Aztec Ruins National Monument · New Mexico

Picnic Area Trail

0.1 mi of trail, end to end · 10 ft of descent · 5,630 ft–5,644 ft · wood chips surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking

Picnic areasVisitor centers

5,644 ft 5,630 ft · 0.1 mi high 5,644 ft

Along the way Picnic Area Visitor Center

On the parks map

All 9 trails in Aztec Ruins National MonumentFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.