Park Annual Pass
Saguaro National Park Annual Pass – $45
Covers entrance to Saguaro National Park in Tucson Arizona for 12 months. It is not refundable or transferable. The Pass is mailed to your home address.
If you have a valid Interagency Pass (Annual, Senior, 4th Grade, Access or Military) or a valid Saguaro National Park Annual Pass, you do not need to pay. Just keep the pass with you. You do not need to display it in your vehicle in Saguaro National Park.
Hours:
In the Tucson Mountain District (west), the park is open to vehicles from sunrise to sunset daily (Actual times vary throughout the year).
In the Rincon Mountain District (east), the park is open to vehicles from 5:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the summer, and 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the winter.
You can walk or bike into the park 24 hours a day.
Visitor Center – Both Districts are open on all holidays except Christmas.
Operating Hours: Daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Inside the visitor center you can find information about the park and activities to do, as well as a book store where you can purchase items such as books, post cards, posters, Mata Ortiz pottery, a taste of the desert and much more!
Facilities:
Visitor Centers: Both districts of Saguaro National Park have their own visitor center that provides restrooms, water fountains, maps, hiking trails, a driving loop, programs, and staff to assist you.
There are no concession stands, snack/soda machines or restaurants at either park. Water fountains are found at both visitor centers and only there. The bookstore at each visitor center sells plastic refillable water bottles.
There is no car/RV camping at Saguaro National Park. There are hike-in campsites available only at Saguaro National Park’s East District (Rincon Mountain District). All campsites are backcountry wilderness sites meaning you must hike in all supplies. There are no showers or any form of running water.
Location Contact Information:
By Mail:
Headquarters and Rincon Mountain District
Saguaro National Park
3693 South Old Spanish Trail
Tucson, AZ 85730-5601
– or –
Saguaro National Park-Tucson Mountain District
2700 North Kinney Road
Tucson, AZ 85743
By Phone
Visitor Information – Rincon Mountain District
(520) 733-5153
Visitor Information – Tucson Mountain District
(520) 733-5158
Headquarters
(520) 733-5100
By Fax
520-733-5183
E-mail
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Saguaro National Park Photo Gallery
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Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]Read more...
Ruby Ghost Town
Ruby is a ghost town in Arizona, founded as a mining town in Bear Valley, originally named Montana Camp, so named because the miners were mining at the foot of Montana Peak.
Mining started circa 1877. The Montana Mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper. At its peak in the mid-1930s, Ruby had a population of about 1,200.
On April 11, 1912 the mining camp’s general store owner Julius Andrews established the post office. Andrews named the post office “Ruby”, after his wife, Lille B. Ruby Andrews, and the mining camp soon became known as Ruby. The post office was discontinued on May 31, 1941.
Between 1920 and 1922, the town of Ruby and the surroundings were the scene of three double homicides known as the Ruby Murders, which led to the largest manhunt in the history of the Southwest.
The most prosperous period for Ruby was in the late 1920s and 1930s, when the Eagle-Picher Mining Company operated the mine and upgraded the camp. From 1934 to 1937, the Montana mine was the leading lead and zinc producer in Arizona. In 1936, it was third in silver production. The mine closed in 1940, and by the end of 1941 Ruby was abandoned.
Ruby is one of the two best-preserved mining ghost towns in Arizona, along with the Vulture Mine near Wickenburg. Ruby’s attractions today include approximately 25 buildings under roof, including the jail and houses, the school, the playground, mine machinery, buildings and mine workings.
Ruby is entirely on private property and there is a charge for admission to the site.
Where it is:
Ruby is about 70 miles south of Tucson Arizona. There will about 6 miles on a rough dirt road which is normally drivable with a normal car.
FROM TUCSON
Take I-19 south to exit 48 (Amado)
Follow Arivaca Rd. (paved) 22 miles west to Arivaca
Once in Arivaca, follow the sign to Ruby (south)
Go past Arivaca Lake and continue on paved road to Santa Cruz County line
Continue on the dirt road 6 miles to the Ruby access road.
FROM NOGALES
Take Ruby Road (SR289) past Pena Blanca Lake
From Pena Blanca Lake, take Forest Service Road 39 (Ruby Road) to Ruby
Maps:
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GPS:
31°27’52.836″ N 111°14’19.092″ W
Cost:
The $15 per person fee includes a map of Ruby, a day pass to the ghost town, and access to over 350 acres of trails, two lakes, and incredible biodiversity, $20 per person fishing, camp/fish$30per person.
Hours:
The gates are open from 9am-dusk Thursday through Sunday for self-guided tours. You may have to walk in and get a permit and code to open the gate.
Reservations can be made online for other times by requesting a Visit Permit.
Check their Facebook page to be sure they are open.
Facilities:
This is a ghost town there are only some outhouses, there are no food services of any kind, no drinking water is available.
Ruby is 12 miles from the nearest grocery store.
Please note that all trash & food waste must be packed in, packed out in our leave no trace environment
Location Contact Information:
Email: rubysantacruzaz@gmail.com
Website: https://www.rubyaz.com/
Ruby Ghost Town Photo Gallery
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Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]Read more...
Organ Pipe Cactus – Bates Well Ranch
The Bates Well Ranch , also known as the Bates Well, Growler Well, Gray Ranch and El Veit, was one of the fifteen ranches and line camps in the Gray family cattle business in the Sonoran Desert country north of the US-Mexico border in Pima County, Arizona. Operating for nearly 60 years, the ranch is now part of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
The main ranch house was moved from Growler Mine to Bates Well in 1942, re-used in traditional frontier and Gray family practice. Probably originating as a miners’ cabin, the northern portion was presumably added after its relocation at Bates Well. The original well may have been dug by W.B. Bates about 1870, with a later well dug by Reuben Daniels circa 1913. An arrastra, a simple ore-milling operation, existed in the early 20th century. The property was developed by Robert Louis Gray’s son, Henry from 1935 on. Henry lived there until his death in 1976.
The Bates Well property represents a very complete and intact example of the frontier ranching pattern in Arizona typical of the Sonoran Desert during the first third of the twentieth century. Ranching operations ceased in 1976. The ranch consists of a configuration of corrals, outbuildings, and windmills, along with a main ranch house.
Where it is:
Bates Well Ranch is situated along the northern edge of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in an area that has long been known as an oasis of human habitation within the Sonoran Desert.
Maps:
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GPS:
32°10’9.702″ N 112°57’3.738″ W
Cost:
There is no gate at the monument entrance; entrance fees are paid for at the visitor center.
Single-Visit Entrance Fee
Easily purchase the following passes ahead of time online at Recreation.gov or in-person at the Kris Eggle Visitor Center. Single-visit entrance fees pay for admission to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and are valid for seven days after purchase.
Vehicles: $25
This fee includes all occupants of a non-commercial vehicle.
Motorcycle: $20
Admits one single, private, non-commercial motorcycle and its passenger(s).
Individuals: $15
This fee applies to bicycles and walk-ins (per person)
America The Beautiful Interagency Passes are accepted.
Hours:
The monument is open 365 days a year and park roads and trails are open 24 hours.
Facilities:
There are no facilities at the ranch location.
There are limited services inside Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. A small selection of snacks are sold in the bookstore at the Kris Eggle Visitor Center.
Location Contact Information:
CONTACT INFO
Mailing Address:
10 Organ Pipe Drive
Ajo , AZ 85321
Phone:
520-387-6849
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All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published. Please be sure to double check with the location before relying on this information as everything changes over time, especially hours, prices, and whether the location is still open.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
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Monument Valley
Monument Valley is one of the most majestic and most photographed points on earth.
This great valley boasts sandstone masterpieces that tower at heights of 400 to 1,000 feet. framed by scenic clouds casting shadows that graciously roam the desert floor. The angle of the sun accents these graceful formations, providing scenery that is simply spellbinding.
The landscape overwhelms, not just by its beauty but also by its size. The fragile pinnacles of rock are surrounded by miles of mesas and buttes, shrubs, trees and windblown sand, all comprising the magnificent colors of the valley. All of this harmoniously combines to make Monument Valley a truly wondrous experience.
Monument is what most people picture in their minds when they think of the American West. Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks.
