Trail Overview

Spectacular 17 mile route through iconic desert spires, buttes, and formations. Think Monument Valley that you can actually drive right next to the monuments and wild camp - for free. This route is not hard, but you MUST pay attention to weather - if it rains, it flashes very easily and you can be stuck in here for up to a week.

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Difficulty

Typically hard pack with some washes to cross. Nothing technical or hard and relatively flat. Pay attention to weather - if it's wet or going to rain, stay out unless you are prepared to stay in for up to a week.

History

Valley of the Gods is considered sacred by the Navajo - please be respectful.

Technical Rating

Jon S

May 30, 2026

Open

Great condition! Looks like it recently had gravel dumped on it, so it's another than I've seen before. Totally dry too. Even the creek crossing at the East entrance is dry

Ken Beckmann

May 22, 2026

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The trail was dry and dusty and very smooth. Started from the East entrance. Despite the holiday, still a few campsites available.

Holger Giese

May 15, 2026

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The trail is dry and dusty. All watercrossings are completely dry.

shane Smith

May 07, 2026

Open

This road is a must see and its FREE! Great for pictures and boon-dock camping near the Mexican Hat entrance side. Be sure to take the switchbacks up the box canyon after passing the Bed and Breakfast end. I saw several 5th wheels, trailers and even a Super C camped in the free campsites along the rd. Also saw several sedan type cars driving the road(must have been rental cars)😉

April Smith

Apr 24, 2026

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A beautiful 17 mile journey. Some people, but we didn’t think it was too busy.

Gerardo Quintero

Dec 21, 2025

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Kevin Poskin

Nov 06, 2025

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Nelson

Oct 22, 2025

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Dusty, not terrible tho. camped here and it rained overnight enough to settle the dust. Very quiet even tho there are other folks camping.

Hoang Ly

Aug 13, 2025

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Beau Cameron

Jun 05, 2025

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Alex P

May 31, 2025

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Fun trail. Saw a civic make it about halfway through. Wouldn’t recommend doing that but it gives you a sense of the difficulty here.

Nathan Moreng

May 20, 2025

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smattering of rv campers, vans, pickups using scattered camp locations. we are tenting. calm evening.

Harry & Shannon Xterra

May 18, 2025

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Easy riding, great views, and almost no water in the first entry wash from the highway.

Erik Loop

Apr 17, 2025

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A little busy for my taste but the views were worth it. Very easy road with tons of camping spots, very few with privacy however. Lots of RV's, camper vans and Subaru's. The wind was terrible and got red dirt into everything! I'll never get it all out. Still worth it. Stunning scenery.

Dan Binder

Apr 13, 2025

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