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Wupatki National Monument
Visitor Centers
front entrance, Wupatki Visitor Center

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Visitor Center, Wupatki National Monument

Wupatki Visitor Center

Open

Open year round. For hours, click here.

Phone
(928) 679-2365

Location
From Flagstaff, take US 89 north for 12 miles (19km), turn right at sign for Sunset Crater Volcano & Wupatki National Monuments. The visitor center is 21 miles (34km) from this junction.

Closures
Closed December 25th.
Note: Arizona remains on Mountain Standard Time year round.

Interpretive Programs
Ranger talks and guided hikes are scheduled daily during the summer, and occasionally in other seasons. See a schedule.

Exhibits
Our museum exhibits feature the stories of people who have lived here through thousands of years. Take time to imagine the past.

Facilities
Bookstore, restrooms, picnic tables. Information to help plan your visit.

The Wupatki Pueblo Trail, a half-mile, self-guided tour of the largest pueblo in the Flagstaff area, starts at the visitor center.

 

Visitor Center Exhibits

1851 lithograph of Wupatki Pueblo  

Did You Know?
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.

Last Updated: April 20, 2009 at 12:26 EST