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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Things To Know Before You Come
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FACILITIES
VISITOR CENTERS
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Open
Open All Year
Closures
The monument is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
Special Programs
Heritage Preservation Week in May offers visitors and students a chance to gain hands-on experience in ruins stabilization. Occasionally, Holy Mass and fiestas are scheduled at specific units. The Gran Quivira Conference is held at the monument every three years. An open house in December offers a book sale and tour of the administrative offices. Special education programs in conjunction with the local schools are scheduled sporadically throughout the school year. Contact the park for more information.
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Accessibility
Accessibility: All four sites are partially wheelchair accessible. The trail at Abó is hard-surfaced. Handicapped restrooms are available at all sites. Special Needs: Braille text available on request at each unit. A captioned AV program is available at headquarters. Parking areas are designated and designed for special needs vehicles.
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Did You Know?
that Spanish missions were not churches? They were Indian towns, with the church as the focus, where, in the 1700s, the native people were learning to become Spanish citizens. In order to become a citizen, they had to be Catholic; that is why the King of Spain sent missionaries to acculturate them.
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Last Updated: October 02, 2006 at 18:47 EST |
