Antelope Canyon

Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona is one of the most visited places in the state due to its "slot" canyon style. The canyon is on Navajo land, where rocks formed a slot separating the canyon walls. The Photogenic Slot Canyon is in upper Antelope Canyon. It is also called the Crack. In Lower Antelope Canyon there is the Corkscrew. Page, Arizona is in the north central section of the state near a river, which helped form the canyon walls millions of years ago.

The canyon walls are unlike other canyons because water, over time, smoothed out the ragged edges. Visitors can also see different color sandy rock denoting different periods of time in their formation. Since 1997, a permit has been needed to get onto the Navajo land for photographing the canyon. These permits are offered as a way to sponsor tourism for the Navajo Nation. Visitors can walk inside the canyon as well as climb up to the top. There are metal stairs leading all the way up. From the top of the canyon photographs can be taken looking down, as well as of the nearby city of Page. Flash floods have been known to rip through the canyon during monsoon season.