Management

Capulin Volcano National Monument was established by presidential proclamation on August 9, 1916. The intent of President Woodrow Wilson’s executive order was to preserve the nearly perfectly shaped volcanic cinder cone, which stands more than 1,200 feet above the surrounding high plains of northeastern New Mexico. As a National Monument and unit of the National Park System, Capulin Volcano shares the National Park Service mission.

Park Purpose

The purpose of Capulin Volcano National Monument is to preserve, protect, and interpret the scientific values, geologic integrity, and scenic viewshed of the striking volcanic features resulting from the creation and eruption of Capulin Volcano.

Management

Capulin Volcano National Monument is part of the High Plains Group of Parks in southeast Colorado and northeast New Mexico, sharing some staff and administrative offices with Amache National Historic Site, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, and Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. The High Plains Group headquarters is located at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, near La Junta, Colorado.

Our Staff and Offices

Site Manager: 575-278-2201 ext 210
The site manager's office oversees all activities related to park-wide administrative, managerial, and support functions, as well as safety and planning. In addition, our site manager is responsible for working with external constituencies in order to develop valuable park partnerships.

Interpretation and Visitor Services: 575-278-2201 ext 230
The interpretive division is primarily responsible for visitor services. Park rangers and guides in the interpretive division conduct activities that allow visitors to make intellectual and emotional connections to Capulin Volcano and the National Park Service. From guided hikes to night sky programs, these rangers help people from childhood through adulthood to experience and learn about the park's resources.

Natural Resources: 575-278-2201 ext 270
Resource management at Capulin Volcano encompasses activities related to the management, preservation, and protection of the park's natural and cultural resources. Resource Management is responsible for ecosystem monitoring, restoration efforts, exotic/invasive species management, climate change response, natural resource education, and a variety of other activities regarding general resource protection.

Laws & Policies

Learn more about applicable laws and policies used to preserve and protect the park.

Superintendent's Compendium

The Superintendent's Compendium lists the special designations, closures, public use limits, permit requirements, and other restrictions imposed under the discretionary authority of the Superintendent.

Guidance Documents

In 2013, the park developed a Foundation Document to communicate a shared understanding of the park's purpose, significance, resources and values. This document serves as a foundation for future planning and management decisions.

Laws and Policies

 

Park Statistics

 

Park Planning