El Morro National Monument is open daily except for Christmas and New Year's Day.
Admission to the trails is $3 per person for those 17 and older. Those younger than 17 are admitted free.
Bring a picnic lunch to eat on tables near the visitors center.
The museum in the visitors center offers exhibits spanning 700 years of human history and a video introduction to the area.
For visitors center hours and other information, call 505-783-4226.
To learn more about El Morro and the history of the area, read:
"El Morro National Monument" by Dan Murphy (Western National Parks Association, 2003).
"Kiva, Cross & Crown" by John L. Kessell (Western National Parks Association, 1987).
"Zuni and El Morro: Past and Present," David Noble and Richard Woodbury, editors (Ancient City Press, 1993)
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