El Malpais National Monument — E. Santa Fe Ave.
Grants, NM Hours and Location
Category: National Parks
National Parks
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El Malpais National Monument Hours
Other Nearby Locations:
- El Morro National Monument: Ramah — 37.9 miles
- Petroglyph National Monument: Albuquerque — 63.0 miles
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park: Nageezi — 79.4 miles
Other Attractions Nearby:
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1900 E. Santa Fe Ave.
Grants, NM 87020Driving Directions
Phone: (505)876-2783(505)876-2783 Maps & Directions
Other Nearby Locations:
- El Morro National Monument: Ramah — 37.9 miles
- Petroglyph National Monument: Albuquerque — 63.0 miles
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park: Nageezi — 79.4 miles
Other Attractions Nearby:
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National Monument
Operating Hours & Seasons
El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais National Monument is open 24 hours a day.
Standard Hours
- Sunday:Open 24 hours
- Monday:Open 24 hours
- Tuesday:Open 24 hours
- Wednesday:Open 24 hours
- Thursday:Open 24 hours
- Friday:Open 24 hours
- Saturday:Open 24 hours
Fees & Passes
Entrance Fees:
- $0.00 - El Malpais National Monument Entrance Fee
There is no fee to enter El Malpais National Monument.
About
Rivers of Ancient Fires
The richly diverse volcanic landscape of El Malpais offers solitude, recreation, and discovery. Explore cinder cones, lava tube caves, sandstone bluffs, and hiking trails. Wildlife abounds in the open grasslands and forests. While some may see a desolate environment, people have been adapting to and living in this extraordinary terrain for generations. Come discover the land of fire and ice!
Directions
Take exit 85 of I-40 in Grants, New Mexico. After you exit, head south on Santa Fe Ave, and continue straight over the freeway overpass. Take a left at the entrance sign for El Malpais Visitor Center. Continue 300 yards until you reach the parking lot.
Visitor Centers
El Malpais Visitor Center
Located on exit 85 off I-40 in Grants, NM, the El Malpais Visitor Center is staffed by park rangers from the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. Stop in for maps, information, orientation, cave permits, a Western National Parks Association bookstore, museum exhibits, and park movies. El Malpais Information Center
Open seasonally on Hwy 53 in El Malpais National Monument, this small visitor information center offers cave permits, information, restrooms, and a Western National Parks Association Bookstore.
Weather
As a general rule, daily temperatures swing roughly 30 degrees (F) from night lows to afternoon highs. Summer is sunny and hot with monsoon rain storms with average high of 80 (F), while Winter is cool, sunny, with potential snow storms and an average high of 45 (F). Spring and Fall are generally dry, with the occasional storm rain and/or snow storm.
Permits and Reservations Information
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