Sandal Trail and the rest
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Navajo National Monument Click for map. Navajo National Monument was formed to protect well preserved cliff dwelling ruins and prides itself on being a free monument. That's not just a lack of entrance fee. The camping is free. The tours are free. Water is available and its free. The items in the visitor center shop aren't free and donations are happily accepted, so there is still a way to support them in some little way. Unfortunately for me, there is also a season. The seasonal rangers have gone and the snow fall last night has put an end to tours until spring. The actual land of the monument is just a couple of quarter quarter sections and you can't actually step foot on it without a tour. With the tours shut down, the only hiking is a few short trails around the visitor center. There is a longer trail to get to the further portion of the monument, but that is closed to entry when there are no tours on. I had time, so I set off to hike every inch I am allowed to