![]() ![]() If you only have a few hours to spare, your time is best spent driving the Valley Drive. Now, Monument Valley has been featured in a large number of popular movies, including Forrest Gump, National Lampoons Vacation, Mission: Impossible II, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the HBO series Westworld. It wasn’t until John Ford featured this landscape in his well-known films (including Stagecoach and Rio Grande) that Monument Valley began to experience some popularity. The only ones who really aware of the beauty of this place were the Navajo Indians who lived on the land. Until the 1930’s, Monument Valley was an obscure, seldom visited location. Most of the area that is visited by tourists is called the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. ![]() It is not officially a National Park since it sits within the Navajo Nation Reservation. Located on the Utah-Arizona border, Monument Valley is part of the Colorado Plateau. How Much Time do You Need in Monument Valley?. ![]()
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