Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly Monument, Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona, United States of America. (File photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) ...

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced "de Shay," after the Navajo word Tséyi) is about 45 miles long. The canyon, entered at Chinle, Arizona, along with Canyon del Muerto form a complex of 84,000 acres ...

Complete Guide to Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona, including things to do, history, nearby lodging and cam ...

The monument is more than 80,000 acres large and boasts a sandstone spire that towers hundreds of feet in the air, known as Spider Rock. More than 300,000 people visited Canyon de Chelly in 2023 ...

The monument is more than 80,000 acres large and boasts a sandstone spire that towers hundreds of feet in the air, known as Spider Rock. More than 300,000 people visited Canyon de Chelly in 2023 ...

The canyon's history covers five peoples, starting with the Archaic, then the Basketmakers in 200 B.C., the Anasazi in 750, the Hopi in 1300 and the Navajo since 1700.

Canyon de Chelly is located almost 200 miles northeast of Flagstaff. Admission is free, and visitors are welcome year-round. Accommodations include Thunderbird Lodge and a campground in the monument.

For a deeper dive, a guided tour can get you close to some of the 2,500 other archaeological sites in the canyon, and even to the base of iconic 830-foot Spider Rock, named after the Spider Woman ...

This majestic canyon is lined with towering red sandstones. But the physical landscape is only part of the draw. Canyon de Chelly, replete with thousands of ruins, carvings and paintings on stone ...

Canyon De Chelly National Monument Three and a half hours east of the world-famous Grand Canyon, a majestic but much lesser-known canyon offers a more solitary Southwestern experience on colorful ...

It’s known for its soaring sandstone cliffs and 800-foot (244-meter) high Spider Rock spire. Prehistoric rock art is found throughout the area, which has been home to Native Americans for millennia.