A day out from Tonalea: Navajo National Monument, 25 mi away
Yearly visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area number about 3.7M. The town has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 40 miles. They include a national monument and a national recreation area. Travel 51 mi and you reach Lake Powell.
Lake Powell
Reservoir Utah and Arizona in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
Furthest out is Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, at 38 mi.
Orange: Tonalea. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
All 11 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Grand Canyon National Park
National park in Coconino and Mohave counties in Arizona, United States.
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4Glen Canyon Dam
Dam on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
5Rainbow Bridge National Monument
National monument in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
6Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
National monument Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
7Navajo National Monument
National monument in northern Arizona, USA.
8Wupatki National Monument
U.S. National Monument located in north-central Arizona.
9Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Recreation area in Utah and Arizona in the United States.
10Desert View Watchtower
70-foot (21 m)-high stone building located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
11Marble Canyon
Section of the Colorado River canyon from Lee's Ferry to the confluence with the Little Colorado River.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Lake Powell: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Grand Canyon National Park: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, CC BY 3.0 · Antelope Canyon: Lucas Löffler, Public domain · Glen Canyon Dam: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rainbow Bridge National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: Lobineau, CC BY 2.5 · Navajo National Monument: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Wupatki National Monument: SeanMD80 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: User:Moondigger, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Desert View Watchtower: Mav at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marble Canyon: Busterfreak at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