Admission & Hours
Entry Fees
General Admission – $20.00
Ages 6 or younger – Free
Per vehicle fee: $20.00, up to four people
Additional person(s), $6.00 each
Commercial fees: 1-6 passengers (additional $6.00 each), $35.00 7-15 passengers, $100.00
16-25 passengers, $125.00
26-+ passengers, $300.00
**National Parks and Golden Eagle Passes are not accepted.
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Visitor Center Hours
Peak Season (April 1 – Sept 30) 6:00am – 8:00pm, 7 Days a week
Off Season (Oct 1 – Mar 30) until 8:00am – 5:00pm, 7 Days a week
Thanksgiving Day – 8:00am – noon
New Years Day – closed
Christmas Day – closed
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Scenic Drive Hours**park will close due to inclement weather
Peak Season (Apr 1-Sept 30) 6:00am – 7:00pm
Off Season (Oct – Mar 30) 8:00am – 4:30pm
**Scenic Valley Drive CLOSED at 7:00pm**
Much of Monument Valley can only be seen on tours conducted by official Navajo guides. This policy protects the traditional land-use patterns of Navajo families who have lived in the valley and surrounding areas for generations. But it also guarantees a richer and more complete experience to visitors from around the world – unusual views at the best times of day, stories and legends of the Navajo people, ancient ruins, and an insider’s view of the most spectacular landscape in the Navajo Nation.
Getting There:
Driving Directions
The monument is reached via US-163 from the north or south. It’s 148 miles, or 3 hours, from Moab Monument Valley. Bluff to Monument Valley, on Highway 163, is 48 miles or 50 minutes.
GPS coordinates of park visitor center: 37.002449, -110.172615
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Facilities
The visitor center at the View Hotel has bathrooms, a gift shop, and restaurant.
Location Contact Information:
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
PO Box 360289
Monument Valley, Utah 84536
call (435) 727-5874/ 5879/ 5870
fax (435) 727-5875
General questions : email
Nearest City or Town:
Mexican Hat Utah
Links
Monument Valley Guided Tours
Monument Vallely Gallery
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Meteor Crater
Fifty thousand year ago, a giant fireball streaked across the North American sky. It struck the Earth in what is now northern Arizona, exploding with the force of 2 1/2 million tons of TNT, or about 150 times the force of the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The meteorite weighed 300,000 tons and traveled at a speed of 26,000 miles per hour. Most of the meteorite was melted by the force of the impact, and spread across the landscape in a very fine, nearly atomized mist of molten metal. Millions of tons of limestone and sandstone were blasted out of the crater, covering the ground for a mile in every direction with a blanket of shattered, pulverized and partially melted rock mixed with fragments of meteoritic iron.
When the dust settled, what remained was a crater three-quarters of a mile (about 1 kilometer) wide and 750 feet deep. The impact occurred during the last ice age, a time when the Arizona landscape was cooler and wetter than it is today. The plain around it was covered with a forest, where mammoths, mastodons and giant ground sloths grazed. The force of the impact would have leveled the forest for miles around, hurling the mammoths across the plain and killing or severely injuring any animals unfortunate enough to be nearby. Over time, the landscape recovered. A lake formed in the bottom of the crater, and sediments accumulated until the bowl was only 550 feet deep. Then, with the ending of the ice age, the climate changed and dried. The desert that we see today has helped to preserve the crater, by limiting the erosion that might otherwise have blurred or erased the traces of the ancient impact.
Meteor Crater Observatory
In the mid-1930′s, Harry and Hope Locke built the impressive Meteor Crater Observatory on Route 66 near the Meteor Crater in Arizona, west of Winslow. It was soon closed down due to lack of visitors, and a huge debt incurred during construction. However, in 1946 Dr. Harvey Nininger re-opened the observatory as the American Meteorite Museum -dedicated to the study of meteorites. Dr. Nininger worked and lived in the observatory for many years. Visitors could pay 25 cents to peer through the telescope in the observatory tower at the huge meteor crater 6 miles to the south. Today, only ruins remain.
Where it is:
Barringer Crater or Meteor Crater is a natural landmark near US Route 66 (just 5.8 miles south of I-40’s Exit 233) 18 miles west of Winslow Arizona and 37 miles east of Flagstaff Arizona.
