Overview
Tuba City is a town of 9,700 people (2015) in Northern Arizona. Tuba City is the largest settlement on the Arizona side of the Navajo Nation. There is little to detain the traveler, but it makes a good refueling stop on the way from Monument Valley to the Grand Canyon.
1 sights · 3 places to eat · 1 bars & cafés · 2 places to stay
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Best things about Tuba City
Explore Navajo Interactive Museum
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 85°F; winter lows dip to about 18°F. Wettest: Jul and Aug. (climate data from nearby Grand Canyon)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- GCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Grand Canyon - Tusayan — 52 mi away. Directions
- PGA Page Municipal Airport, Page — 56 mi away. Directions
- PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix — 191 mi away (major hub). Directions
Tuba City is on U.S. Route 160, about 100 miles north of Flagstaff.
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Get in
Tuba City is on U.S. Route 160, about 100 miles north of Flagstaff.
See
- See some of the most well preserved dinosaur tracks going west on your way out of Tuba City.
Buy
Shop Tuba Trading Post
Far and away the biggest shop in Tuba, this shop dates back to 1905 and has a wide, well-presented selection of souvenirs from the area, including authentic Indian crafts. Tucked away in the back is a small grocery store for the locals.
Eat
Eat Hogan Restaurant
Casual food. Price and quality quite OK. No real other choices unfortunately.
Eat Tuuve Cafe and Gas Station
Sandwiches, soups, burgers, salads and similar all-American fare. It's not much to get to excited about.
Eat China Star Restaurant
Chinese food options.
Drink
As Tuba is located within the reservation, it's a dry town, with no alcohol available.
Drink Shì Deja's Boba Shop (formerly MiDeja's Bubble Tea Smoothies)
Sleep
Go next
- Grand Canyon – 50 mi to the west.
- Monument Valley – 100 mi to the northeast.
Nearby
Cameron
City / town · 3 listings · 20 mi away
Grand Canyon
Park · 62 listings · 51 mi away
Tusayan
City / town · 12 listings · 51 mi away
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Park · 28 listings · 54 mi away
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Park · 3 listings · 55 mi away
Page
City / town · 22 listings · 56 mi away
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Park · 10 listings · 61 mi away
Kaibab Plateau
Park · 7 listings · 68 mi away
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