Tours
Outdoor AdventureWilderness Journeys Pagosa
$50+Family-owned Pagosa Springs outfitter running San Juan River rafting, 4x4 and mining tours, Mesa Verde and train trips, fishing and shuttles.
Transit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
Chimney Rock National Monument
An remote archaeological site in southwestern Colorado's San Juan National Forest, built by Ancestral Puebloans linked to Chaco Canyon.
30841 State Highway 151, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 · Pagosa Springs, CO
About Chimney Rock National Monument
Chimney Rock National Monument sits at the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The site covers about seven square miles and holds roughly 200 ancient homes and ceremonial buildings, several of which have been excavated for visitors. Excavated features include a Great Kiva, a Pit House, a Multi-Family Dwelling, and a Chacoan-style Great House Pueblo. Visitors can follow old footpaths and take a short half-mile hike to a summit with wide views into Colorado and New Mexico. The Chimney Rock Interpretive Association, a volunteer nonprofit, runs the guided tour program under an agreement with the USDA Forest Service.
- #archaeology
- #Ancestral Puebloan
- #Chacoan
- #San Juan National Forest
- #hiking
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