Accessibility

Aztec Ruins National Monument distributes the Interagency Access Pass. Ask a ranger in the visitor center for more information about this lifetime pass.

The following amenities are available to assist with your experience.

Parking
Four accessible spaces are reserved.

Visitor Center
The walkway has a slight incline and an access ramp for wheelchairs. Automatic door openers (push button) are located on the front and rear doors. The water fountain is easily accessible. Wheelchairs are available to borrow while in the park. Ask at the desk.

Restrooms
The women’s and men’s restrooms are located at the left end of the front porch. Wheelchair accessible stalls are in each restroom.

Picnic Area
This area is located adjacent to the parking lot. A wheelchair accessible pad and picnic table are available.

Programs
Free trail guides with large print and Braille brochures are available. A free cell phone audio tour is also available. The video presentation has closed captioning.

Trail
The trail is about a half mile long. Benches are located along the trail. There are maps available that show the paved portions accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Areas with steps and low narrow doorways are not accessible. Slopes are present in some places. A steeper incline is on the section of the trail to the northwest tri-wall structure. Please use caution during the downhill return.

 

Aztec Ruins accessibility trail map.

Aztec Ruins Trail Accessibility:
Great Kiva: Slight slope up to access along trail. 30-inch wide low doorway into upper room is accessible to most wheelchairs. Thirteen steps down to floor level is only access.

Stop 7: Low narrow doorways. High doorsteps.

Stop 9: Curving steps up to open unroofed kiva.

Stop 11: No access for wheelchairs or strollers. Low narrow doorways. High doorsteps.

Stop 15: Increasing incline out. Constant curving decline back. No curbs along trail.

Stop 18: 16 steps up is the only access. Not accessible for wheelchairs.

 

Mobility-Impaired Assistance: The visitor center, restrooms, picnic tables, and much of the trail are wheelchair accessible. The antechamber looking down into the Great Kiva accommodates most wheelchairs 29" wide or less. Wheelchairs are available to borrow from the visitor center. Please ask at the front desk.

Hearing-Impaired Assistance: A printed trail guide is available for the self-guided tour. The regularly presented video program plays in open-caption format. Headphones are available at the information desk for assisted audio.

Sight-Impaired Assistance: A tactile model of West Ruin and replica artifacts are available for handling in the visitor center. Large print trail guides aid visitors with limited vision. Headphones are available at the information desk that provide assisted descriptive services for the museum exhibits and the regularly presented video program.