• Historic inscriptions carved in the bluff at El Morro.

    El Morro

    National Monument New Mexico

Entrance Fees and Passes

There is a $3 entrance fee for every individual 16 and over. Children under 16 are free. Your entrance fee receipt is valid at El Morro National Monument for seven days after the date of purchase.

 
El Morro Annual Pass

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Visit El Morro as often as you like with the El Morro Annual Pass.

Entrance is free with a valid pass including the America the Beautiful Annual, Senior, and Access Passes, as well as with El Morro's Annual Pass. All passes are available for purchase at the visitor center. Learn more about the America the Beautiful passes.

All Golden Age and Golden Access Passports will continue to be honored according to the provisions of the pass. Only paper Golden Age and Access Passports may be exchanged free of charge for new plastic passes.

There is no fee for exploring the visitor center or using the picnic area.

Did You Know?

Image of Simpson and Kern inscription from 1849

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.