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    Salinas Pueblo Missions

    National Monument New Mexico

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  • Stage 2 Fire Restrictions

    The Cibola National Forest has implemented Stage 2 fire restrictions, which apply inside park boundaries. For more information visit: http://nmfireinfo.com/2013/05/13/sandia-and-mountainair-ranger-districts-to-begin-stage-ii-fire-restrictions-may-13/ More »

Operating Hours & Seasons

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Operating Hours & Seasons

Due to recent environmental testing, the main park visitor center in Mountainair, New Mexico, will be closed until further notice. The park plans to open a temporary visitor center in another location soon.

The three park Mission Units (Abo, Quarai, and Gran Quivira) remain open. The sites are open daily with summer hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day) 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., and winter hours (rest of the year) 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Salinas Pueblo Missions is closed three days out of the year: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day. The park may also be closed due to inclement weather. Please call ahead to check the status on days of heavy wintry weather.

Did You Know?

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There are only six seventeenth-century Spanish Colonial churches in the United States and all six of them are in New Mexico, with four of those being part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions.