Kayenta – Monument Valley Scenic Road Kayenta – Monument Valley Scenic Road
Kayenta – Monument Valley Scenic Road is a State Scenic Byway in Arizona. Within Arizona it covers roughly 23 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Kayenta – Monument Valley Scenic Road with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
US-163 runs north from Kayenta across the Navajo Nation toward the towering sandstone buttes and mesas of Monument Valley on the Utah line. The view of the road running dead-straight toward the buttes is among the most iconic images of the American West, instantly recognizable from films and the closing run of "Forrest Gump." The valley itself is a Navajo tribal park.
- Monument Valley buttes
- Navajo Nation
- US-163 straightaway
- "Forrest Gump" point
- red sandstone mesas
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.