Operating Hours & Seasons

E.E. Fogelson Visitor Center, Pecos National Historical Park

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Volunteers bring a wealth of regional and park knowledge to visitors who come to Pecos NHP. Elyse Williams, pictured here, has been on board since 2007.

Photo by Patricia Lenihan

Even with more than 400 NPS units open for you to visit, we think a stop at Pecos NHP is well worth your while, from the excellent ruins trail, to the Civil War trail, to the engaging guided tours we offer.

Winter Hours: The Visitor Center is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Labor Day through Memorial Day. Park grounds close at 5:00 p.m.

Summer Hours: The E.E. Fogelson Visitor Center and park grounds are open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

The park and Visitor Center are open daily except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.Pecos NHP will join America's 400 other national parks in offering free admission on nine days in 2014, including several holidays.

The 2014 entrance fee-free days are:

• January 20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• February 15th to February 17th – Presidents Day weekend
• April 19th to April 20th – National Park Week’s opening weekend
• August 25th – National Park Service’s 98th birthday
• September 27th – National Public Lands Day
• November 11th – Veterans Day

For more information about park entrance fees and passes, click here.

Please note: camping is not allowed on the grounds at Pecos National Historical Park. However, campgrounds are located in the Santa Fe National Forest just north of the park on NM highway 63. For more information, contact: Pecos District Ranger Station, Box 429, Pecos, NM 87552 or call [phone].

 

 

2014 Annual Pass

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South pueblo after September rain.

Photo by Patricia Lenihan