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GPS:
35°1’57.3437″ N 111°1’15.574″ W
Cost:
GENERAL ADMISSION RATES
ON-SITE
WEBSITE
Adults (age 13 to 59)
$22
$20
Seniors (age 60 & older)
$20
$18
Juniors (age 6 to 12)
$13
$11
Non-Active Duty U.S. Military/Veterans (with I.D.)
$13
$11
Active Duty U.S. Military
FREE
FREE
Hours:
OPEN DAILY
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Open until 12PM on Thanksgiving Day & Closed Christmas Day
Facilities:
The site has restrooms, a gift shop, and a sandwich shop onsite.
Location Contact Information:
METEOR CRATER
Interstate 40, Exit 233
Winslow, AZ 86047 USA
PHONE
(928) 289-5898
EMAIL
info@meteorcrater.com
Meteor Crater Photo Gallery
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Loren Pratts Little Chapel
Loren Pratts Little Chapel sits on the edge of a field outside of Yuma Arizona. The tiny building is 8 x 12 feet with 6 pew on the inside. Loren Pratt built it at the edges of his cotton fields in horror of his deceased wife Lois in 1995. The chapel is also known as Pause, Rest, Worship as appears on a small wooden sign by the road. The chapel is open 24 hours and all are welcome to come and visit.
The tiny church was destroyed in 2011 by a freak microburst storm, but an outpouring of donations helped rebuild it to the same dimensions and even replaced the tiny stained glass windows.
Where it is:
The chapel is located on the side of S. Ave. 13 E. in Yuma, AZ.
Directions:I-8 exit 12. North on Fortuna Rd for two miles, then north on US 95 for a little over five miles. The church is just north of the Bridge to Nowhere — within view of its towers, in the middle of a crop field, to the west of US 95.
There’s a sign on the dirt road that leads to the church reads: “Stop, Rest, Worship.”
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GPS:
32°45’56.508″ N 114°24’35.976″ W
Cost:
There is no cost to visit.
Hours:
Always Open
Facilities:
There are no facilities at the little chapel.
Location Contact Information:
Contact Details
Address:
S. Ave. 13 E., Yuma, AZ
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Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, United States. It is also referred to as the “east rim of the Grand Canyon.”
Below the rim, the Colorado River makes a wide sweep around a sandstone escarpment. On its long downward journey to the sea, the river meandered, sometimes making wide bends, but always seeking the path of least resistance. Around 5 million years ago, the Colorado Plateau uplifted and the meandering rivers that crossed the ancient landscape were trapped in their beds. Over time, the rivers cut through the uplifted layers of sandstone.
Here at Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado River created a roughly 1,000 ft (305 m) deep, 270º horseshoe-shaped bend in Glen Canyon.
Horseshoe Bend is located 5 miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about 4 miles southwest of Page.
The hike to the overlook is a gentle slope of 1.5 miles round-trip over flat terrain. The trail is wide, easy for low-impact walkers, and accessible to wheelchairs. It has two shade stations along the way.
The overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level, and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level, making it a 1,000-foot drop.
Where it is:
Horseshoe Bend is located 5 miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about 4 miles southwest of Page. It is accessible via hiking a 1.5-mile round trip from a parking area just off U.S. Route 89 within southwestern Page.
The entire ADA- accessible trail, including shade structures and a viewing area with railing opened January 2020. Much of the rim remains exposed, so watch your footing and keep track of children.
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Best Time to Visit:
The busiest times of the day are between 9:00am to 11:00am in the morning and 4:30pm to 6:30pm in the evening. If you enjoy fewer crowds, try scheduling your hike around these busy times. There is no overnight parking or camping allowed.
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GPS:
36°52’46.026″ N 111°30’38.034″ W
Cost:
Parking Fees
Horseshoe Bend itself is in the park, but the parking lot is on city land. The City of Page requires visitors to pay for parking at the Horseshoe Bend trailhead. National Park Service passes do not apply for the parking lot.
Horseshoe Bend Fees are as follows:
Motorcycle: $5
Car or RV: $10
Commercial Van/Bus: (Passenger Capacity up to 14) $35
Commercial Bus: (Passenger Capacity 15-35) $70
Commercial Bus: (Passenger Capacity over 35) $140
Entrance fees are based on the passenger capacity of the vehicle, not the number of passengers. There is absolutely no parking anywhere along Hwy 89, as this is a 65 mph highway, and vehicles will be ticketed and towed. The City of Page has passed an emergency ordinance prohibiting passenger drop-offs and pickups at the Horseshoe Bend entrance or along the Highway 89 corridor.
