Large stands of Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir trees can be found in the nearby mountains. Snakes are uncommon. The United States Park Service operates a no fee, public campground at the Canyon's mouth. It is located in a grove of towering cottonwood trees, with clearly defined spaces and tables. It has a washroom and toilets, but no hook-ups are available.
Spaces are available for both family and group camping.
Guides may be hired for those wishing to take their own vehicles into the canyon, overnight camping is permitted. This national monument is unique in that it still remains in the hands of the Navajo people and is still actively farmed during summer months. The three washes that carved the canyon when in flood, originate in the high mountains to the east. Flooding has been reduced by dams built for agriculture, but sudden storms can still fill the canyon's bottom with over four feet of raging waters. As the washes, wet or dry serve as the main roadways into the canyon, caution is necessary.