[2] (However, the site where the expedition spent the night and the community are on the opposite ends of the valley.)

Since the monument is surrounded on the north, east, and south sides by the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area, the only possible road access is from the west.

House Rock Road runs (for about 30 miles [48 km]) along the western edge of the monument, north from House Rock, through the length of the Coyote Valley,[7] to end at US‑89 at the southern end of Five Mile Valley[8] in Kane County, Utah.

Not much information is available regarding specific history of House Rock, but it did begin appear on maps produced by the United States Geological Survey as early as 1936.

[10] With the construction of US 89 in the early 20th century, it would likely have been a somewhat significant location, since the nearest communities along US 89 were Jacob Lake (about 14 miles [23 km] to the west) and Cliff Dwellers Lodge[11] (about 20 miles [32 km] to the east) – that later community of which is sometimes confused with House Rock.