Hours:
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is open 24 hours per day, year-round.
Horseshoe Bend is open year-round from sunrise to sunset.
Location Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
PO Box 1507
Page, AZ 86040
Phone:
(928) 608-6200
Receptionist available at Glen Canyon Headquarters from 7 am to 4 pm MST, Monday through Friday. The phone is not monitored when the building is closed.
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Fairbank Ghost Town
Fairbank is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, next to the San Pedro River. First settled in 1881, Fairbank was the closest rail stop to nearby Tombstone, which made it an important location in the development of southeastern Arizona. The town was named for Chicago investor Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank who partially financed the railroad, and was the founder of the Grand Central Mining Company, which had an interest in the silver mines in Tombstone. Today Fairbank is located within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
By the mid-1970s Fairbank was all but deserted. The final remaining residents left when the buildings were deemed unsafe. After that, the post office closed, and the side roads became overgrown and largely impassable. Some years later, in 1986, the former Mexican Land Grant was acquired by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the town was incorporated into the San Pedro Riparian NCA as the “Fairbank Historic Townsite”. What remains of the town of Fairbank is now open to the public. The remaining structures include:
A commercial building, an adobe structure that used to house the general store, the post office, and the saloon. The structure has been stabilized by the BLM.
The Montezuma Hotel, which was built in 1889 to the south of the Commercial Building. The hotel was torn down to make way for highway construction, and only portions of its foundation remain.
A small wooden house, built in 1885, in a style common in the 1880s.
The schoolhouse, built of gypsum block manufactured in nearby Douglas, AZ, was constructed in 1920, and was a functioning school through the 1930s.
A larger wooden house, built in 1925.
A stable and an outhouse, which were built in the early 1940s as part of a Works Progress Administration project based in Fairbank.
A railroad bridge, northwest of the townsite along the San Pedro River, built in 1927.
A railroad platform, west of the townsite, along the former railroad line
In March 2007, the BLM restoration of the schoolhouse was completed, and the structure was opened to the public as a museum and information center for Fairbank.
Where it is:
10 miles west of Tombstone.
Directions to Fairbank Arizona
FROM INTERSTATE 10:
Go South from Interstate 10 in Benson, onto Hwy. 80 – toward Tombstone AZ
Just before you arrive to the town of Tombstone, you’ll see the junction for Hwy. 82
Turn right, which means heading West on Hwy. 82
From there it’s not quite 6 miles on the right. Plenty of parking.
FROM TOMBSTONE:
Take Hwy. 80 North, out of town toward Benson
Just after exiting the city limits – at the top of the hill, you’ll see the junction for Hwy. 82
Turn left, which means heading West on Hwy. 82
From there it’s not quite 6 miles on the right. Plenty of parking.
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GPS:
31.72283, -110.186229
Cost:
Today the area is open for the public to enjoy. Take a self-guided tour around what was once a thriving boom-town of the wild west! Be on the look-out for historic points of interest . . . But note: It is illegal to remove any historic (older than 50 years) artifacts from public lands.
Hours:
The grounds and trails are always open. Hours of the buildings being open to public is unknown. When I visited everything was locked up.
Facilities:
Unknown
Location Contact Information:
PHONE: (520) 258-7200
ADDRESS:
San Pedro Project Office
4070 S. Avenida Saracino
Hereford, AZ 85615
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Erie Street Lowell Arizona
With an aesthetic that can only be described as “vintage,” the signage, storefronts, (non-functioning) gas pumps and a lot of the cars along this just-under-a-quarter-mile road date from 1940s, ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. It’s a carefully cultivated look this small community has crafted in recent years to ensure that Lowell stands out next to the equally colorful Bisbee.
The small town of Lowell Arizona was once a thriving community with an active main street and a very active mining operation. As the mining grew the town was literally swallowed by the expansion of the mine. What was left was about 1000 foot long section of the main street. While Lowell has always been a one-street town, most of the surrounding communities were eventually razed as the open-pit Lavender Mine went into operation in the mid-1950s, leaving Erie Street a lone throwback to an earlier time.
