Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a national historical park run by the National Park Service in San Juan County, New Mexico. Entrance is $25 per vehicle. It is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Chaco Culture National Historical Park on the managing agency's own page.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park map
Chaco Culture National Historical Park 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. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
- Sites cost $20 a night. Stays are limited to 14 days per campground.
- Pets are allowed in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. They are not allowed on trails.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping in Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Sites cost $20 a night. Stays are limited to 14 days per campground.
Campground inside the park's New Mexico boundary: Gallo Campground , each with its sites, fees, season and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Pets
Pets are allowed in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. They are not allowed on trails.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Lake Valley, 12.5 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- Wilderness areaAh-shi-sle-pah Wilderness is 2.5 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)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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