Current NPS alerts (3)
Park closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Winter hours are currently in effect. El Morro is open 5 days/week, Thursday - Monday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Mountain Time. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Hiking park trails when the monument is closed is not permitted.
Water in campground is shut off for the winter
Due to overnight freezing temperatures, water in the campground has been shut off for the season. Visitors should plan to bring their own water. Small containers may be filled at the visitor center during business hours.
Trail Closure for Restoration
The south portion of the Headland Trail is closed due to ongoing restoration work. Access to the trail will now close at 2:30 pm daily. All hikers must be off the trails by 4:45 pm.
Weather alerts (National Weather Service)
Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Warning issued October 24 at 6:53PM MDT until October 24 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued October 24 at 6:38PM MDT until October 25 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
About this site
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, messages, and petroglyphs. Make El Morro National Monument a stopping point on your travels.
- Type
- National Monument
- State
- New Mexico
- Address
- Mile Marker 44.6 Hwy 53, Ramah, NM 87321