The Top 11 Natural Monuments in San Juan County
San Juan County’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 11
beautiful natural monuments in San Juan County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in San Juan County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 12, 2025
These rock formations feel like they have been transported straight out of mythology. The eggs are concretions, which are small boulders that have been eroded into spherical shapes. Hundreds of the strange features lie across the Bisti Badlands area.
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The Chaco Canyon site is a marvel. Here is preserved a set of cities and great houses of the Anasazi culture quite remarkable. This site is in danger because it …
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Here you will find some of the smallest hoodoos in the United States, some standing only one foot tall. The area also is home to some very strangely shaped rocks, including the famous "Alien Woman" landmark.
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The Stone Wings, or Bisti Wings, are the most iconic and photographed landmark in De-Na-Zin Wilderness. The beautiful stone structures are found on a 1.1 mile hike from the northwest …
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The Red Rock Garden is the remnants of ancient hoodoos which has toppled and scattered their sandstone tops across the desert. You can find fossils here if you look closely …
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This large arrowhead shaped boulder is the remnant of a once larger hoodoo that has collapsed. The stone is perfectly balanced on top of the remains of the hoodoo tower.
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This campsite is near an archaeological site with many petroglyphs from the Chaco culture, as well as two small dwellings dating from the same period, located under the cliff.
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The Overlook Trail offers great views of the hoodoos and other rock formations in the eastern half of De-Na-Zin Wilderness.
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This unexcavated Chacoan community great house from the 12th century AD with estimated 100 rooms is along a 1 mile walk behind the visitor center. On the cliffs above are …
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This unique erosion of the sand stone is evocative of animals and has probably gained numerous names by the local community as well as visitors.
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