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El Morro National Monument

Written by Jaclyn JohnstonPublished
a name with a church picture carved in 1866

El Morro National Monument is a wealth of history written on a canyon wall. Literally. There are hundreds of signatures etched in the canyon wall from pictographs to western settlers. The more recent ones are dated and go back hundreds of years.

the rock wall in the background behind a bush
El Morro at sunset
El Morro National Monument sign
path along El Morro rock wall
El Morro rock
petroglyphs
a Spanish carving in the wall dated 1692
a name with a church picture carved in 1866
the rock wall in the background behind a bush El Morro at sunset El Morro National Monument sign path along El Morro rock wall El Morro rock petroglyphs a Spanish carving in the wall dated 1692 a name with a church picture carved in 1866

Visitors are no longer permitted to add their names to the canyon, but when I was there, there was a rock outside the visitor center where you could carve your name.

Activities

Camping | Hiking | Picnicking

Amenities

Gift Shop | Picnic Tables | Toilets | Visitor Center/Museum/Environmental Education Center

Features

Canyon | Desert | Historical Significance

If you would like more information about El Morro National Monument, visit the National Park Service website.

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