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Tuzigoot National MonumentTheme(s): Native American | |
Description:
Crowning a desert hilltop is an ancient pueblo. From a roof top a child scans the desert landscape for the arrival of traders, who are due any day now. What riches will they bring? What stories will they tell? Will all of them return? From the top of the Tuzigoot Pueblo it is easy to imagine such an important moment.
Tuzigoot is an ancient village or pueblo built by a culture known as the Sinagua. The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms including second and third story structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000. The Sinagua were agriculturalists with trade connections that spanned hundreds of miles. The people left the area around 1400. The site is currently comprised of 42 acres.
Designations:
National Monument (July 25, 1939)
Accessibility:
The visitor center and the Tavasci Marsh Overlook trail are wheelchair accessible. Wheeled vehicles, such as wheelchairs and baby strollers, are not recommended on the Ruins trail.
Getting Around:
Two trails are found at Tuzigoot-The Ruins Loop trail and the Tavasci Marsh Overlook trail. Both trails are a quarter of a mile in length. Pets must be on a leash to use any of the trails in the monument.
Activites:
Educational Programs | Bird Watching | And more.
Facilities:
Visitor_Centers | Comfort Stations | Museum Exhibits | Tours & Guided Activities | And more.
Directions to Tuzigoot National Monument
Plane:
Nearest commercial airports are located in Flagstaff, Prescott, and Phoenix, Arizona
Car:
Tuzigoot National Monument is 52 miles south of Flagstaff, Arizona via U.S. Alternate Highway 89A, or 90 miles north of Phoenix. Travel Interstate Highway 17, take Exit 287 and travel west on Highway 260 to Cottonwood. In Cottonwood take Main Street north towards Clarkdale.
Public Transportation
There is no scheduled public transportation to the monument
Attractions:
Prescott National Forest
Coconino National Forest
Nearby Parks:
Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (135 miles)
Wupatki National Monument in Arizona (135 miles)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona (135 miles)
Tuzigoot National Monument in Arizona (135 miles)
Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona (135 miles)
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Contact Information for Tuzigoot National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument
Tuzigoot Road
Clarkdale, AZ
86324
Phone: 520-634-5564
Fax: 520-567-3597
Located in Clarkdale, AZ
For more information on Tuzigoot National Monument
Information on this page provided by the NPS.
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