Misty Fjords National Monument
Granite fjords, waterfalls and rainforest east of Ketchikan, Alaska, reached only by floatplane or boat, with cabins and sea kayak routes.
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Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
A million roadless-feeling acres on the Arizona Strip above the western Grand Canyon, with no paved roads, no services and total solitude.
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
The Wave, Coyote Buttes and the Paria Canyon backpacking route in northern Arizona, with condors on the cliffs above.
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Cone-shaped tent rocks and a narrow slot canyon between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, with a steep climb to a mesa-top view.
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Petroglyph National Monument
More than 20,000 petroglyphs on Albuquerque’s West Mesa, with short canyon trails and quiet walks among the volcanoes.
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Arizona’s youngest volcano, a thousand-year-old cinder cone north of Flagstaff, with easy lava-flow trails and a loop drive to Wupatki.
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Oregon’s striped Painted Hills and blue-green fossil badlands, with short trails spread across three units.
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Lava Beds National Monument
More than 800 lava tube caves in far northern California, from a lit, paved cave for families to tight crawls for experienced cavers.
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Natural Bridges National Monument
Three giant stone bridges in southeastern Utah’s canyons, with a loop drive, short steep trails and the first International Dark Sky Park.
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Chiricahua National Monument
Thousands of rhyolite pinnacles and balanced rocks in southeastern Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains, with easy loops and a full-day trail.
