Overview

Hype:

Tuzigoot National Monument preserves a 2- to 3-story pueblo ruin on the summit of a limestone and sandstone ridge just east of Clarkdale, Arizona. The Tuzigoot Site is an elongated complex of stone masonry rooms that were built along the spine of a natural outcrop. The central rooms stand higher than the others and they appear to have served public functions. The pueblo has 110 rooms. The pueblo was built by the Sinagua people between 1125 and 1400 CE. Tuzigoot is the largest and best preserved of the many Sinagua pueblo ruins in the Verde Valley. The ruins at Tuzigoot incorporate very few doors; instead, the inhabitants used ladders accessed by trapdoor type openings in the roofs to enter each room. Tuzigoot was excavated from 1933 to 1935 by Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer of the University of Arizona, with funding from the federal Civil Works Administration and Works Project Administration. In 1935–1936, with additional federal funding, the ruins were prepared for public display, and a Pueblo Revival-style museum and visitor center was constructed. Franklin D. Roosevelt designated Tuzigoot Ruins as a U.S. National Monument on July 25, 1939. The Tuzigoot National Monument Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Time:

Fees: Park Entrance

Recommended Ages:

	0-3
	4-11
	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

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Features:

National Monument
National Register of Historic Places
Structures, Ruins, Dwellings
Potable Water
Visitor Centers
Restrooms - Flush
Road Access is Paved
Access Road is 2WD Accessible

Links: https://www.nps.gov/tuzi/index.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzigoot_National_Monument

Getting There

Navigate to 34.770451, -112.026887.

Maps

Closest City or Region: Clarksdale, Arizona

Coordinates: 34.770451, -112.026887

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April 8, 2022 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Marci Parker, Shawn Parker, Callie Parker, Wade Parker, Aria Parker, Lillian Parker,

Logistics

Trail Start: 3:15

Trail End: 3:45

Story

We stopped first at the visitor center and looked at the displays and worked on Junior Ranger badges. Then we walked out to the pueblo. My stomach was bothering me, so I didn't enjoy it as much as the others.

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