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Fire Restrictions now in effect!
Stage 2 fire restrictions are now in effect. No smoking except within a vehicle, and no campfires or charcoal fires anywhere in the monument. Do your part: don't let a wildfire start! More »
Paso por aqui...
Imagine the comfort and refreshment of finding water after days of dusty travel. A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (the headland) a popular campsite for hundreds of years. Here, Ancestral Puebloans, Spanish and American travelers carved over 2,000 signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs. We invite you to make El Morro a stopping point on your travels.
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Trails
Take a short walk to view hundreds of inscriptions and petroglyphs. Hike to the top of the bluff for breathtaking views and Ancestral Puebloan ruins.
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Ranger Programs
Explore El Morro and nearby El Malpais National Monuments. In the summer we offer Ranger-led programs; guided hikes, bat flights and special events.
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Inscription Preservation
Inscriptions carved in soft sandstone won't last forever. Find out what the National Park Service is doing to delay the effects of time and weather.
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Did You Know?
The first English inscription at El Morro, carved into the rock by Lt. J. H. Simpson and R. H. Kern in 1849, has a spelling error: "inscriptions" was spelled "insciptions" with the "r" inserted afterwards.