According to the Bisbee Mining and History Museum, 19th century mine workers and their families established small clusters and communities to be close to their work in the era before cars. Lowell came from this tradition, with Erie Street being established as a business and social center near the Lowell and Hoasten Mines. Lowell was incorporated around the same time as Bisbee in the early 1900s and received an official post office in 1904. However, even then the “town” was Erie Street and two back alleyways, much as it is today.
The development of the Lavender Pit involved the area occupied by Lowell and other small suburbs. More than 250 homes and 20 businesses needed to be moved. Residents were offered the option of either receiving the market value for their home, which would then be demolished, or the company would pay to have the structures moved to a new site.
The Lowell district in Bisbee, Arizona used to be a thriving mining town that boasted a vibrant main street filled with a Five & Dime, auto dealerships, full service gas stations, a barbershop, bakery and a pharmacy. Over the years, following the closing of the mine in 1974, the town was slowly displaced, leaving behind Erie Street – a slice of Americana that appears to be frozen in time, reflecting a unique period in America’s history. The team behind the Lowell Americana Project, themselves vintage Americana enthusiasts, set about preserving and revitalizing Erie Street in Lowell, in the process creating an extraordinary public art project that celebrates the arts, their community, and American culture.
The Lowell Americana Project has garnered national and international media attention and praise for the project’s cultural preservation efforts, making this unique location one of the most photographed streets in the West. Erie Street in Lowell has been featured in an array of productions, from films to music videos, by artists such as Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, and Steven King, among many others.
Where it is:
Turn off State Route 80 just before its junction with State Route 92 on the south end of Bisbee Arizona.
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GPS:
31°25’52.902″ N 109°53’41.796″ W
Cost:
There is no cost to visit Erie Street in Lowell Arizona.
Hours:
The location is accessible 24 hours a day.
Facilities:
A few of the business are open but most of the stores on the street are closed. All facilities are available in the neighboring town of Bisbee.
Location Contact Information:
Lowell is now incorporated in Bisbee Arizona.
https://www.discoverbisbee.com/
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Chloride is a mining ghost town, but it never completely died, and therefor has the old abandoned buildings and mining equipment, not having completely died it also has restaurants, gift shops, a silversmith, art gallery’s and more. At one time chloride had over 72 mines operating. Many of the old shafts, tunnels and tailings are still there but explore at your own risk.
One of the better known attractions in Chloride are murals painted by Roy Purcell.
Gunfights are held on Saturdays at high noon in Cyanide Springs an old west backdrop in the heart of Chloride.
Chloride is home to a very large collection of “Yard Art”, some people may call it junk.
What to Photograph:
The town itself, the old bank, old train station, jail, Cyanide Springs, murals, mines, and mine shafts. There are lots of trails for hiking, biking, off road riding, and horseback riding. Above the town are two BLM campgrounds: Windy Point and Packsaddle. From this vantage point a person can see land in four different states: Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. The view is absolutely spectacular.
Cost:
No fee for the area, but most of the land is private property, please respect the landowners rights.
Best Time to Visit:
Anytime
Where it is:
Chloride is located about two hours east of Las Vegas NV
Directions:
Between Kingman, AZ and Boulder City, NV, just a few miles off the major highway US 93, main corridor from Mexico to Canada. Turn east at mile post marker 53, onto Mohave County Rte 125 and drive 4 miles to Chloride.
GPS:
N 35 25.056 w 114 16,434
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Links:
Roy Purcell GalleryChloride History
Local Contact Information:
Chloride Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 268 Chloride, AZ 86431
(928) 565-2204
Tips for the Photographer
Equipment:
You can use a variety of equipment with all of the different things that there are to photograph. You will most certainly want to bring a polarizing filter.
Photography Tips:
Chloride is located in the desert, that means lots of sunshine (about 350 days a year) making for high contrast during the day. Shooting in the early morning or late evening will give better light.This is a great place to do HDR photography.
Cyanide Springs, where gunfights are held on Saturday at “High Noon”
Murals outside of Chloride originally conceived and painted by Roy Purcell in 1996-1997 and then restored May 27-June 2 2006 by Roy Purcell and artists under his direction. The Murals rise to a height of 30 feet and cover approximately 2000 square feet. The murals are located up a very rough and steep dirt road, about a mile and a half from Chloride. They are easy to find, just drive through Chloride and follow the signs.
