Make the most of a day with a Navajo-led backcountry tour, the 17-mile scenic drive, Wildcat Trail, and sunset from The View.

Two years ago things were looking up for America’s pandemic-battered Navajo Nation parks. Then their lifeblood, international visitors, slowed to a trickle.

A boundless open sky greets travelers heading toward the Arizona-Utah border, with just a few red-orange sandstone monoliths reaching heights of up to 1,000 feet tall along the horizon. The ...