Another stop on our road trip was Four Corners. We stayed in Cortez, Colorado, and headed out early to beat the crowds at the monument. It was about an hour drive from our hotel.
Address and location
You access the Four Corners Monument from 4 Corners Monument Road via US 160. The monument sits on the Navajo reservation within the state of New Mexico. You can loop through three states (Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona) on US 160. Keep in mind that Four Corners isn’t near a town. Be sure to have plenty of gas and supplies before you head out.
Cost
Admissions costs $20 per vehicle. We went in the off-season, so admission may change during peak times. You can also reserve tickets ahead of time online if you plan to go during the summer.
What to do
After you park, head into the monument plaza. The main photo op is the marker at the center where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. We arrived right after they opened (the hours are seasonal), so we had no trouble getting our photos. If you want a bunch of photos or photos with no one in them, plan to get there as early as possible. Native American artisans from a variety of tribes also have stalls with souvenirs and snacks for sale. We enjoyed a nice chat with a Ute artist, and he told us a lot about the local area. While you are free to explore the monument, be sure to stay on the designated property. The land surrounding Four Corners is a Navajo reservation, and you are trespassing if you enter that land without permission or permit.
Our Southwest Colorado road trip: Mesa Verde National Park | Canyon of the Ancients National Monument | Aztec Ruins National Monument | Great Sand Dunes National Park
It’s so funny that even with growing on the west coast that this is one place I have never been.
I’ve always wanted to go there! It looks so cool!
This is a place that I am dying to visit!