Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument is a national monument run by the National Park Service in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. Entrance is $25 per vehicle. It is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Bandelier National Monument on the managing agency's own page.
Bandelier National Monument map
Bandelier National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for NM, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Bandelier National Monument costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
- Yes. Bandelier National Monument is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
- Campsites must be reserved ahead.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Bandelier National Monument costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
Bandelier National Monument is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping in Bandelier National Monument
Campsites must be reserved ahead.
Campgrounds inside the park's New Mexico boundary: Juniper Campground and Ponderosa Group Campground , each with its sites, fees, season and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Los Alamos, 6.7 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Bandelier National Monument
- Wilderness areaBandelier Wilderness lies inside Bandelier National Monument.
- Wilderness areaBandelier National Monument borders Dome Wilderness.
- National forestBandelier National Monument borders Santa Fe National Forest.
- National Park Service unitBandelier National Monument borders Valles Caldera National Preserve.
- BLM unitKasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is 2.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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