Last updated: July 8, 2021
Place
Agate House Trail
NPS Photo/Stuart Holmes
Quick Facts
Location:
Near the Rainbow Forest parking lot, other end from the Rainbow Forest Museum.
Significance:
Agate House is one of the ancestral Puebloan village that is easily accessible to the public. The site is culturally significant to at least the Hopi and Zuni people.
Designation:
Agate House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Amenities
4 listed
Accessible Sites, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Trailhead
Length: 2 miles (3.2 km) round trip
Trailhead: Rainbow Forest Museum parking area
Archeologists believe that this small pueblo was occupied for a short time about 700 years ago. Agate House was an eight room home with entered through the ceiling. Please leave any archeological artifacts for all to enjoy. Do not climb or sit on site walls.
The first half-mile of this trail is paved and suitable for strollers and various mobility equipment (power and manual). The rest of the trail may be negotiated over rough surface.
Tread width: 75 in (191.3 cm), min 60 in (152.4 cm)
Grade: 4.1%, max 14.7%
Cross Slope: 2.3%, max 10.4%
Trailhead: Rainbow Forest Museum parking area
Archeologists believe that this small pueblo was occupied for a short time about 700 years ago. Agate House was an eight room home with entered through the ceiling. Please leave any archeological artifacts for all to enjoy. Do not climb or sit on site walls.
The first half-mile of this trail is paved and suitable for strollers and various mobility equipment (power and manual). The rest of the trail may be negotiated over rough surface.
Tread width: 75 in (191.3 cm), min 60 in (152.4 cm)
Grade: 4.1%, max 14.7%
Cross Slope: 2.3%, max 10.4%