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Bandelier National Monument


Description:
Best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and the ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them, Bandelier also includes over 23,000 acres of designated Wilderness. It was named for Adolph Bandelier, a 19th-century anthropologist. Proclaimed on February 11, 1916. Acreage: 32,737, all federal. Wilderness area: 23,267.


Directions:
Car - Visitors traveling North-South on I-25 take St Francis/84/285 exit for Santa Fe, go straight through city, then follow signs to Bandelier at each major junction. Beautiful alternative route for those going north on I25: at Bernalillo, take exit for 550 (formerly 44). At San Ysidro take exit to NM 4; continue over the mountains to park entrance (good paved road, but may not be advisable in winter weather)


* *Public Transportation - To Monument: no regularly scheduled commercial

List of Activities
Camping
Hiking
Museum/Visitor Center
Picnic
Restaurants and SnackBar
Wildlife Viewing
Address
Bandelier National Monument
HCR 1, Box 1, Suite 15
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Phone Visitor Center dayti
Email BAND_Visitor_Center@nps.gov
Map of Bandelier National Monument
Map of Bandelier National Monument

 
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