There is plenty to photograph in the desert including cactus and and desert wildlife.
Chloride Photo Gallery
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Castle Dome City Ghost Town
Castle Dome Landing, Arizona (also Castle Dome City) is a ghost town in the Castle Dome Mountains of Yuma County in the U.S. state of Arizona. It was first settled as a transport depot and mining camp around 1863 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Castle Dome City was once bigger than Yuma. Some of the mines had everything left in them and were just like they quit working yesterday and provided the source most of the artifacts in town.
The remains of Castle Dome Landing, once on the banks of the Colorado River, are now submerged beneath the Imperial Dam reservoir in Martinez Lake. The property that was previously Castle Dome town and mining camp was purchased in 1994 by Allen and Stephanie Armstrong, and turned into the Castle Dome Museum. The museum site houses over 50 restored and recreated buildings — seven original to the town, and the rest are period representations built mostly from locally scavenged materials. Each building, among them a saloon, a hotel, a mill, and a blacksmith, is staged to look like it might have looked in the town’s heyday, some 100 years ago.
Where it is:
DIRECTIONS:
North from Highway 95; Turn at mile marker 55 and then go 3 miles on paved road, then head straight for another 7 on a gravel road. Go straight and you will arrive at Castle Dome Mine Museum.
Maps:
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GPS:
33°2’44.904″ N 114°10’41.652″ W
Cost:
Entrance Fees:
Prices: Adults $15.00 ages 12 , Children $7.00 ages 7 – 11, Children 6 and under are free.
Hours:
April 30 through September you will need to call for hours.
October 14th through April 30th we are open 7 days a week.
Facilities:
There are restrooms on location, there is no food or lodging available.
Location Contact Information:
Castle Dome Museum
Castle Dome Mine Rd., Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone 928 920-3062
Email castledomemuseum01@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 27550 East County 15Th Street North Sr 4, Yuma, AZ 85365 (this is not located at the Museum)
Castle Dome City Ghost Town Photo Gallery
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Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
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For nearly 5,000 years, people have used the towering sandstone walls of Canyon de Chelly as a place for campsites, shelters, and permanent homes. Managed through a partnership between the National Park Service and the Navajo Nation and located on Navaho Trust Land, Canyon de Chelly (pronounced d’SHAY) National Monument represents one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America. The National Monument preserves the remains and cultural resources of various American Indian groups that have lived within the canyon’s walls throughout history. The sites, cliff dwellings, and images on cliff walls, as well as the living community of Navajo people within Canyon de Chelly today, contribute to our understanding of American Indian cultural heritage in the United States.
Enjoy a tour into the canyon by vehicle, horseback or hiking. Private companies registered with the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department (NPRD) are authorized to provide canyon tours in the park. Please contact the companies directly for prices, reservations and availability. Reservations are recommended from March to October. Use of private vehicles, ATV’s, UTV’s or motorbikes for tours are not permitted.
What to Photograph
There are many things to photograph here, from the top of the canyon are fantastic views of the canyon and ruins below. Spider Rock, is a sandstone spire that rises 750 feet (229 m) from the canyon floor at the junction of Canyon de Chelly and Monument Canyon. You can also take a Navajo tour down into the canyon for an entirely different perspective.
Where it is:
The recommended route to the park is from Highway 191 in Chinle then turning east on Route 7. The park entrance and Welcome Center is less than 3 miles from Highway 191.
An alternative is entering the park from the east via Route 64 from Tsaile, AZ. There are 3 overlooks to stop at along Route 64 before getting to the Welcome Center.
DO NOT use Route 7 from the EAST to enter the park. This road is unpaved and unmaintained between Sawmill and the Spider Rock turnoff. Using this road may lead to being lost and stranded without cell phone signal.
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GPS:
36°9’10.554″ N 109°32’20.724″ W
Cost:
There is no entrance fee for the park.
CANYON TOURS: Local private companies offer canyon tours along the canyon floor by hiking, horseback or vehicle. Tour operators must be contacted directly for rates and reservations. For a current listing of operators, contact the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department at 928-674-2106.
