• Overlooking Chetro Ketl

    Chaco Culture

    National Historical Park New Mexico

Operating Hours and Seasons

Photo of Visitor Center

Visitor Center

NPS Photo

Operating Hours & Seasons

The park is open every day from 7:00 a.m. to sunset. The Visitor Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Visitor Center is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day but the park's roads, sites, trails and campground will remain open.

Did You Know?

Photo of a Kangaroo Rat

Many of the animal mounds you see at Chaco were made by Ord's kangaroo rats. They often dig in the soft midden (trash) areas in sites because they are elevated, easy to dig in, and don’t flood. In their colonies there are often more burrow openings than there are rats! (Drawing courtesy: ICWDM.org)