Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park

The Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park is a zoological park in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation. It is the only tribally owned zoological park in the United States, and it labels its exhibits in the Navajo language. Operated by the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department from its founding in the early 1960s, it became part of the Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife in September 2006. Its stated mission is the preservation and care of fauna and flora significant to Navajo culture. Its existence has been a subject of controversy within Navajo society.

Where it is

Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park is a zoo or aquarium near Window Rock, in Apache County. It is one of the zoos & aquariums in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

• Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
• Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
• County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
• Official site: http://www.navajozoo.org(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.