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Main Menu > Grand Canyon National Park > Also Nearby Canyon de Chelly National Monument Chinle, Arizona This Excursion Comes From ... National Geographic's Guide to the Lewis and Clark Trail For more National Geographic travel guides—from Europe to Antarctica and everywhere in between—visit National Geographic Books >> These spectacular red-rock canyons, spires, and mesas rival any natural site in the Southwest. The same is true of their cultural legacy: ancient Basketmaker pithouses, the remains of ancestral Puebloan dwellings on 1,000-foot [304.8-meter] cliffs, and the many reminders of the Navajo past and present. Navajo guides offer tours into the canyons; only the White House ruin may be visited without a guide. North and South Rim Drives have many scenic overlooks. 83,840 acres [33,928.8 hectares]. Facilities include 75 campsites, food services, hiking, horseback riding, jeep tour, scenic drives, handicapped access. Open all year. Off US 191, about 230 miles [370.2 kilometers] east of Grand Canyon NP. +1 520 674 5500. More Recommendations for Grand Canyon National Park