NEW! Trail to the Past Tour
A guided tour of the Trail to the Past is offered Saturday at 1:30 p.m.  This 1/4 mile walk offers visitors a chance to visit a small Mogollon alcove dwelling and a large pictograph panel.
Other tours and programs may be offered depending upon staffing availability. Check ahead for times and [...]

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Two-thousand and nine marks the International Year of Astronomy.  In honor of this, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will host an evening of archeology and astronomy.  Join us at the Aldo Leopold Amphitheater adjacent to the Gila Visitor Center on Saturday, October 10 at 6:30 p.m. for an opportunity to explore the wonders of the [...]

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, in conjunction with Western National Parks Association and Western New Mexico University, will be hosting a free lecture by noted archaeologist Stephen Lekson on October 7th at 7 p.m. at the WNMU Global Resource Center Auditorium.  Dr. Lekson, will speak about his new work A History of the Ancient Southwest, [...]

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Superintendent Steve Riley announced today that no entrance fee will be charged for visiting Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument the weekend of August 15 -16, 2009.  The multi-agency Gila Visitor Center is open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.  The Gila Cliff Dwellings are open daily from 8:00 am until [...]

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Superintendent Steve Riley announced today that the Monument, continuing with its General Management Planning process begun last summer, will be holding public meetings to discuss the range of alternatives outlined in the July, 2009 Newsletter, available on line at parkplanning.nps.gov/gicl  or directly from the Monument by calling 575-536-9461.

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GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS ANNOUNCES NO FEE WEEKENDS THIS SUMMER
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Superintendent Steve Riley announced today that the Monument will be following the lead provided by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and will not be charging the $3.00 per person/$10.00 per family entrance fee on the following weekends this summer:
•    June 20-21, Father’s Day [...]

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Guided tours of the cliff dwellings are offered twice daily, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., June through August, and once daily, at 12:00 p.m. (noon), September through May. Please note that the tours start at the cliff dwellings and it takes about one half hour to walk up to the cliff dwellings from the [...]

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- DesertUSA note – Gila Cliff Dwellings NM confirmed they will be open per their press release thought their website says the Visitor Center will be closed Christmas and New Year’s Day.
 
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Superintendent Steve Riley announced today that through the generous donation of the Monument’s volunteers’ time, that both the Gila [...]

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Superintendent Steve Riley announced today the  Monument is celebrating the Gila River on November 8, 2008 from 11am to 2pm with an event featuring new book releases, Gila Libre and Free Flow.  The time will be focused on photography, writing and walking.  The authors will accompany interested participants on a [...]

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will offer free visitor admission this weekend. There will be no entrance fees on September 27 to celebrate National Public Lands Day and on September 28 to honor the country’s newest citizens.

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