What We Do: Information

Chimney Rock Archaeological Area

Type of Place: Ancestral Puebloan sites
Ownership: San Juan National Forest
Contact: Chimney Rock Interpretive Program, P.O. Box 1662, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Telephone: In-Season (970) 883-5359
Off-Season (970) 264-2287 (Leave message)
Email: Chimney Rock
Website: Chimney Rock
Hours: May 15 – September 30: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Entrance Fee: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm
Notes:
Nearby Heritage Sites: Mesa Verde National Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument

Site Summary: The high mesa holds 16 individual sites, 14 of which are residential. Four of these sites have been excavated and stabilized and are visited on the tour. The sites visited are the Great Kiva, Pit House, Ridge House and Great House Pueblo. Other sites have been excavated and studied, then reburied to protect them and the valuable information they hold.