Absolutely worth your investment to make this stop. The short access walk is not difficult and there are hand railings. There is wheelchair access to one of the overlooks. Here there are stunning views of the upper canyon and one major prehistoric site. This upper canyon is the location of the steepest sides (many about 1000 ft. in height. I have no photos better than those already posted.
If you are leaving the Chinle area and visiting the North canyon overlooks, I strongly recommend that you travel north to Lukchukai and then take Navajo Rt. 13 northeast toward Red Valley. The right turn is not well marked.
Rt. 13 will eventually take you toward Shiprock NM over the most beautiful road imaginable. It leads through huge sandstone rocks up, up into a high elevation forest and then down past the famous...
   Read moreAwesome place, amazing views. Some have a good trail, which you can get to a special vista point and are able to take really nice pictures. A must-see, you can definitely make out the sediment layers with different colors and densities. Some are eroding away a bit gate than others, which makes the sediments really stand out and look amazing. Very windy, and the local animals are amazing, hard to spot at times, but they...
   Read moreLarge caves appear to have had some significant structures over time. On the cliff in a beautiful valley with sandstone carved by wind and water. Very...
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