Grand Canyon to Monument Valley Drive (Best Stops + Route Options)

Planning the drive from Grand Canyon to Monument Valley?
In this video, we take you on the full journey — including the best stops along Desert View Drive, the stunning Desert View Watchtower, a surprising roadside stop at dinosaur footprints near Tuba City, plus an alternate route option via Page (Horseshoe Bend + Antelope Canyon) if you want to turn this into a bigger Southwest road trip adventure.

This is part of our Southwest USA Road Trip Series, where we’re travelling from Las Vegas → Grand Canyon → Monument Valley → Moab (Arches & Canyonlands) and beyond.

✅ What we cover in this video:
• Desert View Drive viewpoint stops (best rim road pull-offs)
• Desert View Watchtower (worth it?)
• The real drive time + what the road is like
• Dinosaur footprints stop near Tuba City (quick + fun)
• Alternate route via Page (Horseshoe Bend / Antelope Canyon)
• Arriving at Monument Valley (tease for the next episode)

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➡️ Monument Valley Loop Road + Forrest Gump View (next episode)

🗺️ Route Notes (Quick Planning Info)

Grand Canyon South Rim → Monument Valley: approx 3.5–4.5 hours driving (without stops)
Recommended: half day / full day if you want to enjoy the viewpoint stops properly.

📌 Helpful Links

Grand Canyon National Park: https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: https://navajonationparks.org/navajo-...

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00:00 Leaving the Grand Canyon (today’s plan)
00:56 Desert View Drive Rim Stops
02:21 Desert View Watchtower
02:56 What the Drive is Really Like
03:57 Dinosaur Footprints Stop (Tuba City)
04:27 Alternate Route via Page (Horseshoe Bend + Antelope Canyon)
05:17 First Views of Monument Valley
05:39 Next episode teaser


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