Bandelier National Monument
Protected park · NM, USA
Bandelier National Monument in NM, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
About
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.
This park's official page lists: Visitor center.
Events
- Ranger Guided Hike - Pueblo Loop Trail
- Guided Geology Hike
- Ranger Guided Hike to Alcove House
- Dr. Craig Allen: "Ecological Changes in the Jemez Mountains Landscape"
Before you go
- Limits
- Pets are not allowed in park buildings or on trails
- ⚠ Park closure: Tsankawi Unit of Bandelier Closed Temporarily
- The Tsankawi Unit of Bandelier will be closed starting October 13, through October 21st for parking lot maintenance and for staging and moving of materials for a trails and visitor improvement project. Materials for this project will be staged in the parking area. A helicopter will be onsite to move the material from the parking lot to the mesa. During this time, Tsankawi will be unsafe for visitors to be in the area during this operation.
- ⚠ Caution: The Use of GPS is NOT Recommended
- Numerous visitors have been routed to remote trailheads and out-of-the-way roads trying to use GPS to reach the main park area or shuttle stop.
- Park alert: Uber, Lyft, and Other "Taxi" Services
- Bandelier is in a remote location, with cell service in the canyon limited to Verizon 4G only. Services like Uber and Lyft will bring you here, but there may be no way to contact a ride out. Please plan your pickup before being dropped off at Bandelier.
- Getting there
- From NM285 US84 in Pojaque NM. West on NM502, West on NM4 to White rock. Then 12 miles to the monument entrance on the south side of the road. Bandelier is in a remote location, with cell service in the canyon limited to Verizon 4G only. Services like Uber and Lyft will bring you here, but there may be no way to contact a ride out. Please plan your pickup before being dropped off at Bandelier.
- Weather & when to go
- Spring daytime temperatures in the 70's can be followed by a snow storm with wet heavy snow and daytime temperatures in the 40's. Summers are dry with June usually being the hottest month of the year. Days in July, August and September often end with thunderstorms that can drop heavy localized rain and are often accompanied by lightning. Autumn weather is usually sunny with blue skies and warm (but not hot) days and cool nights. Winter average snowfall 25". Snow and ice can close trails and roads.