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Contact: Ron Sams
For Immediate Release: 5/5/2022
Montezuma Castle (includes the Montezuma Well Unit) and Tuzigoot National Monuments Announce Newly Updated Fire Restrictions
Camp Verde, AZ / Rimrock, AZ / Clarkdale, AZ — Following similar restrictions from surrounding federal, state, and local jurisdictions and effective immediately, The National Park Service sites in Yavapai County - Montezuma Castle (includes the Montezuma Well Unit) and Tuzigoot National Monuments are announcing their newly updated fire restrictions.
The following is prohibited:
- Smoking, including Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (E.N.D.S.), except when inside a personal vehicle.
- Any open flame source within the boundaries of the National Park Service without a written permit authorized by the Superintendent or their designee. Includes igniting, building, maintaining a fire of wood / charcoal briquettes. Use of propane fire in designated areas is allowed.
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 Instagram.
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Last updated: May 6, 2022