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

    Gila Cliff Dwellings

    National Monument New Mexico

  • Area Forest Fire and Smoke

    Smoke from the Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire will likely be encountered at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Areas of the Gila National Forest have been closed. Call the Gila Visitor Center at 575-536-9461 for more information. More »

Special Information

This page was last updated on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 4 pm MST.

GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS OPEN

With repairs on the NM Highway 15 West Fork Bridge complete, the Gila Cliff Dwellings reopened to the public at 9 am on Tuesday, January 10.

GILA VISITOR CENTER OPEN

With roof and interior repairs completed, the permanent visitor center reopened to the public at 8 am MST on Wednesday, January 18.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Caution is advised when visiting the area. The 88,000+ acre Miller Fire burned through the area in May, 2011. Visitors in burned-over areas should be alert for burned-out stump holes and potentially hazardous trees.

In the forest, observe extreme caution with campfires and smoking materials. Make sure all campfires are "dead-out."

Fires and smoking are not permitted within the boundaries of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.

For more information about current fire activity, fire regulations and restrictions, and the status of trails on the Gila National Forest, visit the Gila National Forest website at http://fs.usda.gov/gila.

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.