Black Rock, NM

Bluewater Lake State Park

State Park

1,824 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

National Historical Park

Explore the monumental structures and breathtaking landscape at Chaco, a thriving regional center for the ancestral Pueblo people from 850 to 1250 CE (Common Era), through hiking & biking trails, ranger guided tours & programs, and more. Chaco Canyon is a sacred and deeply personal place for...

Entrance: $25

Activities: Astronomy, Camping, Guided Tours, Hiking, Junior Ranger Program

Weather: Summer highs are typically in the 80s to mid-90s. Thunderstorms can produce heavy localized downpours and sudden dramatic drops in temperatures. Winter temperatures will drop to well below freezing mo...

El Malpais National Monument

National Monument

The richly diverse volcanic landscape of El Malpais (el-mal-pie-EES) offers solitude, recreation, and adventure. Explore incredible geologic features such as young lava flows, cinder cones, lava tubes, and sandstone bluffs. While some may see a desolate environment, people have been adapting to and ...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Arts and Culture, Auto and ATV, Scenic Driving, Astronomy, Camping, Backcountry Camping, Caving, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Hiking, Hunting and Gathering, Gathering and Foraging, Junio...

Weather: As a general rule, daily temperatures swing roughly 30 (F) from night lows to afternoon highs. Summer is sunny and hot with monsoon rain storms and an average high of 80 (F). Winter is cool, sunny, wi...

El Morro National Monument

National Monument

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, mes...

Entrance: $0

Activities: 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 Pro...

Weather: At an elevation of 7,219 feet (2200 meters) winters can be cold and snowy. Summers are warm with afternoon thunder showers from mid-July through mid-September. Trails can close unexpectedly due to sev...

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

National Historic Site

Wóshdę́ę́, please come in where the squeaky wooden floors greet your entry into the oldest operating Trading Post on the Navajo Nation. As your eyes adjust to the dim light in the "bullpen", you'll find you've just entered a mercantile. Hubbell's in Ganado has been selling g...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Arts and Culture, Guided Tours, Junior Ranger Program, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store

Weather: Spring is normally windy. Summer can reach into high 90s with thunderstorms beginning in July into August. Fall is cooling off. Last couple of Winters have been dry and with a couple of inches of snow...

Lyman Lake State Park

State Park

66 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Petrified Forest National Park

National Park

A landscape where deep time lies fully on display, Petrified Forest National Park blends colorful badlands, vast grasslands, and one of the world’s largest and most vivid collections of petrified wood. Spanning more than 200 million years of geologic history, the park protects ancient fossils, ances...

Entrance: $25

Activities: Arts and Culture, Cultural Demonstrations, Auto and ATV, Scenic Driving, Astronomy, Stargazing, Biking, Road Biking, Camping, Backcountry Camping, Horse Camping (see also Horse/Stock Use), Compass and...

Weather: Petrified Forest National Park is a semi-arid grassland. Temperatures range from above 100° F (38° C) to well below freezing. About 10 inches (25.4 cm) of moisture comes during infrequent snow in the ...