News Release

Montezuma Well Overlook and Trail Closure Due to Hazardous Bee Activity

Date: June 3, 2022
Contact: Sara Eno

For Immediate Release: 6/3/2022 

Montezuma Well Overlook and Trail Closure Due to Hazardous Bee Activity 

Rimrock, AZ — The Well Overlook and beginning portion of the Overlook Trail at Montezuma Well, is closed until further notice due to hazardous bee activity. The back end of the trail remains open for access to the secondary Well overlook. The site, picnic area, and part of the Outlet Trail remain open to visitation.  Once the area is deemed safe for visitors and staff, the overlook and trail will reopen.  

We remind all visitors to be safe when visiting the sites and be aware of heightened bee activity throughout the area.  

Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments are two of America’s 423 national park units. Learn more about Montezuma Castle at www.nps.gov/moca. Also on Facebook, and Instagram Learn more about Tuzigoot at www.nps.gov/tuzi. Also on Facebook, and Instagra. Montezuma Well is a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument. 

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