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Aztec Ruins National Monument

Name: Aztec Ruins National Monument
Rating: 1.50

Type: Trail

Length: 0.50 Mile

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: $5.00

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Difficulty: halfstar

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ADA Accessible: Yes

Bikes Allowed: N/A

Dogs Allowed: N/A

Interpretive Guide: N/A

Address: 84 County Road 2900

City: Aztec

County: San Juan

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There are a few of these artifacts/displays scattered near the museum. (Photo by Blaze)

The interpretive trail takes you into and through the ruins. (Photo by Blaze)

This is a view of the inside of the restored kiva. (Photo by Blaze)

This is a view of the outside of the restored kiva. (Photo by Blaze)

This sign is near the entrance to the monument. (Photo by Blaze)

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Interesting Ruins
By Blaze on 4/15/2025
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These ruins are not from Aztec Indians, but ruins in the town of Aztec (named by the Spaniards). These ruins are actually from the ancient Puebloan indians that lived there prior to the Spanish explorers. A short interpretative trail takes you by and through these ruins.

Aztec Ruins National Monument
By Blaze on 8/16/2014
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Distance: 0.50 Mile Duration: 43 minutes

This hike was a walk around the Aztec Ruins National Monument. I did not have my GPS with me, so there is no track file. The trail is an interpretive (numbered) trail that is easy to follow.

As you'll learn when you visit this site, it was not created by the Aztec Indians, but rather than ancestral Pueblo indians that settled the Chaco Canyon area. The site was misnamed by European explorers.

One nice feature of this National Monument is that it has a kiva that has been restored to what scientists believe to be similar to its original state.