• Historic inscriptions carved in the bluff at El Morro.

    El Morro

    National Monument New Mexico

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Operating Hours & Seasons

Summer Hours:
(Begin Sunday, May 26, 2013 and continue through Saturday, August 31, 2013)
Visitor Center-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Trails-9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 4:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Trail; 3:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Headland Trail.

Fall Hours:
(Begin Sunday, September 1 and continue through Saturday, October 5, 2013)
Visitor Center-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Trails-9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 4:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Trail; 3:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Headland Trail.

Winter Hours:
(Winter hours are currently in effect and will continue until Saturday, May 25, 2013)
Visitor Center-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Trails-9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 4:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Trail; 3:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Headland Trail.

Spring Hours:
(Winter hours will remain in effect until Saturday, May 25, 2013)
Visitor Center-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Trails-9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 4:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Trail; 3:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Headland Trail.


Dates and times are subject to change based upon staffing. Please call the visitor center (505-783-4226 ext. 0) for the most up-to-date information.

Closed December 25 and January 1.

Portions of the park trails, including all of the Headland Trail, may be closed during the winter months (December through mid-May) because of ice and snow. For current trail conditions, call 505 / 783-4226. Visit the Weather page for more information.

 
Image of El Morro with snow
Winter can be a beautiful time to visit.
NPS photo by Sarah Beckwith

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.