In the midst of record tourism statewide, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox helped park staff and charity partners Tuesday to break ground on a new visitor center at Cedar Breaks National Monument.

If we encourage more people to go out there and experience Bear’s Ears — Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, Mexican Hat, Muley Point — I think that’s a good thing. Just do it responsibly.

New $7M visitors center unveiled at Utah national monument’s birthday celebration Paiute leaders voice approval for the facility and tout their role as “keepers” of their ancestral lands.

The View, Monument Valley Tribal Park, Monument Valley, UT 84536; (435) 727-5556, www.monumentvalleyview.com; Rooms start at $95 in winter, $139 in spring, $195 in summer.

A sunset spectacle featuring two mitten-shaped rock formations crosses Monument Valley Tribal Park from the Visitors Center in Oljato-Monument Valley, Az. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.