Hours:
The North and South Rim Drives, all ten overlooks and the White House Trail remain open all year. The roads are paved and accessible by vehicle (4-wheel drive is not required). The White House Trail starts from the White House Overlook on the South Rim.
The Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. During severe weather, the Visitor Center may open at a later time or be closed for the day.
Facilities:
CAMPING: Fee required. Camp at the Cottonwood Campground with sites available first-come, first-serve. No showers or hookups. Call Navajo Parks and Recreation Department at 928-674-2106 for details.
Location Contact Information:
Superintendent
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
P.O. Box 588
3 miles E of HWY 191 on Rt 7
Chinle, AZ 86503
(928)674-5500
(928)674-5507 FAX
Canyon de Chelly National Monument Photo Gallery
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Antelope Canyon is one of the must visit locations for photographers. Yes it is one of the most photographed canyons in the United States, but there is a good reason for that. Antelope Canyon is absolutely a gorgeous place for photography.
Antelope Canyon is at once one of the most breathtaking and tranquil places on earth. Gently carved from the Navajo sandstone over the course of countless millenniums, the slot canyons are majestic and narrow passages, just enough space for a small group to walk the sandy floor – and for the occasional shafts of sunlight to shine down from above.
To older Navajos, entering a place like Antelope Canyon was like entering a cathedral. They would probably pause before going in, to be in the right from of mind and prepare the protection and respect. This would also allow them to leave with an uplifted feeling of what Mother Nature has to offer, and to be in harmony with something greater than themselves. It was (and is) a spiritual experience.
Upper Antelope Canyon – Page Arizona
Cost:
Fees vary with the tour provider that you choose and the length of the tour. A regular tour will run around $30.00, most of the photo tours will run around $50.00 per person.
Best Time to Visit:
The best time of the year to visit is in the spring or fall when there are fewer tourists. One of the biggest obstacles of photographing the canyon is to not have people walking through your shot.
Where it is:
Just outside of Page Arizona a small town located on the southern shores of Lake Powell.
Directions:
Most of the tours will leave from the tour offices located in Page, where they will provide transportation to the canyon. You can also drive to the Entrance Station from March to October, located on Hwy 98 4 miles east of Page Arizona.
Map:
Links:
ANTELOPE CANYON-LAKE POWELL NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK
Antelope Canyon Tours
Page and Lake Powell Tourism
Geology Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and secondarily due to other sub-aerial processes. Rainwater, especially during monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Over time the passageways are eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard edges in such a way as to form characteristic ‘flowing’ shapes in the rock.Flooding in the canyon still occurs. A flood occurred on October 30, 2006 that lasted 36 hours, and caused the Tribal Park Authorities to close Lower Antelope Canyon for five months.
GPSCoordinates 36° 51′ 28″ N, 111° 22′ 20″ W
Decimal 36.857778, -111.372222
Tips for the Photographer
Equipment: It is very low light conditions when shooting in the canyon, you will absolutely need a good tripod and use a cable release or self timer. A wide angle lens is needed to shoot inside the canyon since it twists and turns and you cannot back away to get the shot.Bring plenty of extra batteries, long exposures will drain batteries faster.
What to Photograph:
The magnificent sandstone shapes, with the light and shadows working in the canyon to create a wonderland full of fantastic color.
Photography Tips:
Shoot using available light, do not use a flash (doing so will wipe out all of the fantastic color and shadows and make for a very flat boring image of rocks) Exposure times will be in seconds in many parts of the canyon. Use a small aperture for depth of field and a low ISO for a good sharp image. If you are shooting digital, use the LCD and the histogram to check exposure, the histogram will show if you are totally under or over exposing areas in the scene. Do not shoot up into the sky through the top of the canyon.This is one of the exceptions to shooting in the golden hour, the best time of day is actually when the sun is directly overhead, and not overcast. At around noon you can shoot shafts of light coming down into the canyon. Be sure to throw a little dust into the air to make the light beam show up well.
Notes
There is no hiking or climbing involved, only easy walking on the Canyon floor which is level for the most part.
Photographic Tour
Antelope Canyon is only open through a tour operator authorized by the Navaho Nation.
Antelope Canyon Photo Gallery
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If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
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Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]Read more...
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