Is Hovenweep National Monument in Utah?

Partly. About 480 acres of Hovenweep National Monument are in Utah (measured from the park's boundary map); the rest is in Colorado.

National monument

Hovenweep National Monument

Hovenweep National Monument is a national monument run by the National Park Service that spans Colorado and Utah: about 480 acres of it are in San Juan County, Utah. Entrance is $20 per vehicle.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Hovenweep National Monument on the managing agency's own page.

Hovenweep National Monument map

Hovenweep National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Fire restrictions change with the season and can start or lift within days. Check the current orders for this area before any campfire, stove, smoking, target shooting or off-road driving.

Utah Fire Info, Utah DNR's interagency fire information hub, keeps the Utah fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Utah fire map of active fires.

Common questions

: Partly. About 480 acres of Hovenweep National Monument are in Utah (measured from the park's boundary map); the rest is in Colorado.
: Entrance costs $20 per vehicle, $15 per motorcycle, and $10 per person on foot or bicycle. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.

Fees, passes, and hours

Entrance costs $20 per vehicle, $15 per motorcycle, and $10 per person on foot or bicycle. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.

Source: nps.gov/hove/planyourvisit/fees, checked 2026-09-28.

Pets

They are allowed on trails.

Source: nps.gov/hove/planyourvisit/pets, checked 2026-09-28.

Getting there

Nearest town: Bluff, UT

Source: nps.gov/hove/planyourvisit/squaretower, checked 2026-09-29.

Trails

Square Tower Loop Trail(2 mi round trip, moderate)Loops the Square Tower Group ancestral Puebloan structures.
Horseshoe and Hackberry Trail(1.44 mi round trip, moderate)Out-and-back to Horseshoe House and Hackberry.
Hiking to Holly from campground(7 mi round trip, strenuous)Connects campground to Holly structures and petroglyph panel.

Source: nps.gov/hove/planyourvisit/hiking, checked 2026-09-29.

What to see

Historic siteHovenweep CastleMulti-story ancestral Puebloan masonry on the canyon rim.