Tuzigoot National Monument - Clarksdale, AZ
Tuzigoot National Monument is a 53-acre site managed by the National Park Service near Clarksdale, Arizona. The site became protected as a national monument in 1939 and is an example of the culture and housing of the protects and honors the ruins of a Sinagua people from 1125 CE to 140 CE before they moved north and east to what is now part of the Hopi reservation. This is a fee site for the National Park Service and will require payment on most days. We were very lucky and happened to hit it on a free park day. Normally the fee is $10 per adult, children under 16 are free. The fee is good for seven days and will also allow you to enter Montezuma's Castle National Monument. When you arrive and park in the loop lot you can head up the steps to the visitor center. The visitor center has some interesting displays about the people who inhabited Tuzigoot and some items that were found when the site was excavated. There is also a nice gift shop located in the visitors center. Ther