Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net _Island Trail at_ WALNUT CANYON PRICE 10 CENTS IF YOU TAKE THIS BOOKLET HOME or you may use it free of charge, returning it to the register stand when you leave.... WALNUT CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT 11 MILES EAST OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. [Illustration: _Birdseye view of the “Island” Trail at Walnut Canyon National Monument_] The National Park System, of which Walnut Canyon National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to the conservation of America’s scenic, scientific, and historic heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of the people. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, _Director_ A Guide to THE “ISLAND” TRAIL _The National Park Service sincerely welcomes you to Walnut Canyon National Monument._ * * * * * * * * In order to insure your safety and to preserve the unspoiled beauty of your National Monument, as well as protect its valuable archeological and historic structures, we urgently request your cooperation in observing the following rules and regulations! * * * * * * * * Please do not roll or throw rocks, pick flowers, molest any wildlife, or collect specimens of any kind. * * * * * * * * U. S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Southwestern National Monuments * * * * * * * * At the observation point a self-guiding trail begins which will take you down and around the “Island” in the Canyon. There is a drop of 185 feet by ramp and stairway to the “Saddle.” From there the trail is comparatively flat, and completely encircles the “Island” at the level of the ruins. You will visit several, and be able to see more than 100 of the 400 small cliff dwellings of Walnut Canyon. Numbered markers along the trail refer to paragraphs in this booklet which explain features of interest at each marker. When you come to numbered markers please read the paragraph with the corresponding number. Please watch your step at all times. The total length of the trail is five-eighths of a mile and the average time consumed is 40 minutes. STAKE NO. 1. General view of canyon. From this point you will observe that the canyon makes a large “horse shoe” bend leaving an “Island” connected to this side by the narrow neck of land we call the “Saddle.” It is in this small section of the canyon that there is the heaviest concentration of prehistoric cliff-dwellings.