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Aztec Ruins National Monument
Nearby Attractions
 

National Park Areas:


Chaco Culture National Historical Park
65mi
Mesa Verde National Park
85mi
Hovenweep National Monument
111mi
Canyon De Chelly National Monument
166mi
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
166mi
Navajo National Monument
180mi
Bandelier National Monument
227mi

 

Other Nearby Attractions:


The Anasazi Heritage Center
88mi Dolorez, CO
Angel Peak Recreation Area (BLM)
23mi
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness (BLM)
60mi NM
Chimney Rock
75mi Pagosa Springs, CO
Four Corners National Monument
80mi
Monument Valley
174mi near Kayenta, AZ
Navajo Dam State Park
25mi  Navajo Dam, NM
Salmon Ruins
12mi Bloomfield, NM
Ute Mountain Tribal Park
85mi CO

 

For area information contact:

Aztec Chamber of Commerce
110 N. Ash
Aztec, New Mexico 87410
1-505-334-9551

Farmington Convention & Visitor Center
203 W. Main - Suite 401
Farmington, New Mexico 87401
1-800-448-1240

Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce
224 W. Broadway
Bloomfield, NM 87413
1-800-461-1245

Bureau of Land Management

1235 La Plata Highway, Suite A
Farmington, NM 87401
1-505-599-8900

Girl with ancestral Puebloan ladder - 1910s  

Did You Know?
Access to many rooms and levels of ancient Pueblo communities required ladders. The museum at Aztec Ruins contains this unique ladder excavated with bindings intact (shown with girl, ca. 1917). Today ladders represent a symbolic portal between two spiritual realms of the Pueblo universe.

Last Updated: August 06, 2006 at 18:25 EST