Current NPS alerts (2)
Road Closure: Sunset Crater Volcano September 21 through October 30
Beginning September 21, Forest Road 545 closed to all vehicle traffic starting near the intersection with Highway 89A to the Sunset Crater Volcano entrance kiosk for culvert work. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument remains OPEN and accessible via Forest Road 545 through Wupatki National Monument. Plan for extra travel time—the drive between visitor centers is about 19 miles/30 minutes. The road is expected to reopen by the end of the day on October 30. Weather delays may extend the estimated reopening.
Wupatki VC Phone Outages
The main phone line for the visitor center experiences occasional outages. Please email [email protected] if you have trouble getting through on the main number.
Weather alerts (National Weather Service)
Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued October 24 at 2:46PM MST until October 26 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
About this site
Nestled between the Painted Desert and ponderosa highlands of northern Arizona, Wupatki National Monument is an unlikely landscape for a thriving community. The early 1100's marked a time of cooler and wetter weather, when the ancestors of contemporary Pueblo communities created a bustling center of trade and culture. For indigenous peoples, these sites represent the footprints of their ancestors.
- Type
- National Monument
- State
- Arizona
- Address
- 25137 N. Sunset Crater-Wupatki Loop Rd., Flagstaff, AZ 86004