USA National Monument

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the people of the Mogollon culture who lived in the Gila Wilderness from the 1280s through the early 1300s. The surroundings probably look today very much like they did when the cliff dwellings were inhabited. It is surrounded by the Gila National Forest and lies at the edge of the Gila Wilderness, the nation's first designated wilderness area. This designation means that the wilderness character of the area will not be altered by the intrusion of roads or other evidence of human presence. read more...

Phone: (505) 536-9461   Price Range: $3 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Silver City   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Backpacking, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Gila Cliff Dwellings

Located in northeastern Louisiana, this park commemorates a culture that thrived during the first and second millennia B.C. This site, which contains some of the largest prehistoric earth works in North America, is managed by the state of Louisiana. These State Park facilities are open to the public. read more...

Phone: 1-888-926-5492   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Epps   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: N/A   Details Provided By: Poverty Point National Monument

People must have been warned by tremors and earthquakes before red-hot rocks exploded from the ground and rained down on their pit houses and farmland. Perhaps some stayed to watch as their homes and farmland were buried under slow-moving lava flows. Most fled, taking their possessions with them. read more...

Phone: 928-526-0502   Price Range: $0 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Flagstaff   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Hiking, Camping   Details Provided By: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument