Tours at Puye Cliff Dwellings

Additional information on Puye Cliff Dwellings toursYour visit will be a journey of personal and spiritual discovery as you experience the stillness, beauty and cultural significance of Puye Cliff Dwellings. Journey back in time, two thousand years and you will find the ancestors of Santa Clara Pueblo thriving here at Puye. Using material found at this site, they sculpted their homes from the soft volcanic rock of the Pajarito Plateau. Hand-hold trails carved into the rock allowed them for travel between levels and breathtaking views of the valley below define their world according to nature's boundaries: the earth and the sky. Today, these homes continue to flank ancient trails cut into the cliff face and grace the spectacular mesa top.

Puye Cliff Dwellings offers special tours that will enhance your understanding and enjoyment

Tours at Puye Cliff Dwellings are available seven (7) days a week, as weather permits. Closures will posted on our website homepage or calendar.

Tickets may be purchased onsite at Puye Cliff Dwellings. Discounts for children and seniors are available for each tour. Puye Cliff Dwellings also offers group & school tours and rates.

Harvey House/Exhibit Hall

Harvey House/Exhibit Hall

In the early 20th Century, Fred Harvey built a bed and breakfast at Puye Cliff Dwellings. The remaining structure became our exhibit hall and gift shop. Access the site, take pictures and view the Pueblo […]
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Roadrunner Trail

Roadrunner Trail

A 100 yard paved path incline from the Harvey House to the Cliffside structure at the bottom of the Cliffside.
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Puye Cliff Dwellings Tour

Puye Cliff Dwellings Tour

Follow your guide along a paved trail from the Harvey House to a level of dwellings and ruins on the face of the cilff.
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Puye Cliff Dwellings Mesa Top Tour

Puye Cliff Dwellings Mesa Top Tour

Ride to the top of the mesa, where you will view and discuss how our ancestral Tewa people used to live hundreds of years ago.
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Puye Cliff Dwellings Adventure Tour

Puye Cliff Dwellings Adventure Tour

Treat yourself the complete Puye Cliff Dwellings experience including the Cliffside and Mesa Top Tours.
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Hours of Operation

Summer Season
April – September • 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Gates open at 8:00 am. Tours start at 9:00 am and continue on the hour until 4:00 pm. Gates close at 6:00 pm.

Winter Season
October – March • 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Gates open at 8:00 am. Tours start at 9:00 am and continue on the hour until 2:00 pm. Gates close at 4:00 pm.

Santa Clara Travel Center

Stop in before you head up to the scenery! You can buy a light meal, top off the tank, grab extra snacks & a newspaper and souveniers.

Please allow 15 minutes from Santa Clara Travel Center to drive to Puye Cliff Dwellings site. Please use designated rest stop areas to view cliffside.

Scenic Byway

Enjoy your drive along the seven-mile byway featuring expansive views of the Santa Clara Native Americans’ historic areas, as well as northern New Mexico’s landscapes and natural wonders.

Puye Cliff Dwellings Rules

All Guests must check in at Gift Shop.

No Video or Audio recording (Photography is allowed).

No Drones.

No photographs allowed inside of Kiva.

No vehicles are allowed to drive to the Mesa Top.

No Alcohol or drugs permitted on site.

No Campfires.

No Pets except Service Dogs (Please present Service Dog Card at Gift Shop).