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Gila Visitor Center

Open
Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Rest of the year 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed Christmas and New Year's Day

Phone: 575-536-9461
Fax: 575-536-9344

Exhibits
A small museum includes Mogollon artifacts from the Gila Cliff Dwellings and surrounding area and an exhibit on the Chiricahua Apache who consider the wilderness to be their homeland. A 15-minute video illustrates what life may have been like for the Mogollon who built and occupied the cliff dwellings.

Available Facilities
The Visitor Center contains a bookstore operated by the Western National Parks Association and wheelchair accessible restrooms.

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Trailhead Contact Station

Open
Open All Year
Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Rest of the year 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location
The trailhead Contact Station is located two miles from the Visitor Center, at the northern end of State Highway 15.

Exhibits
The trailhead Contact Station contains a small exhibit area on the natural history surrounding the Gila Cliff Dwellings' local geology, flora, and fauna.

Available Facilities
The trailhead Contact Station is wheelchair accessible. Four vault toilets are placed around the parking lot. The trailhead to the Cliff Dwellings starts next to the Contact Station. Water is available for filling water bottles. The entrance fee for the cliff dwellings is collected at a self-pay fee station near the Contact Station.

Pets
Because pets are not permitted on the trail to the dwellings, kennels are available at no charge. Certified service dogs are allowed on the trail.