Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site — Attraction in New Mexico

The parking spot Google sends you to is wrong. They send you to the parking lot by the closed museum which is not open to the public and is behind a closed gate.

You need to park in the parking lot by the ranger station. Then you walk behind the ranger station to the bridge across to the ruins.

The ruins aren't much to see compared to most other pueblo ruins. But there are quite a few informational signs with good and interesting info.

The trail is a short nice hike that we enjoyed.

The museum is closed and there are no signs or info on when it will reopen. From what I gather, it has been closed for a few years now.

Worth a visit if you are in the area. We spent probably 45-60m here and felt like we...

If you wonder about the history of the area on the Turquoise Trail and in and around Santa Fe, this is an active archaeological site with a short walk that shows how the land was used and traveled back in the 13th and 14th centuries by the natives. The path is rustic and the sites are raw as even modern campsites are (this one was possibly used by Indians traversing trails in the vicinity for temporary rest). The signage along the way reveals what was going on around you centuries ago. A unique stop that I would...

Enjoyed a lot learning about Pueblo people who used to live in this area. I wish the museum was open. I will highly recommend this place for people who are interested about history and culture like me. It's a great place to bring kids to teach them real past history of USA, people who used to live here and their lifestyle. Far better than corrupted history book kids are...