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Access to Frijoles Canyon Will Be Limited
Starting June 1, 2012 all access to the most visited part of the park, Frijoles Canyon, will be via a shuttle bus from the nearby community of White Rock. This is to alleviate a parking shortage created by the Las Conchas Fire. More details to follow.
Tsankawi Trail Stop 1
NPS Photo by Stella Carroll Tsankawi is located on the Pajarito Plateau Tsankawi is located on the Pajarito (pa-ha-REE-toe, little bird in Spanish) Plateau, a place of canyons and mesas. The area receives minimal precipitation (about 15”/yr) mostly in the form of snowfall and late-summer afternoon thunderstorms. Periods of drought are common. To survive here the Ancestral Pueblo people had to rely on dry farming techniques and native plant uses. Today limited water resources still impact the daily lives of all inhabitants of the Pajarito Plateau.
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Did You Know?
Baby birds often leave the nest before they can really fly. That's because the nest is the most dangerous place for the young bird to stay.