• Great Kiva with Walls of West Ruin

    Aztec Ruins

    National Monument New Mexico

Our Partners

Aztec Trails & Open Space: The purpose of Aztec Trails & Open Space (ATOS) is to promote and develop public awareness of our natural and cultural resources with dedication to establishing, protecting, and maintaining trails, river restoration and wildlife habitat within Aztec and extending into San Juan County. We are committed to providing education and low impact recreation as well as inspiring stewardship of our environment for family and community now and for generations to come.

This partnership has most recently resulted in habitat restoration work along the developing Animas River Trail that will lead from the Historic Downtown to the Monument.

Western National Parks Association: Western National Parks Association is a non-profit cooperating association of the National Park Service. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, the association was founded in 1938 as the Southwest Monuments Association to support the interpretive activities of the National Park Service.

Aztec Public Library: The Aztec Public Library is a social hub serving a culturally diverse rural community. We strive to keep the community connected by providing equal access to information and resources, enhancing and enriching lives, and inspiring the imagination.

Did You Know?

Animas River

Aztec Ruins lies near the banks of the "River of Lost Souls." In 1776, a Spanish exploration party noted many ancestral Pueblo ruins as they crossed the Animas River valley looking for California. Father Escalante named the stream "Rio de las Animas Perdidas," or "river of lost souls."