El Morro National Monument
National Monument · New Mexico · National Park Service
- Camping
Imagine the refreshment of finding water after days of dusty travel. A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (the headland) a popular campsite for hundreds of years. Here, ancestral Puebloans, Spanish, and American travelers carved over 2,000 signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs. Make El Morro National Monument a stopping point on your travels.
Plan your visit
Know before you go
- Phone
- 5057834226
- Official site
- www.nps.gov
- Managed by
- National Park Service
Getting there
What's here
Highlights: Archeology · Ruins · Colonization and Settlement · Explorers and Expeditions · Hispanic American Heritage · Migrations · Military · US Army · Schools and Education · Westward Expansion · Animals · Birds · Foothills, Plains and Valleys · Plateaus and Mesas · Forests and Woodlands · Coniferous Forests · Geology · Grasslands · Night Sky · Scenic Views · Trails
Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Astronomy · Stargazing · Camping · Car or Front Country Camping · RV Camping · Food · Picnicking · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Hiking · Front-Country Hiking · Junior Ranger Program · Wildlife Watching · Birdwatching · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store
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