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El Morro National Monument
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- Designation
- National Monument
- State
- NM
- Park address
- Ramah, NM
- Entrance fee
- No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
- Camping
- 1 campground listed by NPS
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Notes
Designation Date: 12/08/1906
Imagine the refreshment of finding water after days of dusty travel. A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (the headland) a popular campsite for hundreds of years. Here, ancestral Puebloans, Spanish, and American travelers carved over 2,000 signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs. Make El Morro National Monument a stopping point on your travels.
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Stories Carved in Stone
Stories Carved in Stone Park Event · El Morro National Monument · Oct 24, 2026 · 10:00 AM–11:30 AM Discover the many layers of history captured in stone carving…
Park closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Park closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays Park Alert · El Morro National Monument · 10/15/2026 Winter hours are currently in effect. El Morro is open 5 days/week, Thurs…
Water in campground is shut off for the winter
Water in campground is shut off for the winter Park Alert · El Morro National Monument · 10/15/2026 Due to overnight freezing temperatures, water in the campgro…
Stories Carved in Stone
Stories Carved in Stone Park Event · El Morro National Monument · Oct 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM–11:30 AM Discover the many layers of history caputured in stone carvin…