El Morro National Monument · New Mexico

Inscription Rock Trail Loop

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 80 ft of climbing · 7,206 ft–7,326 ft · asphalt, concrete surface · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

ExhibitsVisitor centers

7,208 ft 7,220 ft · 0.1 mi high 7,220 ft

Along the way A Natural Corridor CF Lummis 1926 The Pool Visitor Center

On the parks map

All 4 trails in El Morro 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.