Hovenweep National Monument - Plan Your Visit

Local Partners & Information Resources

Canyonlands Natural History Association

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center

Mesa Verde Country Web Site

San Juan County Travel Council

Utah Travel Council

Getting There

Plane
Commercial airlines serve Cortez and Grand Junction, CO, Salt Lake City and Moab, UT, and Albuquerque, NM as well as other cities in the Four Corners area.

Car
The road to the Visitor Center and Square Tower Group is paved from Cortez, Colorado, on County Road G (the McElmo Canyon Road), and from White Mesa (south of Blanding) on Highway 262.

The road from Highway 666 (near Pleasant View) is dirt and may be impassable after storms. This road accesses most of the outlying units in Colorado.

All roads into the outlying units are dirt and are not maintained regularly. High-clearance vehicles are recommended for visiting these sites.

Bus
Commercial bus and van shuttles service nearby towns, but not Hovenweep specifically.

Public Transportation
There is no public transportation to Hovenweep.

Getting Around

Some hiking is required to see the features of Hovenweep. Travel to the outlying units from the Square Tower Group is by foot, bike or vehicle.