Pecos National Historical Park

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Clouds gather on a summer day at the mission church
An adobe building under cloudy skies.
As the largest remaining building from the 1700s, the Mission Church draws in folks on the Ancestral Sites Trail every day.
Reenactors prepare a cannon under a mesa and blue skies.
Civil War Encampment reenactors ready a black powder cannon demonstration in front of Glorieta Mesa,
A line of people walk past adobe bricks, trees, and the road.
The Feast Day of Pecos Pueblo draws in hundreds from Jemez Pueblo, Pecos, and the surrounding communities each year.
Snow covers a landscape with trees and mesas.
Winter at Pecos can have snow blanketing the pass and local area.
Photos: National Park Service

About Pecos National Historical Park

Pecos is a natural and cultural crossroads through which hunters, gatherers, traders, missionaries, immigrants, soldiers, ranchers, and other travelers passed and lived. Follow in their footsteps and imagine Pecos through the centuries. Visit sites where cultural demonstrations and traditional practices continue today - a living legacy of the people who passed this way. At Pecos, past is present.

Quick Facts

State New Mexico
Designation National Historical Park
State Code NM
Weather Pecos National Historical Park is located at nearly 7,000 feet in altitude in the high desert region of Northern New Mexico. Please know your limits at this high desert altitude.…

Location & Map

Pecos National Historical Park is located in New Mexico.

Operating Hours

Pecos National Historical Park is open daily from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The park is not open on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, or New Years Day.

Wednesday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Monday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Thursday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Sunday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Tuesday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Saturday 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Activities

Arts and Culture Cultural Demonstrations Fishing Fly Fishing Food Picnicking Guided Tours Self-Guided Tours - Walking Hiking Front-Country Hiking Junior Ranger Program Museum Exhibits Shopping Bookstore and Park Store

Getting There

Pecos National Historical Park is 25 miles east of Santa Fe, New Mexico off of Interstate 25. Visitors travelling north on I-25: take exit 299 on to HWY 50 to Pecos village and south two miles on State Road 63. Those travelling south on I-25: take exit 307 and proceed four miles north to the Park on State Road 63.

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Contact & Address

Address Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM, 87552
Phone 5057577241
Email peco_visitor_information@nps.gov

Topics & Themes

Architecture and Building Archeology Ruins Arts Colonization and Settlement Commerce Trade Explorers and Expeditions Farming and Agriculture Ranches Hispanic American Heritage Latino American Heritage Migrations Military Indigenous and Native Warrior Battlefields Monuments and Memorials Native American Heritage Religion and Spirituality Missions Transportation Roads, Routes and Highways Wars and Conflicts Tribal Conflicts Colonial/European Contact Conflicts Mexican War Civil War Westward Expansion Animals Birds Elk Fish Geology Night Sky Astronomy Rock Landscapes and Features

Things To Do

Hiking Glorieta Pass Battlefield

Hiking Glorieta Pass Battlefield

Hiking the 2.25-mile Glorieta Pass Battlefield Trail will lead you through part of New Mexico's Civil War history. The trail…

Hiking the Ancestral Sites Trail

Hiking the Ancestral Sites Trail

This trail gives you a glimpse into the past as you pass by the ancestral sites of the Pecos Pueblo…

Walking the South Pasture Loop

Walking the South Pasture Loop

Walking the South Pasture Loop Trail offers visitors the chance to enjoy a quieter side of the park.

Fishing at Pecos NHP

Fishing at Pecos NHP

Fishing along the Pecos gives visitors an opportunity to experience the park in a special way.

Visitor Centers

E. E. Fogelson Visitor Center

Begin at the Visitor Center, where you can view an excellent museum that covers the region's history, archeology, and contemporary connections. You may also purchase…

Hours: The Visitor Center is open daily from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm during the summer season. It is open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm during the winter season and closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas, and New Year's Day.

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