We left Arizona on June 28th taking Highway 89 north and then Highway 160 across the Hopi and Navajo reservations. Our destination was the Four Corners Monument and the start of a Colorado tour at Cortez. The reservations were flat desolate desert, but there were ample gas stations along the way.
Four Corners Monument is located just off Highway 160 on the reservation and is managed by the Navajo tribe. It is not a national monument, so you will not have free access to the monument through your Golden Pass. It's just our opinion, but we didn't feel it was worth the $10 per person entrance fee. If you've seen an Internet picture of the plaque designating where the four states come together, you've seen what there is to see! We felt a bit ripped off in that it was very much a commercial venture. All the doors you see along the back of the buildings go into marketing booths for selling ones wares!
This sign is at the entrance to the pavilion. I just thought it was interesting.
These are the sales booths that surround the four corners plaque. Most were empty the day we were there.
This is the famous four corner plaque in the center of the pavilion. As you can see, there is a line of people waiting to take their pictures on it.
This is just another perspective, as we walked around the pavilion. There were openings between each section of the pavilion buildings, as you can see looking in the distance. I was disappointed that there weren't signs designating what state was being viewed. I thought that would be a nice touch, even though it was all desert. I guess I hoped there might be some slight difference to hang onto.
This is a picture in one of the directions, but I don't know what state!
This is a picture in another direction, but again not knowing what state! All in all the visit was very short, high priced and pretty disappointing.
