Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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At this time, phone messages cannot be left at the visitor center. Please email the park at moca_tuzi_info@nps.gov or call during operating hours if you need to contact the park.

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Overview

Water flows under and through this landscape, feeding the growth of people and towns. The Verde Valley is watered by snowmelt, summer monsoons, and springs that well up from the ancient sedimentary rocks. In the heart of the valley, a thousand years ago, people began to build a little hilltop pueblo that would grow into one of the largest villages in the area.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Tuzigoot National Monument: Tuzigoot National Monument is open every day with the exception of Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1. During regular operating hours, last vehicle entry is at 4:45 pm.

Fees and passes

  • Entrance - Per Person — $10.00
  • Annual Entrance - Park — $35.00

The America the Beautiful pass covers entrance fees at federal recreation lands across all four agencies.

Getting there

From Phoenix or Flagstaff, take I-17 to exit 287, and then travel west on Highway 260 to Cottonwood. Once in Cottonwood, travel north through the town on Main Street. Just before entering the town of Clarkdale you will see signs directing visitors to the right, to Tuzigoot Rd.

Visitor centers

  • Tuzigoot Visitor Center

Weather

Summers are hot! Temperatures range from 95°F (35°C) to 115°F (46°C). There is no shade on the Pueblo Trail or Marsh Overlook Trail. Nighttime temperatures can be much cooler, around 70°F (21°C). From July through September, heavy monsoon rains are common in the afternoons. Winters are cooler, sometimes cold. Highs average around 55°F (13°C); lows can be around 15F (-10°C). Snow is rare, but possible. Rainy days are common in the spring.

Phone: 928-634-5564

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

a green, vibrant wetland with a ridge with an adobe dwelling and mountains in the distance
Tavasci Marsh View · NPS Photo
4 foot masonry walls with mountains and clouds behind them.
Tuzigoot with Black Hills · NPS Photo/Case Griffing
A sunny day at Tuzigoot
Tuzigoot Pueblo · NPS Photo Paul Santellan
4 foot masonry walls covered in snow
Tuzigoot with Snow! · NPS Photo/Krystina Mucha
The inside of a masonry room with wood posts supporting the roof.
Inside Tuzigoot · NPS Photo/Sharlot Hart

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