navajo point, lipin point

Arizona Route 64 West takes you along the southern rim of the canyon with two nearby overlooks, Navajo and Lipin, each with their own features and stories.

Navajo Point is the first stop west from the Watchtower, with views of the Colorado River and Tribal Land further northeast.

Several tribes still live in and around the canyon, honoring their ancient connection to this place. Their history was not recorded in books, but lives in their traditions and oral accounts. Their ties to Grand Canyon are born of intimate knowledge and wisdom gained over thousands of years.

Lipan Point showcases some of the most expansive views along the South Rim, as well as the longest perspective of the Colorado River. It also hosted terraforming and farming in the Unkar Delta.

Beans, squash, and cotton grew between scattered houses and storage buildings in Unkar Delta's carefully tended and terraced fields. The ancestral Puebloans knew this land well.

With the correct guidance and charts, it’s illuminating to track along the river and see where others inhabit, manage, and have lived on the land. It’s never belonged to any group, rather passed through time from one to the next.