• Visitors hike along the base of the Gila Cliff Dwellings.

    Gila Cliff Dwellings

    National Monument New Mexico

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  • Cliff Dwellings Closed June 3 through 7; TJ Site Tours Offered

    The Gila Cliff Dwellings will be closed from June 3 through 7, 2013 for hazard rock removal from the cliff face directly above the dwellings. Ranger-guided tours of the TJ Site will be offered at 11 am and 2 pm while the cliff dwellings are closed. More »

For Kids

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Junior Ranger Badge

The design on the Jr. Ranger badge is from classic Mimbres black and white pottery.

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Become a WebRanger at home and then become a Gila Cliff Dwellings Junior Ranger when you come here!

Junior and Senior Ranger Program at Gila Cliff Dwellings
Pick up a Junior Ranger book (ages 7-12) or a Jr. Junior Ranger handout (6 or younger) or a Senior Ranger book (ages 12 and up) at the Visitor Center or Contact Station. Bring the finished book back to the Visitor Center when you're done to get your badge and certificate. You may also download the Junior Ranger and Senior Ranger books here.

Did You Know?

Geronimo Plaque

Geronimo said, “I was born at the headwaters of the Gila River.”  The Gila area in New Mexico is the traditional homeland of the Eastern Bands of Chiricahua Apache and remains important to their oral traditions, history and cultural identity.