| Grand Canyon Parashant Canyon National Monument | | | | through dense brush or rugged terrain. Grand Canyon |
| is not as well known as it's bigger sister next door. On | | | | Parashant provides a sense of solitude to those who |
| January 11, 2000, President Bill Clinton established the | | | | trek into its isolated areas. Located on the edge of the |
| 1.1-million-acre Monument. This vast monument protects | | | | Grand Canyon, the Monument's expansive landscape |
| much of the Shivwits Plateau. The Shivwits is | | | | showcases both natural and cultural history. |
| ecologically unique because it's where the Sonoran, | | | | Of the points of interest in the Monument, here are the |
| Great Basin, and Mojave Deserts intersect. This region | | | | ones that the Bureau of Land Management point out: |
| is a wildlife habitat for several endangered or | | | | -Virgin River Gorge Campground |
| threatened species. California condors, desert tortoises, | | | | -Condor Release Viewing Site |
| willow flycatchers, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn | | | | -Pakoon Springs |
| antelope call this area home. | | | | -Mt Trumbull Schoolhouse |
| This is a very remote and undeveloped Monument. | | | | -Sawmill Historic Site |
| Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is | | | | -Witch's Point |
| located in northwest Arizona, bordered by the | | | | -Uinkaret Pueblo |
| Colorado River and the Grand Canyon National Park | | | | -Nampaweap Petroglyph Site |
| to the south and east, Nevada and Lake Mead to the | | | | -Tuweep Ranger Station |
| west. Many people fly into Las Vegas as a Hub, and | | | | -Toroweap Campground |
| plan their visit from there. | | | | -Toroweap Overlook |
| The Monument information center is located in the | | | | -Tassi Spring |
| lobby of the BLM Office in St. George, Utah. The | | | | -Pearce Ferry Campground |
| address is 345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah, | | | | -Pearce Ferry |
| 84790. There you will find maps, field guides, books, | | | | To travel here, you must use caution, as it is off the |
| and other items. Staff members are available to | | | | beaten track. You must have the appropriate maps to |
| answer questions and provide safety information. | | | | find your way to and around the Monument. There are |
| If you decide to add this to your adventure tours, here | | | | entry roads from Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. Plan your |
| is the mileage from closest major cities: To Saint | | | | entrance point by your travel route. There are no |
| George from Las Vegas 118 miles, 190 km, From | | | | paved roads or visitor services within the Monument's |
| Phoenix 435 miles, 700 km, From Denver 631 miles, | | | | million-plus acres, so visitors need to be prepared by |
| 1015 km. | | | | traveling with an appropriate high-clearance vehicle |
| There are only two semi-maintained trails in the | | | | equipped with two full-sized spare tires. Some content |
| Monument - Mt. Trumbull and Mt. Dellenbaugh. All other | | | | provided by The National Park Service and AZ BLM. |
| hiking is on unmarked routes or requires bushwhacking | | | | |