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El Morro National Monument
Plan Your Visit
 
Visitors enjoy the Inscription Loop Trail
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El Morro National Monument is open year-round for you to enjoy. Activities include hiking, camping, picnicking, kids activities and exploring the visitor center. Please click on the above links to help plan your visit.
You can also download our Planning Your Visit brochure (502k PDF File) to assist you with your trip planning.
 
The National Park Service offers a website to help guide you through our history: Discover Our Shared Heritage has a series of travel itineraries that explore our country's past through visiting places, like El Morro National Monument, which reflect aspects of American History. Visit the American Southwest for more information.
A hiker meanders across the top of El Morro
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From 17th century Spanish inscriptions to Ancestral Puebloan ruins, there's something for everyone.
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Do you have a dog?
You may bring your pet with you to El Morro National Monument; please keep it on a leash.
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Image of Governor Onate's inscription carved in 1605  

Did You Know?
The first inscription carved at El Morro was that of Governor Don Juan de Onate in 1605, 15 years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

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Last Updated: January 09, 2008 at 13:33 EST