For Kids

A hand holding a circular blue patch that says Aztec Ruins National Monument Junior Ranger
A hand holding a circular blue patch that says Aztec Ruins National Monument Junior Ranger.

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Kids are welcome to earn a wooden badge by completing the Junior Ranger program, learn more about ancestral Pueblo activities by interacting with the ArcKart, read books by the fireplace in the visitor center, take a walk through the Aztec West great house, or follow the Old Spanish trail down to the Animas River.

There are also kid-oriented books, toys, and souvenirs for sale in the Western National Parks Association bookstore located in the visitor center.

Don't forget--The Every Kid Outdoors program is available to all U.S. 4th graders. If you are a U.S. 4th grader (including home-schooled and free-choice learners 10 years of age), you can download a voucher that gives you unlimited, free access to any federal lands or waters for the whole year! Learn more on the Every Kid Outdoors website. Fourth-grade passes can be issued in the Aztec Ruins National Monument visitor center.

 
A ranger kneeling down next to a child. The child is finger painting with clay onto a brown sheet of paper. The activity is about creating your own pictograph.
A ranger working with a visitor on making her own pictograph.

Patrick Christman

Aztec Ruins National Monument is a great place for the whole family! Check out the park calendar to see if there are any family friendly events coming up!

Last updated: December 31, 2024

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Mailing Address:

725 Ruins Road
Aztec, NM 87410

Phone:

505 334-6174 x0

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