Walnut Canyon National Monument · AZ

Walnut Canyon National Monument is a national monument in Arizona, managed by the National Park Service.About Walnut Canyon National MonumentSince time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have lived and traveled throughout Walnut Canyon’s dynamic landscape. Vibrant communities built their homes in the cliffs and farmed along the canyon’s rim. Today the park preserves this landscape, and the ancestral homes in and around the canyon.Quick facts

Managed by: National Park Service

Designation: national monument

State: Arizona

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Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