The Main Loop Trail provides access to the main archeological sites in Bandelier National Monument. There is evidence of people being in Bandelier National Monument area that dates back 10,000 years. The Ancestral Pueblo people settled in Frijoles Canyon building the stone dwellings that you will see. From this trail you can access the account parking, the picnic area, the Alcove House, the Frey Trail and Juniper Campground.

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Stop 1 Archeological Finds
Stop 2 Volcanic Tuff
Stop 3 Frijoles Creek
Stop 4 The Kiva
Stop 5 Agriculture
Stop 6 Tyuonyi
Stop 7 Village Life
Stop 8 Stone Wall
Stop 9 Compare Homes
Stop 10 Volcanic Tuff
Stop 11 Cavates
Stop 12 Reconstructed House
Stop 13 Frijoles Canyon
Stop 14 Life Expectancy
Stop 15 Cave Kiva
Stop 16 Frey Trail
Stop 17 Trail Selection
Stop 18 Jemez Mountains and Obsidian
Stop 19 Ancestral Pueblo people’s homes
Stop 20 Petroglyps
Stop 21 Pictograph