For thousands of years, people have traveled across this landscape of sloping mesas, expansive vistas, and rugged canyons. Today, you can follow in their footsteps by exploring over 70 miles of park trails. Please be safe, know your limits, and visit with respect. Bandelier National Monument has over 70 miles of trail that connect out into the adjacent Santa Fe National Forest Lands. The most popular of these trails are the Pueblo Loop Trail and Alcove House Trail. They are accessed from the visitor center in Frijoles Canyon. These trails take you to many Ancestral Pueblo sites. The Falls Trail is another trail that is very popular. It takes you to a beautiful waterfall. Before the flash floods of 2011 the trail continued to the Lower Falls and ultimately to the Rio Grande. Flooding destroyed the trail leaving no access to the Rio Grande from Frijoles Canyon. There are no archeological sites on this trail. Bandelier also offers opportunities for much longer hikes. Permits are available for overnight stays in much of Bandelier's backcountry |
Last updated: August 10, 2024