Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument (sometimes referred to as Parashant National Monument) is located on the northern edge of the Grand Canyon in northwest Arizona, on the Arizona Strip.
[1] The NPS portion contains 208,453 acres (84,358 ha) of lands that were previously part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The Interagency Information Center is located in the BLM Office in St. George, Utah.
"[3] There are a number of ruins of former Mormon settlements in the area, such as the Oak Grove Dairy.
[4] Grand Canyon–Parashant includes the following wilderness areas: So far, a 2005 expedition to examine 24 caves in the park has produced two new species of millipede, the first barklouse discovered in North America, a whole new genus of cricket and four new cricket species.