What Is Rainbow Bridge National Monument?
This small monument protects the world’s largest natural rock span!
What Makes It Beautiful?
Rainbow Bridge is truly set up to be a centerpiece with a trail encircling it, which keeps the mystery of its forbidden underside intact! After strolling up a trail among towering sandstone cliffs and a lush hanging garden, visitors get half a mile of different views of this sacred place, veiled by rock, backed by Naatsisʼáán, (Navajo Mountain), or standing on its own like a gargantuan portal to different dimensions!
To some Diné, who call this Tsé Naní’áhígíí, this bridge is made up of two embracing Rainbow People, turned to stone, and the surrounding canyon is home to the Rock People, who repeat the voices of intruders, which we now call echoes! To the Snake Clan of the Hopi, who call this Nanivokuuwi, ancestors in snake skin bags hung from a rainbow that swiveled around and dropped them where they needed to make new homes! Even today, there’s a mythical feeling to this place that, if you can get away from the crowds for a minute, is really amplified by that marvelous desert quiet!
How Can I #HelpTheHelpers?
- Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
- Volunteer at Rainbow Bridge National Monument!
- Donate to Rainbow Bridge National Monument!
- Be a responsible visitor! Remember the old adages: Pack out what you pack in! Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints!
How Do I Get There?
Wahweap Marina:
- 100 Lake Shore Dr
Page, AZ 86040
Rainbow Bridge:
When Should I Visit the Park?
There are no set hours for this monument, but you’ll have to either take a boat to get here or get a backcountry permit from the Navajo Nation to hike here!
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