Overview

Hype:

Montezuma Castle National Monument offers a 1/3rd mile loop trail. It is all paved, mostly flat, and partially shaded! On the trail you will see Montezuma Castle's namesake, Castle A, a river overlook, and a diorama that talks about Montezuma Castle.

Trail Condition: Class 0 (Trail is paved. No elevation gain.)

Time: 15-30 minutes

Length: 0.3 mile loop

Elevation Gain: Negligible

Fees: Park Entrance

Recommended Ages:

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

Recommended Months to Visit:

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Links: https://www.nps.gov/moca/planyourvisit/things2do.htm

Route

From the visitor center, head west on the paved trail.

Maps

Closest City or Region: Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona

Coordinates: 34.612069, -111.841682

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April 9, 2022 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

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

Story

As we were driving from camp to Montezuma Castle, the Parkers' SUV broke down. Tara dropped the kids and me off at Montezuma Castle and went back and picked up the Parker kids so they wouldn't have to be bored while waiting for the tow truck. I worked on the Junior Ranger books with my kids and we walked out to see the castle. Then when Tara got there with the Parker kids, the two us us took a van full of kids over to Montezuma Well. Then Tara went back to Montezuma Castle to fetch the rest of the kids. Tara had seen the sights a few years ago and I never had, so I got to do the hikes with the kids while Tara did most of the shuttling. The kids and I hiked around the well and Tara ended up taking the Parker kids back to their tow truck instead of to the well. We all visited the lower outlet then the pithouse, then we started the long drive home.

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