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

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Tuzigoot National Monument

Crowning a desert hilltop is an ancient pueblo. From a roof top a child scans the desert landscape for the arrival of traders, who are due any day now. What riches will they bring? What stories will they tell? Will all of them return? From the top of the Tuzigoot Pueblo it is easy to imagine such an important moment. Tuzigoot is an ancient village or pueblo built by a culture known as the Sinagua. The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms including second and third story structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000. The Sinagua were agriculturalists with trade connections that spanned hundreds of miles. The people left the area around 1400. The site is currently comprised of 42 acres.

Tavasci Marsh

When the first Europeans entered the Verde Valley in the late 16th century, they encountered an environment far different from the arid, desert-like conditions existing today. A series of slow-moving sloughs and marshes, in places over a mile wide, meandered lazily through the valley. Lush vegetation grew within this almost tropical marshland, providing habitat for a wide variety of mammals and birds, including parrots.
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		Be A Junior Ranger The Junior Ranger program at Montezuma Castle & Tuzigoot National Monuments is intended to help our young visitors be more aware of the surroundings and the relationship of the environment to the prehistoric people who inhabited the Verde Valley. Our new Junior Ranger Book can be picked up and subsequently reviewed by a ranger at any of the three Verde Valley Monuments. more...

		Park Newspaper Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments' Visitor Guide and Newsletter provide all the information you need to enjoy, understand and get the most out of your visit. Check out the most recent edition of "Echoes", the monumnets Visitor Guide, for a wide range of topics from the monuments themselves to kids activities to other local attractions. more...

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Tuzigoot National Monument
P.O. Box 219
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322

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Phone

Visitor Information
(928) 634-5564

Headquarters
(928) 567-5276

Fax

(928) 567-3597

Climate

Summers in the Verde Valley are generally hot and dry. Although, it often cools down considerably at night. Winters can be snowy at times with temperatures ranging between 14-45 degrees.

Always carry plenty of water when exploring the desert, even during the winter, since the extremely dry air can dehydrate you quickly. During the hottest summer months (May-September), even one gallon of water per person per day may not be adequate to prevent heat injuries.