Heritage Days at Tonto National Monument

The Tonto National Monument is celebrating Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month this Saturday and Sunday (March 15 and 16).

The weekend’s activities include prehistoric technology demonstrations, the White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers, and live animals and birds from the Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center.

Visitors may also hike to the Upper Cliff Dwelling on these two days.

For more information call the Tonto National Monument at 928-467-2241.

Tonto National Monument Special Tours This Weekend

Tonto National Monument is offering two special interpretive programs this weekend. The programs are led by National Park Service Rangers at archaeological sites in the Tonto National Forest.

A tour of the Schoolhouse Point Platform Mound takes place on Friday (January 24) at 2:pm. This site is located at the west side of Roosevelt Lake. It is unique because it was occupied for more than 100 years while most of the other prehistoric settlements in the area were smaller and only occupied briefly.

A tour of Cline Terrace Platform Mound will take place on Saturday at 2:pm. This site is located at the east side of Roosevelt Lake and was a center of activity for more than 150 years.

The Tonto National Monument is open every day except Christmas from 8:am to 5:pm.

For more information visit www.nps.gov/tont or call 928-467-2241.

Tonto National Monument Free Admission This Weekend

The Tonto National Monument joins other National Park sites in honoring US military veterans and current members of the Armed Forces during Veterans Day weekend with free admission for all visitors from Saturday through Veterans Day on Monday.

The Monument is open every day from 8:am to 5:pm except Christmas.

Directions and additional information are available on the Monument’s website at www.nps.gov/tont or call 928-467-2241.