• overview of Long House

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    National Monument New Mexico

  • 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.

Interpretive Programs

Oslars oakworm caterpillars
Interpretive programs are given on a wide variety of topics that include wildlife, people, geology, and astronomy.
Photo by sally king

Did You Know?

Upper Falls

Frijoles Creek drops approximately 80 feet over the Upper Falls.  The falls occur where the waters of Frijoles Creek hit the more resistant, dense basalt rock from the neck of an ancient volcano.