Bandelier National Monument is rich with archaeological sites which were the homes of ancestral Pueblo people from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries. Trails afford access to tan cliffs, forested mesas, and deep gorges in a dramatic landscape formed by a huge volcanic eruption more than a million years ago. Two-thirds of the Park is wilderness.
For updates, see the Bandelier News Releases and the Bandelier Newspaper (Tuff Times). |
| Elevation: |
6,072 feet, near Visitor Center |
| Fees: |
$10.00 per vehicle for 7-day permit. |
| Hours: |
Open dawn to dusk. The Monument and the Visitor Center are closed on December 25 and January 1. |
| Visitor Center: |
Open from the beginning of daylight saving time to Memorial Day, daily, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; from Memorial Day to Labor Day, daily, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; from Labor Day to the end of daylight saving time, daily, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; from the end of daylight saving time to the beginning of daylight saving time, daily, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Facilities: |
Visitor center, restrooms, campground, picnic area, snack bar, and curio shop. |
| Directions: |
- From Los Alamos, take Highway 501S to Route 4, turn left onto Route 4 for 8 miles to the Monument entrance.
- From Santa Fe, take Highway 84/285 North to Highway 502. Drive west on 502 to Route 4. Drive south on Route 4 to the Monument entrance.
- Get directions from Google Maps.
- Get directions from MapQuest.
- NPS Directions.
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| Coordinates: |
Map Coordinates (NAD83): 35 47.30N; 106 18.12W. |
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