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White House Ruins Trail offers the monument’s only opportunity to explore attractions on foot without a tour guide or permit, spanning 2.5 miles round-trip from the White House Overlook to the White House Ruins, named for the white plaster walls of the Ancestral Pueblo dwellings that decorate the region. The cliff dwellings were constructed between 350 and 1300 CE, when the Pueblo left the region due to climate change and pressure from other indigenous groups. Hikers descend 600 feet to the canyon’s floor to view the ruins, passing stretches of pinon-juniper woodland and offering dramatic views of the surrounding sandstone formations. Several points along the trail hike through tunnels within the sandstone, and a footbridge crosses the waters of Chinle Wash at the canyon’s base.
P.O. Box 588, Chinle, AZ 86503, Phone: 928-674-5500
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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