Couple Stops at Four Corners, Tours Monument Valley En Route to Moab

Adventure Travel Couple (thespinningatlas) filmed a multi-day Four Corners to Moab run that included a brief stop at the Four Corners Monument and a longer stretch in Monument Valley, with the reel explicitly noting that “some Monument Valley routes require a 4x4 vehicle.” The footage and itinerary pieces offer a compact snapshot of the Colorado Plateau’s drivers, vistas, and vehicle needs as the pair pushed on toward Moab.

The Four Corners stop the reel captured matches the practical field notes travelers already use. Wereintherockies calls it “Stop #1 Four Corners Monument. This should take you no more than an hour. It will cost you around $8 per person and is on Navajo Tribal Land. It’s mostly just a flat, cement monument that has four corners meeting in the middle, with each of the states written on them. There are also several flags representing the states and tribe, as well as some Navajo-run shops.” Visitors in the reel followed that pattern - quick photos, a fry bread stop, and a glance at jewelry tables before heading back on the road.

Monument Valley formed the trip’s visual core. Wereintherockies recommends the visitor center observation deck for “the best views of Monument Valley” and frames the Loop Drive as the must-do: “Now you get to experience the reason you came to Monument Valley, to drive among the buttes and mittens on the 17-mile scenic drive. The scenery will not disappoint. It’s the most memorable activity to do here, and I can’t wait to drive it again.” The reel echoed that sentiment while flagging vehicle access: Adventure Travel Couple’s note that “some Monument Valley routes require a 4x4 vehicle” aligns with Travelthesouthwest’s advice to consider a high-clearance vehicle on many unpaved regional roads.

The itinerary in the sources groups Canyon de Chelly with Monument Valley as a single day of exploration. Wereintherockies distinguishes two canyons - “Canyon de Chelly (South Rim) and Muerto Canyon (North Rim)” - and notes the North Rim has three overlooks and “you can easily drive this in 30 minutes.” The Wildcat Trail appears as a recommended hike: “Hike the Wildcat Trail. 4 miles round trip, easy. This trail will take you among the cool rock formations and you get to hike around East Mitten Butte,” with a caution that “the trail is exposed and really sandy.”

Practical planning details threaded through the reel and guides. Visitfourcorners advises travelers to “start by choosing a strategic airport (Denver, SLC, Phoenix, or Vegas), renting a vehicle, and booking a convenient basecamp like Mesa Verde Motel in Mancos, Colorado.” Visitfourcorners also suggests, “After a day of exploring, enjoy a comfortable stay at the nearby Mesa Verde Motel, just a short drive from the monument, where you can relax and plan the next leg of your adventure.” Travelthesouthwest adds the Tuba City stop at the Explore Navajo Interactive Museum, a Monument Valley stay at The View Hotel with a sunset tour and Navajo-inspired dinner, and luxury options such as L’Auberge de Sedona and Mariposa for dining.

Beyond logistics, the sources emphasize Indigenous stewardship and history. B-adventuras framed the monument as more than a photo op: “At the Four Corners Monument, we stood at the intersection of four states– managed not by the U.S. government, but by the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.. A moment where modern borders meet ancestral sovereignty.” That line, and the reel’s vehicle and access warnings, were the through-lines as the couple left Four Corners and continued en route to Moab.