Large brown adobe mission church with low brick walls and kiva ladder in front
Visitors to Pecos National Historical Park can easily view sites from the ancestral Pueblo and Spanish colonial eras, including this Mission Church and kiva (Pueblo ceremonial space). NPS Photo

Pecos National Historical Park

National Historic Site · New Mexico · National Park Service

Pecos is a natural and cultural crossroads through which hunters, gatherers, traders, missionaries, immigrants, soldiers, ranchers, and other travelers passed and lived. Follow in their footsteps and imagine Pecos through the centuries. Visit sites where cultural demonstrations and traditional practices continue today - a living legacy of the people who passed this way. At Pecos, past is present.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone
5057577241
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

Directions on Google Maps →

What's here

Highlights: Architecture and Building · Archeology · Ruins · Arts · Colonization and Settlement · Commerce · Trade · Explorers and Expeditions · Farming and Agriculture · Ranches · Hispanic American Heritage · Latino American Heritage · Migrations · Military · Indigenous and Native Warrior · Battlefields · Monuments and Memorials · Native American Heritage · Religion and Spirituality · Missions · Transportation · Roads, Routes and Highways · Wars and Conflicts · Tribal Conflicts · Colonial/European Contact Conflicts · Mexican War · Civil War · Westward Expansion · Animals · Birds · Elk · Fish · Geology · Night Sky · Astronomy · Rock Landscapes and Features

Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Cultural Demonstrations · Fishing · Fly Fishing · Food · Picnicking · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Hiking · Front-Country Hiking · Junior Ranger Program · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store

Photos

  • A grid of partial stone walls
    NPS Photo
  • Two hikers walking away between tall trees in dappled sunlight
    NPS Photo
  • A line of people walk past adobe bricks and trees on a path
    NPS Photo
  • Pink-tan building with chimney and long covered porches at sides, steer head decoration center.
    NPS Photo

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12