Chaco Culture National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Due to emergency repairs campsites will be reduced to 35 sites total until further notice! Please have alternative plans if the campground is full.

Chaco Canyon was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. The Chacoan sites are part of the homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples of New Mexico, the Hopi Indians of Arizona, and the Navajo Indians of the Southwest. More...

Chaco Museum Collection

The Chaco Collection contains approximately one million artifacts from over 120 sites in Chaco Canyon and the surrounding region. Because most of the artifacts were systematically collected and documented, the collections are extremely valuable for scientific studies. The Chaco archives can be viewed through the Chaco Digital Initiative at the University of Virginia.

Visit the Chaco collection

Visit the Chaco archives

Traditions of the Sun

Explore Chaco's trails and cultural sited before you visit them. See virtual movies of the Sun Dagger and other special areas. View NASA satellite photos of the park from space. See historic photos that slowly merge into the modern scene. Lean of ongoing traditions that began at Chaco and continue today.

Visit Traditions of the Sun.

Chaco Digital Initiative - archives

The Chaco archives can be viewed through the Chaco Digital Initiative at the University of Virginia. The Chaco Digital Initiative is a collaborative effort to create a digital archive that will integrate much of the widely dispersed archaeological data collected from Chaco Canyon in the late 1890s and the first half of the 20th century.

Visit the Chaco Digital Initiative archives

Friends of Chaco

The Friends of Chaco is a non-profit corporation formed to support and assist Chaco Culture NHP in preserving and protecting the Park's resources, and contribute to research, interpretation and enjoyment of the park.

Visit the Friends of Chaco website.

Write to

Chaco Culture National Historical Park
P. O. Box 220
Nageezi, New Mexico 87037

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Fax

(505) 786-7061

Climate

At 6200 feet elevation Chaco's weather can be extreme; sometimes varying 60 degrees in the same day! Winter days hover in the teens, spring winds frequently blow, summer days may approach the upper 90's and thunderstorms occur from July to September. Come prepared for all extremes.
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