Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument

The Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument is a beautiful, special place on the northern edge of the Grand Canyon in northwest Arizona. It was officially created on January 11, 2000, by a special announcement from the President. This area lets visitors explore amazing landscapes and learn about nature in a quiet, peaceful way.

This monument is a remote and wild area, managed by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management. It is very large, covering more than one million acres—bigger than the whole state of Rhode Island! The land rises from near Lake Mead up to tall mountains.

The area includes old ruins and special wild places called wilderness areas, such as the Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness, Mount Logan Wilderness, Mount Trumbull Wilderness, and part of the Paiute Wilderness. Explorers have even found interesting tiny creatures in caves here, showing how much there is still to discover in this wonderful place.