Tonto National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Bee Activity/Road Closures

Due to active beehives, the cliff dwellings may be closed without notice.

Highway 77 is closed from Winkelman to Globe 6 AM-6 PM weekdays. Highway 60 from Superior to Miami is under construction.

Tonto National Monument

Situated within rugged terrain in the northeastern part of the Sonoran Desert, these well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries.

Prehistoric Peoples of Tonto Basin

Shallow caves overlooking Tonto Basin shelter masonry dwellings nearly 700 years old.
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The Sonoran Desert

There is an amazing diversity of life in the desert. There are snakes and cactus, but there are also frogs and wildflowers.
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		Tonto Basin Tales As prehistoric groups left Tonto Basin, other native peoples used the valley. The Spaniards arrived in the 1500's, followed by pioneers from the east, further changing what is now Arizona. more

Fee Free Weekends

America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better this summer…it’s free! We’re inviting you to come by for a visit, to relax, to learn a little bit about this great nation…and to just have some fun.

In addition to free entrance to Tonto National Monument, everything in the Western National Parks Association bookstore will be 20% off, including items that are already on sale.

For more information, go to www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

Write to

Tonto National Monument
HC02 Box 4602
Roosevelt, AZ 85545

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Phone

Visitor Information
(928) 467-2241

Fax

(928) 467-2225

Climate

Winter: lows in the 30s, highs in the 60s. Summer: lows in the 80s, highs 110+.
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