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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Operating Hours and Seasons
Photo of Visitor Center

Russ Bodnar

Visitor Center

Operating Hours & Seasons

The park is open everyday from sunrise to sunset. The Visitor Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The park visitor center is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day, in observance of these holidays, but the park's roads, sites, trails and campground will remain open.

Photo of Chaco wash during a flood after heavy rains.  

Did You Know?
A 20 km segment of Chaco Wash courses through the park. Its flows are derived from summer thunderstorms and winter snowmelt within a 2,175 km2 watershed. The wash is presently incised into a steep-walled arroyo which has a well-developed floodplain and a small inner channel on the arroyo floor.

Last Updated: August 14, 2006 at 18:43 EST