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Ruins in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Bandelier National Monument
15 Entrance Road
Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544-9508
Phone: 505-672-3861, ext. 517
Fax: 505-672-0343
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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).

Area: 32,737 acres
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.
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  • NPS Directions.
Coordinates: Map Coordinates (NAD83): 35 47.30N; 106 18.12W.
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Painted wall in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico.
 
 
 
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