• Wupatki Pueblo at sunset

    Wupatki

    National Monument Arizona

Laws & Policies

Change In Firearms Policy

As of February 22, 2010, a new federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws, to legally possess firearms in this park.

It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering this park. As a starting point, please visit our state’s website. 

Arizona:
http://www.azdps.gov/Links/ARS/?l=13/03112.htm
http://www.opencarry.org/az.html

Federal law also prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park; those places are marked with signs at all public entrances.

For any questions you can e-mail us or contact the Chief Ranger at (928)526-1157 x228.
 

Flagstaff Area Monument's Compendium

To view Flagstaff Area Monument's Compendium, updated August 30, 2011, please click here.

Did You Know?

1851 lithograph of Wupatki Pueblo

The sites at Wupatki were first described by Lorenzo Sitgreaves during his expedition in 1851. Camping near Wupatki Pueblo, he recorded that the sites must have been the remains of a large town covering 8 or 9 miles, and that the pottery was thickly strewn over the ground.