Four Corners Monument is a Navajo Tribal Park where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet, in the far northeast corner of the state. Hours, the fee question, the time zone, the survey behind the marker, and the stops along the way, from the Navajo Nation, the National Park Service and the National Geodetic Survey.
1 Four Corners · 2 Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park · 3 Navajo National Monument. Pin 1 is where the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 TIGER boundaries for Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet, since the Navajo Nation publishes no coordinates for the monument; 2 is Navajo Nation Parks'; 3 is the National Park Service's. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation calls it the only place in the United States where four states intersect at one point.
About 299 miles in a straight line from Phoenix City Hall, and 293 from Mesa City Hall, measured to the point where the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 state boundaries meet, 36.99898 N, 109.04517 W. The road distance is longer, and no agency publishes it. Plan it as a long day or an overnight.
It is Four Corners Monument Navajo Tribal Park, run by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation. The site is at Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation.
Yes, as the National Geodetic Survey puts it. The monument marks the corner Chandler Robbins surveyed in 1875, and once a survey monument is set and accepted, the monument controls. The theoretical line is about 1,800 feet or less away, to the west, and the widely repeated 2.5-mile figure is wrong.
The Navajo Nation's parks site does not post a Four Corners fee. In July 2023 the Navajo Nation Office of the President reported that the parks office collects $8 from each person. Entry and permits are sold through the parks department's FareHarbor page.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 1 to March 27, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from March 28 to April 30, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from May 1 to May 22, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from May 23 to August 14, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from August 15 to September 30. The office and vendors keep 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
No. The monument closes at 5 p.m. from October through late March and no later than 8 p.m. in midsummer. It is closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Navajo Nation Family Day, Christmas and other Navajo Nation holidays.
The Navajo Nation observes daylight saving time, unlike most of Arizona, so from March to November the monument runs an hour ahead of Phoenix. The rest of the year it matches Arizona time.
No. Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation prohibits drones at the monument and says they will be confiscated. Commercial photography or video needs a permit.
Yes. A new restroom complex opened on August 4, 2026, the Navajo Nation Office of the President reported. Water reached the monument in 2016 and power in 2023.
Navajo vendors sell handmade jewelry and traditional food on site, and a trading post about 6.5 miles away sells groceries and gas. Monument Valley, Navajo National Monument, Canyon de Chelly, Mesa Verde and Hovenweep are all in the region.
$10 per person per day at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, which does not accept the National Park pass. The 17-mile scenic drive runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in winter, with last entry at 2:30 p.m.
Yes. Navajo National Monument charges no entrance or camping fee. The visitor center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, year-round except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
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Checked 27 October 2026. Hours, closures, vendors, phone and the marker's description: Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation, Four Corners Monument; permits and drones: permits page; rules: rules and regulations. The 2023 fee figure, the new restrooms and the time zone: Navajo Nation Office of the President (July 2023, August 2026, March 2026). The survey and the right-place question: National Geodetic Survey. US 160 history and road work: ADOT. Nearby parks: Navajo Nation Parks (Monument Valley) and the National Park Service (Navajo National Monument, Canyon de Chelly, Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, Wupatki). Left off: a current Four Corners fee (not posted), the monument's own coordinates, elevation and driving distance (not published; the map pin and straight-line miles use the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 TIGER state boundaries), the marker's install dates (the Navajo Nation, ADOT and the NGS give different years), and Monument Valley's vehicle fee (its two pages differ). Photo: the Four Corners Monument plaza, Carol M. Highsmith, between 1980 and 2006 (public domain, Library of Congress). The questions answered are ones people search on Google, each answered only from the pages above.