Tuzigoot National Monument

Water flows under and through this landscape, feeding the growth of people and towns. The Verde Valley is watered by snowmelt, summer monsoons, and springs that well up from the ancient sedimentary rocks. In the heart of the valley, a thousand years ago, people began to build a little hilltop pueblo that would grow into one of the largest villages in the area.

Tuzigoot Pueblo

A pueblo built by the Sinagua

Tuzigoot with Snow!

Even central Arizona can get a lot of snow! Check out the dwellings at Tuzigoot covered in a winter storm.

Tuzigoot with Black Hills

Tuzigoot was built on a low hilltop in the Verde Valley. The Verde River and Black Hills provided a variety of resource areas for the Sinagua.

Tuzigoot with Tavasci Marsh

Tuzigoot Pueblo sits on a hilltop above an area perfect for farming. Tavasci Marsh provides water and other resources.

Inside Tuzigoot

Rebuilt in the 1930s, this room at Tuzigoot would not originally have had a roof. Today, you can climb through the room to experience the landscape that surrounds this enduring Pueblo.

Tuzigoot Ollas

During the 1930s, when Tuzigoot was excavated, the procedure was to rebuild artifacts. These women were employed as part of the CCC to glue back together these large olla pots. Today we know that gluing them back together can actually damage the pots.

Driveway for Site H06

Tent Pad for Site H06

Picnic Table and Fire Ring for Site H06

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From Phoenix or Flagstaff, take I-17 to exit 287, and then travel west on Highway 260 to Cottonwood. Once in Cottonwood, travel north through the town on Main Street. Just before entering the town of Clarkdale you will see signs directing visitors to the right, to Tuzigoot Rd.

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Tuzigoot Visitor Center Facility

This visitor center provides the first stop for visitors to Tuzigoot National Monument. Stop in to purchase entrance tickets, see the museum, and check out the Western National Parks Association bookstore.

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