Trip details · Navajo Loop & Queens Garden
Navajo Loop & Queens Garden packing checklist
The park's most-recommended first hike: down among the hoodoos at Sunrise Point and back up the Navajo switchbacks.
Trip details
- Distance
- 2.9 mi loop
- Elevation gain
- 625 ft
- Time
- 2–3 hours
- Best season
- Summer mornings; traction in winter (our pick)
Packing list
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Nalgene Tritan Wide Mouth 32 oz
$17.99 on Amazon
Fill up at Sunset Point. There's none in the canyon.
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Sunday Afternoons Adventure Hat (UPF 50+)
$54.00 on Amazon
Thin air at 8,000 ft means fast sunburn.
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Columbia Men's Steens Mountain 2.0 Fleece
$45.50 on Amazon
Rim mornings are cold even in July.
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Leatherman Sidekick Multi-Tool
$69.95 on Amazon
For small fixes on a road trip.
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