Group: 24

(Western Utah, western Arizona)

This group has not been visited yet.

Most of the groups in the west have been shuffled and modified a few times since my original plans were drawn up in 2021. This group was no exception, and the current iteration of it runs distinctly north-south through Arizona and Utah.

Starting only a few miles from the Mexican border at Organ Pipe Cactus NM, I'll head north through 12 more sites in Arizona. Many sites preserve ancient settlements of the various peoples who lived in these lands 1,000 years ago. Other sites preserve sites of geological importance or simple beauty. Perhaps the best example of the latter is Grand Canyon National Park.

Crossing into Utah, the scenery continues with Glen Canyon NRA and Zion, Brice Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. The group concludes with a short trip into Nevada and Great Basin National Park.

Park units in this group

Click on any of the parks listed below to see the page specific to that park.

Park pages for unvisited sites include information about the unit and a link to the NPS website's page.

For sites that I have visited, the park page will have my comments about the site, photos and links to both the NPS official page and my blog entry for that park visit.

The interactive map to the right shows the location of each unit. You can zoom in and move around on the map. The rectangle icon in the top right will expand the map to full screen. Clicking on any unit in the map will open a small information window. The map and icons on it are based on the same information found in the Google Earth KML files, which you can download from the Home page.

• Bryce Canyon National Park    (Bryce Canyon, UT)
• Capitol Reef National Park    (Torrey, UT)
• Casa Grande Ruins National Monument    (Coolidge, AZ)
• Cedar Breaks National Monument    (Cedar City, UT)
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area    (Page, AZ)
• Grand Canyon National Park    (Grand Canyon, AZ)
• Great Basin National Park    (Baker, NV)
• Hohokam Pima National Monument    (Sun Lakes, AZ)
• Montezuma Castle National Monument    (Camp Verde, AZ)
• Navajo National Monument    (Black Mesa, AZ)
• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument    (Ajo, AZ)
• Pipe Spring National Monument    (Fredonia, AZ)
• Rainbow Bridge National Monument    (Rainbow Bridge, UT)
• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument    (Flagstaff, AZ)
• Tonto National Monument    (Roosevelt, AZ)
• Tuzigoot National Monument    (Clarkdale, AZ)
• Walnut Canyon National Monument    (Flagstaff, AZ)
• Wupatki National Monument    (Flagstaff, AZ)
• Zion National Park    (Springdale, UT)