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Visit the Gila Visitor museum to see this miniature Mogollon mug and other artifacts found in the cliff dwellings by archaeologists.
NPS Photo
Tread lightly, please
Rules of the Cliff Dwellings Trail
Stay on the Trail.
Don't collect anything, unless it is trash
No Food, Flavored Drinks, Gum, Tobacco products, or vaping devices are allowed on the trail, bring only water.
Don't touch, climb, sit on, lean on or carve on the dwelling walls. They are still roughly 80% original.
Do not enter any of the closed off rooms.
The trail from the mouth of Cliff Dweller Canyon up to the Gila Cliff Dwellings follows a stream, up the steep, rocky slope along the cliff side and into three of the six caves. The dwellings were once home to Tularosa Mogollon families.
The one-mile loop trail will let you explore the natural environment and caves that sustained these people.
Pets are not allowed on the trail to the cliff dwellings, free kennels can be found at the trailhead. The kennels are first come first serve and are not monitored by park staff.
Your help is needed to keep these artifacts, structures, and the human history safe and available for others to see and enjoy:
Stay on the trail for your own safety and to help protect fragile resources and your national heritage.
No food, tobacco products, candy, gum or falvored drinks are allowed on the trail.
Take nothing but photographs.
Within the caves, do not touch the rocks or any building walls.
PLEASE BRING PLAIN WAITER.
There is even more to see and do at Gila Cliff Dwellings including museum exhibits with artifacts at the Visitor Center, the WNPA bookstore, and the 20 minute park film.
