Monument Valley Entrance Fee, Hours and Passes

Entry to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park costs $10 a person in 2026, paid at the gate or online through Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation, and the America the Beautiful national park pass is not accepted. The fee covers the visitor center and the 17-mile Valley Drive. Guided tours are priced separately, and most of them do not include the entry fee.

What the fee covers, and what it does not

The park is run by the Navajo Nation, not the National Park Service, which is why federal passes do not work here. Navajo Nation Parks raised fees at all its parks on 1 January 2026, and its Monument Valley entry page lists $10 a person in October 2026. The fee is per person, not per car, so a family of four pays $40.

A few 2026 travel reports also mention a separate per-vehicle charge for driving the loop. The park’s own fee page did not list one in October 2026, so bring a card and budget a little extra in case it applies on your date.

The fee does not include:

• A guided tour. The Monument Valley tours on GetYourGuide list the park entry as an extra, for example the Backcountry Jeep Tour and the full-day tour with Mystery Valley.
• Hiking or camping permits. The Wildcat Trail is open with your entry; other hiking and all camping need a backcountry permit from the visitor center.
• Commercial photography, filming or weddings, which need a special-use permit.

Drones are banned across the Navajo Nation, and so are dogs at the tribal parks.

Opening hours by season

The park publishes three sets of hours. The time that matters most is the last entry to the Valley Drive, which is much earlier than closing:

Hours as published by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation, checked October 2026. The park closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, and roads can close in bad weather.

Those times are Navajo Nation time. The Navajo Nation keeps daylight saving time and the rest of Arizona does not, so from March to early November the park is an hour ahead of Page, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon. Coming from there, an afternoon arrival that looks safe on Arizona time can miss the last entry.

How long a visit takes

The Valley Drive takes most people two to three hours with stops. A guided tour runs from 1.5 hours to a full seven-hour day with Mystery Valley, and sunset and sunrise departures run about three hours. In summer, allow time for the gate as well: the operators warn that the line can take 25 minutes from May to October.

If you want to see the backcountry arches, which the entry fee alone does not reach, the self-drive guide explains what each kind of tour adds.

The calendar below is for the Backcountry Jeep Tour with Navajo Guide, the most booked tour in the valley, from $68 a person (checked October 2026) with the park entry paid at the gate: