Operating Hours & Seasons
Early Pecos mission image.
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Even with 401 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 many engaging tours we offer. 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. 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. The park and Visitor Center are open daily except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. In 2013, there are several remaining fee-free entrance days to America's national parks, including Pecos NHP.
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 (505) 757-6121. 
E.E. Fogelson Visitor Center, Pecos National Historical Park
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Theater at E.E. Fogelson Visitor Center, PNHP
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Did You Know?
Archeologist A.V. Kidder excavated Pecos with sponsorship of the Phillips Academy 1915-1929. The project broke from tradition in archaeology from artifact collecting for museums to recovering, interpreting archaeological data to better understand cultural history, according to R.B. Woodbury.