The most popular stop along Monument Valley Drive is John Ford Point between multiple rock formations, which is a breathtaking view and is said to be one of the film director’s favorite views of the valley along the Highway 163 scenic drive.
Because the various natural stands offer a range of Navajo handicrafts, a nearby native hogan (Navajo dwelling) serves as a gift shop, where Navajo weavers demonstrate their craft. A dirt road and a bit of a bumpy road lead you to drive through the valley alongside its imposing monoliths.
![The most popular stop along the monument valley drive is John Ford Point between multiple rock formations,](https://charismaticplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/John-Ford-Point-3-696x466.jpg)
Once you spot the Three Sisters, turn your vehicle towards the Camel Butte rock formation on your left. A sign at that point will take you to continue left along Valley Drive, but for the John Ford Point, you actually have to take a turn right to reach some shops. For your convenience, you can take a map from the ticket office.
John Ford’s Point promontory at the top of a very high cliff is one of the favorite filming locations of director John Ford, who almost shot 12 movies in Monument Valley. The vantage point is now a popular excursion place where you can have a great view of the desert valley. 163 Highway crosses the border of Arizona and Utah, where you can see some of the most popular sandstone buttes and mesas.
![The vantage point is now a popular excursion place where you can have super view of desert valley.](https://charismaticplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/John-Ford-Point-2-696x463.jpg)
The ancient rocks, soaring upward from an apparently endless desert, have come to symbolize the American West, largely because Hollywood has used these breathtaking vistas as a backdrop for hundreds of movies, TV shows, and commercials since the 1920s. The visitor center is situated within the boundary of Monument Valley Tribal Park, but a lot of the valley’s stunning rock formations and other sites are found just outside the park boundary.
![At John Ford Point, you can take popular Monument Valley horse pictures, and enjoy traditional Navajo fry flat bread, buy earrings, jewelry, handicrafts, and ceramics objects.](https://charismaticplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/John-Ford-Point-4-696x479.jpg)
At John Ford Point, you can take popular Monument Valley horse pictures, enjoy traditional Navajo fry flatbread, and buy earrings, jewelry, handicrafts, and ceramic objects. It is not a difficult walk, but it is a rock outcropping, so it is not like an even trail.
![John Ford’s Point promontory at the top of a very high cliff is one of favorite filing location of director John Ford, almost shot 12 movies in Monument valley.](https://charismaticplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/John-Ford-Point-1-696x406.jpg)