El Morro National Monument - Facilities

Spring
(Begin with the start of Daylight Savings Time and end the Thursday before Memorial Day Weekend)
Visitor Center-9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Trails-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 5:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Loop Trail; 4:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Mesa-top Loop Trail.

Summer
(Begin the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend and continue through Labor Day Weekend)
Visitor Center-8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Trails-8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 6:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Loop Trail; 5:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Mesa-top Loop Trail.

Fall
(Begin the Tuesday following Labor Day and end with the end of Daylight Savings Time)
Visitor Center-9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Trails-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 5:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Trail; 4:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Headland Trail.

Winter
(Begin following the end of Daylight Savings Time and end when Daylight Savings Time starts in the spring)
Visitor Center-9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Trails-9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please plan on being here by 4:00 p.m. at the latest to walk the 1/2-mile Inscription Trail; 3:00 p.m. to walk the entire 2-mile Headland Trail.

Phone
505-783-4226

Location
56 miles southeast of Gallup, NM via Highways 602 and 53; 42 miles southwest of Grants, NM via Highway 53.

Closures
The Monument is closed December 25 and January 1.

Exhibits
The museum has exhibits on the 700 years of human activity at El Morro. A 15 minute video provides an introduction to the park.

Available Facilities
Restrooms, drinking water.