Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Custom Search Once, thriving American Indian trade communities of Tiwa and Tompiro speaking Puebloans inhabited this remote frontier area of central New Mexico. Early in the 17th-century Spanish Franciscans found the area ripe for their missionary efforts. However, by the late 1670s the entire Salinas District, as the Spanish had named it, was depopulated of both Indian and Spaniard. What remains today are austere yet beautiful reminders of this earliest contact between Pueblo Indians and Spanish Colonials: the ruins of four mission churches, at Quarai, Ab?, and Gran Quivira and the partially excavated pueblo of Las Humanas or, as it is known today, Gran Quivira. Established in 1980 through the combination of two New Mexico State Monuments and the former Gran Quivira National Monument, the present Monument comprises a total of 1,100 acres.     CONTACTS Email - SAPU_Superintendent@nps.gov Fax- 505-847-2441 Write to P.O. Box 517 Mountainair, NM 87036-0517 - or - Corner of Ripley and Broadway Mountainair, NM 87036 Phone Visitor Information - 505-847-2585 TRAVEL BASICS Operating Hours, Seasons Daily-summer hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day): 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Winter hours (rest of the year): 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Getting There PLANE - To Park: Air transportation, Amtrak, and bus service to Albuquerque. Access by Interstate Highways (I-40, I-25), state highway (NM 55, NM 60), and National Park Service access roads. CAR - DIRECTIONS: The Mountainair headquarters can be reached by taking I-25 south from Albuquerque to Belen, then NM 47 diagonally to US 60, then east 21 miles to Mountainair. To travel the historic highway route from the north, take I-40 east from Albuquerque to NM 337, drive south 54 miles to Mountainair. Information on the Quarai, Ab?, and Gran Quivira ruins, as well as the surrounding area, are provided by National Park Service rangers at all three ruins and park headquarters. Ab?: Ruins are 9 miles west on US 60 and one-half mile north on NM 513. Telephone: (505) 847-2400. Gran Quivira: Ruins are 26 miles south on NM 55. Telephone: (505) 847-2770. Quarai: Ruins are 8 miles north on NM 55 and 1 mile west. Telephone: (505) 847-2290. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - In Park: No commercial transportation. Personal vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle. Weather & Climate CLIMATE, RECOMMENDED CLOTHING: Generally mild, dry summers, occasional snow in winter, fierce winds in spring. Walking shoes and sportswear in summer, light outerwear in winter are recommended. Accessibility Accessibility: All four sites are partially wheelchair accessible. The trail at Ab? is hard-surfaced. Handicapped restrooms are available at all sites. Special Needs: Braille text available on request at each unit. A captioned AV program is available at headquarters. Parking areas are designated and designed for special needs vehicles. FACILITIES Visitor Centers SALINAS PUEBLO MISSIONS NATIONAL MONUMENT Open All Year Closures - The monument is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Special Programs - Heritage Preservation Week in May offers visitors and students a chance to gain hands-on experience in ruins stabilization. Occasionally, Holy Mass and fiestas are scheduled at specific units. The Gran Quivira Conference is held at the monument every three years. An open house in December offers a book sale and tour of the administrative offices. Special education programs in conjunction with the local schools are scheduled sporadically throughout the school year. Contact the park for more information.   Map Detailed Map Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.   Campgrounds Near Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Turner Inn and RV Park, Mountainair, 0 miles away Camp Inlow, Torreon, 12 miles away Red Canyon Campground, Torrance County, 13 miles away New Canyon Campground, Torrance County, 14 miles away Capilla Peak Campground, Torrance County, 15 miles away Tajique Campground, Torrance County, 15 miles away John F Kennedy Campground, Valencia County, 18 miles away   Hotels Near Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Super 8 Moriarty, Moriarty , 30 miles away Best Western Moriarty Heritage Inn, Moriarty , 30 miles away Comfort Inn Moriarty, Moriarty , 31 miles away Holiday Inn Express MORIARTY, Moriarty , 31 miles away Americas Best Value Inn, Moriarty , 31 miles away Travelodge Albuquerque, Albuquerque , 36 miles away Econo Lodge East, Albuquerque , 36 miles away   Trails Near Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Ox Canyon Trail, Torrance County , 13 miles away Kayser Mill Trail, Torrance County , 14 miles away Crest Trail, Torrance County , 15 miles away Bosque Trail, Torrance County , 18 miles away Cerro Blanco Trail, Torrance County , 19 miles away   Ski Areas Near Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Sandia Peak, New Mexico , 41 miles away, 1700 foot drop, 6 lifts, 30 runs Ski Apache, New Mexico , 71 miles away, 1900 foot drop, 11 lifts, 55 runs Ski Santa Fe, New Mexico , 79 miles away, 1725 foot drop, 7 lifts, 69 runs Pajarito Mountain, New Mexico , 79 miles away, 1410 foot drop, 7 lifts, 37 runs   Public Lands Near Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque - NM , 48 miles away Manzano Mountains State Park, New Mexico , 10 miles away   Lakes Near Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Estancia Park Lake, Torrance County , 18 miles away