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    El Morro National Monument

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    Tena C.

    I was so glad we made the drive from Gallup to the El Morro National Monument. The views were vast and impressive and the history of the inscriptions was fantastic. We did the full hike to the rim as well as the Inscription Trail. It was a perfect day with a bit of cloud cover and mild temperatures, but I would recommend bringing water to drink. There is no fee to enjoy the monument, and the Rangers were very friendly and helpful. They gave us a self-guided tour booklet to lead us through the inscriptions with dates and explanations. I would highly recommend this for a great day outing.

    Brett R.

    Awesome trails and views! Get to see ancient petroglyphs, signatures, ancient ruins, and the VIEWS!!!! Very helpful staff and volunteers. Pretty cool hike and relatively not too hard.

    Saadiya A.

    Came to New Mexico in January as an intern at a local reservation and finally getting a chance to review some of my favorite places! El Morro national monument was such a surprise! The monument was located very close to the place I was staying so I made it out there first! The monument itself was not that crowded on a Sunday which was nice! The visitor center had ample parking and the staff and rangers were very helpful in helping me pick my route! I made it up pretty far up before the remainder of the trail was closed due to snow. The view was amazing at the top and I spent quite a bit of time up there. The trail can get a bit steep and narrow as you go up but it is definitely worth it! As I came down, I passed by the inscriptions and the pond and they were just as beautiful as the view on top! Highly recommend this trail!

    Ruins atop the bluffs
    Teressa J.

    This national monument far exceeded my expectations. As per usual, park staff were excellent. The guidebook they lent visitors was extremely helpful. If you have the time and ability, do not skip the long hike. The view from the top is gorgeous and the ruins are worth seeing.

    Rona B.

    The Rangers at El Morro National Monument we're incredibly helpful and it had a very nice Visitor Center. The half-mile loop was very manageable for people of all levels and I recommend everybody do this

    Serena B.

    We are from California and are visiting family here in New Mexico.The hike up and around and back down the ElMoro was gorgeous! Our 3 1/2 year old son was such a trooper and hiked the whole thing and we didn't carry him once! The Rangers at the visitor's center had given him a workbook to complete to get his jr. Ranger badge at the end of the hike....hello he's 3! And because he didn't complete the book they wouldn't give him his badge!! After he walked the whole thing and was so proud....he left in tears, heartbroken!! They should be a bit more lenient on smaller children, or make a separate book for them. We are definitely very disappointed!!

    Inscription Rock
    Kathy F.

    Definitely worth the drive, especially if you are already visiting El Malpais. Jennifer S already wrote a fantastic detailed review so I just wanted to add that the two mile hike to the mesa top was unique, fun, and gorgeous! Just know that since the visitor center closes at 5, they stop access to the trail at 3 (as of this writing). The visitor center and trail opens again at 9 am. They have a small 9 site campground at the park, free as of this writing. The campground has no hook-ups but 3 spaces that could fit a small rv or travel trailer. Water is turned off in the winter.

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    Gorgeous canyon views, a moderate hike, and history frozen in time via Inscription Rock.

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    Pueblo of Zuni

    Pueblo of Zuni

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    Zuni Pueblo National Park: adventure to see, history to witness, views to appreciate. Zuni Pueblo…read moreis truly a hidden treasure in the New Mexico desert that I stumbled across quite by lovely accident. My imagination could not have captured the unique spirit of Zuni Pueblo. This is a great place to stop and walk around for 2-3 hours. I walked around the entire site, which took at least an hour, and admired the extensive graffiti: from native Zuni, Spanish Conquistadors, Gold Rushers, Wagon Trailers, even early 1900 teenagers. A one-mile trail will take you straight up to the top of the pueblo where you can appreciate the extensive views. The Zuni tribe initially lived up on the mesa, a flat land overlooking the entire area. I was told that the Zuni tribe migrated 30 miles away from here possibly because their water source had dried up. There is a grotto filled with water at the base of the mesa. The archaeological sites of former housing is still accessible. Unfortunately, because of winds and tourists, the archaeological digging had to be ceased altogether. On the day I saw the pueblo, there were no other tourists. I was able to experience the magic of Zuni Pueblo alone. A short 30 mile drive away will take you to the modern day Zuni reservation. Keep your eyes open for locals selling their own handmade Zuni fetishes for a quarter of the price that the American-owned shop sells them for.

    Although Zuni Pueblo is a bit more remote than other native American pueblos along Interstate 40 or…read more25, this friendly village is well worth the trip. Zuni features a number of art and native jewelry shops along its 'Main Street.' The Zuni Visitor Center (also on the main street) is helpful and friendly and will provide information on visiting local artist studios; assist in finding a local guide to show you the old section of the village; and provide information on discounts to local businesses. Definitely a good place to start. We were here the first weekend in May and thoroughly enjoyed the Zuni Main Street Festival and Art Walk. Everyone we met were incredibly friendly and welcoming. Although not advertised to the general public, we were invited by local artists to attend the incredible evening plaza kachina dance. An unforgettable experience. Zuni is close to the El Malpais National Monument and is a great place to enjoy lunch after exploring the sites of El Malpais.

    Acoma Pueblo - Dramatic vistas everywhere.

    Acoma Pueblo

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    Don't bother. The "pueblo" is just a bunch of mis-matched houses patched with modern materials like…read morevinyl windows, concrete blocks, bricks, and tar paper. Window air conditioning units abound. Cars are parked willy-nilly everywhere so there is no way to take a decent photo. The tour was supposed to be at least 45 minutes but the tour guide (not very informative) was shooing us back onto the bus at 25 minutes. The history of the pueblo is interesting but the present-day reality, not so much. Serious disappointment.

    The most striking of the Pueblo villages, and perhaps the oldest continuously occupied community in…read morethe USA, is Acoma Pueblo, and more particularly, Sky City. 60 miles west of Albuquerque, N.M., the "People of the White Rock," first established their adobe homes atop this isolated butte 360 feet above the arid plain below sometime in the 12th Century, long before the invading Conquistadors in the 16th Century. A perfect fortress against marauders, the few thousand locals who worked the land below and maintained the hidden stairways and tunnels to the 70 flat acres above, were prosperous farmers and traders with indigenous groups as far away as the Aztec and Mayans in Central America, with established trails from ocean to ocean. For anyone who has visited Israel and climbed Masada overlooking the Dead Sea, Acoma Sky City feels like a brother citadel. The climb is not as long, but the sense of history and humanity is as powerful. You can now take a motorized vehicle to the summit, but that would be cheating you out of a most challenging and unique experience. Go on foot, from narrow stone step to the next; grabbing handholds where strategically placed, and duck down to squeeze through narrow vertical shafts to the next level, until emerging on top where ancient adobe homes and wide dusty plaza greet you. Walk around allowing your imagination to return you to the 14th Century when Acoma was a center of civilization, and you could see 100 miles in all directions from the rim.

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