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Pecos National Historical Park
National Historical Park · NM
Pecos is a natural and cultural crossroads through which hunters, gatherers, traders, missionaries, immigrants, soldiers, ranchers, and other travelers passed and lived. Follow in their footsteps and imagine Pecos through the centuries. Visit sites where cultural demonstrations and traditional practices continue today - a living legacy of the people who passed this way. At Pecos, past is present.
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Ride Share Services - pickup limited
Taxi and ride-share services are often not available in Pecos. Even if services like Uber and Lyft will bring you here, it can be very difficult to secure a ride out. Please ensure you have a departure plan in place before being dropped off at Pecos.
Entrance Fees
This park is fee-free.
Upcoming Events
Battle of Glorieta Pass Talk
Aug 31, 2026
Ancestral Sites Trail Guided Walk
Aug 31, 2026
Guided Tour: Forked Lightning Ranch House Caravan Tour
Sep 2, 2026
Cultural Demonstration: Ceramics
Sep 5, 2026
Cultural Demonstration: Ceramics
Sep 6, 2026
Things to Do
Fishing at Pecos NHP
Fishing along the Pecos gives visitors an opportunity to experience the park in a special way.
Hiking Glorieta Pass Battlefield
Hiking the 2.25-mile Glorieta Pass Battlefield Trail will lead you through part of New Mexico's Civil War history. The trail leads to sites where fighting occurred in March 1862.
Hiking the Ancestral Sites Trail
This trail gives you a glimpse into the past as you pass by the ancestral sites of the Pecos Pueblo and the mission church. You will also enjoy beautiful vistas of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Glorieta Mesa as you venture around the trail.
Walking the South Pasture Loop
Walking the South Pasture Loop Trail offers visitors the chance to enjoy a quieter side of the park.
Visitor Centers
- E. E. Fogelson Visitor Center
Source: National Park Service.