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.
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.
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Hiking
- Junior Ranger Program
- Wildlife Watching
- Birdwatching
- Museum Exhibits
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Archeology
- Ruins
- Colonization and Settlement
- Industry
- Mining
- Native American Heritage
- Animals
- Birds
- Climate Change
- Forests and Woodlands
- Groundwater
- Freshwater Springs
- River and Riparian
- Thickets and Shrublands
- Wetlands
Tuzigoot with Tavasci Marsh
Tuzigoot Pueblo sits on a hilltop above an area perfect for farming. Tavasci Marsh provides water and other resources.
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 Pueblo
A pueblo built by the Sinagua
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.