The main activity at the monument is ranger led walks to two Anasazi ruins. They are not wheelchair accessible due to the terrain of the trails leading down and the construction of the ruins but with some help it’s possible to follow a trail a short way out on the slick rock for some good views of the canyon and it may be possible to follow it all the way to a view of one of the ruins. The trail sign is confusing and we didn’t realize that it was only 1 mile round trip and we stopped when it started heading down hill. Update 11/2018 - we tried this trail and found that it is too steep. A fancy electric wheelchair is available to borrow free of charge but I did not try it. The other two trails trails are narrow, sandy, and not accessible.
The visitor center is completely accessible with automatic doors, easily viewed displays, and a roomy theater. The campground has one site that is designated as handicapped. It has multiple problems – the parking pad is not level, there isn’t a paved path to the table and the bathroom door is hard to open especially from the inside. Update 11/2018 - the campground appears to have been improved and all of the parking pads paved. We did not check to see if any sites are designated as accessible but it looks like there is now a paved path to the restroom. There's also a paved path from the campground to the visitor center.
The road to the monument and the parking lot at the visitor center are suitable for any size of RV but the length for RVs in the campground is limited to 28’. Navaho Monument
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