Overview

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Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum is a museum focusing on Ancestral Puebloan, Native American, and historic cultures in the Four Corners region. It is also headquarters for visitors traveling to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

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Fees: Entrance

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	20-49
	50-69
	70+

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Links: https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/CANM-visitor-center-museum

Getting There

Navigate to 37.476100, -108.547133.

Location

Closest City or Region: Dolores, Colorado

Coordinates: 37.476311, -108.545890

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July 6, 2019 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Killian Wagner,

Story

We stopped at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Visitor Center and Museum on our way out of town. It was a cool museum, and they had a lot of fun and informative displays. We ended up staying a lot longer than we wanted to because the kids wanted to get a Junior Ranger badge, but then they were too burned out to complete all the activities. On top of that, they were having a ranger-led discussion which we thought would be fun, but it ended up being a lot longer than we wanted but we were too self conscious to leave in the middle of the discussion.

After walking through the museum, we ate lunch outside at one of the picnic tables.

After lunch, we hiked up to Escalante Pueblo. It was an easy hike, but the kids dragged their feet the whole way. It took us about half an hour for the hike. 

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