Mexican Hat is easily accessible from Highway 163 and is a popular spot for rock climbers and tourists visiting nearby ...

Nature has a way of crafting the most awe-inspiring masterpieces, and some of its finest works are etched in stone. From towering monoliths that defy gravity to surreal landscapes that look like ...

To safeguard this extraordinary formation, the BLM admits ... Buckskin Gulch on the west side of the monument, from a trailhead just off House Rock Valley Road. On the low hills around me lay ...

Monument Valley is within the Navajo Nation ... a telephoto stretching to 300-400mm can also be for isolating specific rock ...

Whatever draws you to Arizona, these tours – determined by U.S. News to be the best available thanks to traveler input and expert opinion – have something for you. If you're eager to see the ...

The most popular hiking trail is the 0.6-mile 'Iao Needle Lookout Trail and Ethnobotanical Loop, a paved walkway that leads straight to the iconic rock formation and through a botanical garden.

California's national parks have countless activities, so we've compiled a list of the best thing to do in each.

“It was the stillness that opened my eyes to the beauty of the place,” says Janet Ibbotson, a poet and artist who swapped ...

Closed since last August for slope stabilization and infrastructure improvements, Iao Valley State Monument on Maui ... is famous for the Iao Needle, a rock formation that shoots up 1,200 feet ...