El Morro National Monument

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NM-53
Ramah, NM 87321

El Morro National Monument in Ramah, NM offers a respite in the high desert, where travelers can discover a hidden waterhole at the base of a sandstone bluff and explore over 2,000 carved signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs left by ancestral Puebloans, Spanish conquistadors, and American settlers.

With its geologic features and rich history, El Morro National Monument provides a unique stopping point for visitors, offering opportunities to hike the Inscription Loop and Headland Trail, explore Atsinna Pueblo, visit the Visitor Center, and even camp at the free campground on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Wayne S.
9/25/2020

Beautiful in the fall,El Morro National Monument in the southwestern area of The United States of America is a national monument located in Ramaw New Mexico.Managed by The National Park Service El...

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Jonathan B.
2/28/2024

El Morro is an unexpected and therefore under visited national park site. Because of this, it is even more worth the visit. Well off the modern beaten path, it was much less so over 150 years ago....

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Mira S.
10/15/2020

I expect a lot of people on longer drives consider stopping by, and most don't. I finally had a little extra time in my route this trip and decided to swing by. We saw online that the hours...

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Tena C.
5/30/2018

I was so glad we made the drive from Gallup to the El Morro National Monument. The views were vast and impressive and the history of the inscriptions was fantastic. We did the full hike to the...

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Howie K.
2/8/2019

Following three visits to this little oasis in the middle of the high desert, I've finally figured it out: this is America's Social Media Monument. It is. In case you figured the whole "Look at me...

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