List of National Parks within the Colorado Plateau

This is an abbreviated list of parks within the Colorado Plateau Province that showcase geology. The individual park name is a link to the park's National Park Service page. Pages listed beneath are links to web sites featuring pertinant USGS geologic investigations, geology tours, or publications. To return to the Colorado Plateau Province Geology, click here. To return to the clickable map of Geologic Provinces, click here.

Capitol Reef National Park - photo by Phil Stoffer

Arches NP
• 3D tour of Arches National Park
• The same tour of Arches National Park, not in 3D

Bryce Canyon NP
• 3D tour of Bryce National Park
• The same tour of Bryce National Park, not in 3D

Canyon De Chelly National Monument

Canyonlands NP
• 3D tour of Canyonlands National Park
• The same tour of Canyonlands National Park, not in 3D
• Southwest Climate Impact Meterological Stations (CLIM-MET)
• Geologic Development of Arid Landscapes in the Canyonlands Area (Utah) - the Last 50,000 Years
• Surficial Geologic Map of The Loop and Druid Arch Quadrangles, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park - photo by Phil Stoffer

Capitol Reef NP
• 3D tour of Capitol Reef National Park
• The same tour of Capitol Reef National Park, not in 3D

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Colorado NM
• Geologic Map of Colorado National Monument and Adjacent Areas, Mesa County, Colorado

El Malpais National Monument

El Morro National Monument

Grand Canyon National Park - USGS photo

Glen Canyon NRA
• Glen Canyon Environmental Studies: Multidisciplinary Studies of the Effects of Glen Canyon Dam
• Map Showing Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology of the Lees Ferry Area, Glen Canyon, Arizona
• Grand Canyon Riverbed Sediment Changes, Experimental Release of September 2000

Grand Canyon NP
• National Park Support Project - Grand Canyon
• Historical maps of Grand Canyon National Park
• Sediment Delivery by Ungaged Tributaries of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona
• The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research
• The internal structure of sand bars on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, as determined by ground-penetrating radar
• Map Showing Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology of the Granite Park Area, Grand Canyon, Arizona
• Geologic Map of the Grand Canyon Quadrangle, Coconino and Mohave Counties, Northwestern Arizona

Arches National Park - photo by Phil Stoffer

Hovenweep National Monument

Mesa Verde National Park

Natural Bridges NM
• Regional geologic history - look for the Monument Upwarp, the rocks which form Arches NM and Natural Bridges NM

Navajo NM
• Rock-fall Hazard Assessment of the Aspen Forest Trail, Navajo National Monument, Arizona

Arches National Park - photo by Phil Stoffer

Parashant National Monument

Petrified Forest National Park

Pipe Spring NM
• National Park Support Project - Pipe Springs National Monument

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Sunset Crater NM
• Geology tour of Sunset Crater
• The San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Zion National Park - photo by Phil Stoffer

Wupatki NM
• The San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona

Zion NP
• 3D tour of Zion National Park
• The same tour of Zion National Park, not in 3D
• A brief narrated video about park climactic conditions and the formation of Zion NP's sandstone

Capitol Reef National Park - photo by Phil Stoffer

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