Tuzigoot National Monument • Arizona

A marsh with open water, cattails, and a masonry dwelling beyond.

4 foot masonry walls covered in snow

4 foot masonry walls with mountains and clouds behind them.

A sunny day at Tuzigoot

The inside of a masonry room with wood posts supporting the roof.

Water flows under and through this landscape, feeding the growth of people and towns. The Verde Valley is watered by snowmelt, summer monsoons, and springs that well up from the ancient sedimentary rocks. In the heart of the valley, a thousand years ago, people began to build a little hilltop pueblo that would grow into one of the largest villages in the area.

Tuzigoot Pueblo sits on a hilltop above an area perfect for farming. Tavasci Marsh provides water and other resources.
NPS Photo

Even central Arizona can get a lot of snow! Check out the dwellings at Tuzigoot covered in a winter storm.
NPS Photo/Krystina Mucha

Tuzigoot was built on a low hilltop in the Verde Valley. The Verde River and Black Hills provided a variety of resource areas for the Sinagua.
NPS Photo/Case Griffing

A pueblo built by the Sinagua
NPS Photo Paul Santellan

Rebuilt in the 1930s, this room at Tuzigoot would not originally have had a roof. Today, you can climb through the room to experience the landscape that surrounds this enduring Pueblo.
NPS Photo/Sharlot Hart

a small hill topped with stone walls stands above green bushes

Visit the Pueblo at Tuzigoot

Explore the wonders of the 1,000 year old 110 room hilltop pueblo.

Artists conception of the interior of a pueblo, showing construction, entrance ladders, and pots

Learn more about the Sinagua people

Catch a glimpse of prehistoric life in central Arizona

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Sinagua pot

Explore the Museum

Learn about artifacts found on-site to catch a glimpse of life in ancient Arizona

a grassy trail with brown reeds on the left and shrubby trees on the right

Explore the perennial wetlands of the Tavasci marsh, home to a unique variety of wildlife and plant life.

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Tuzigoot National Monument under night skies

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Montezuma Caslte cliff dwelling

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Last updated: January 25, 2024

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P.O. Box 219
Camp Verde, AZ 86322

Phone:

928-634-5564

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