Tours by SCCA
Let Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance provide educated and experienced guides to help you get the most out of your visit to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument!
We offer half-day, full-day and other adventures for all ages and fitness levels.
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All tours include information on Ancestral Pueblo culture, the natural environment and archaeology, with messages of Visiting with Respect and Leave No Trace ethics.
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The Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is unique in many ways. One way is that there is no central loop road through the Monument.
The Ancestral Puebloan sites and trails are very geographically dispersed and access to these amazing places is sometimes on gravel and dirt roads. Please use caution and check on road conditions with the CANM Visitor Center before visiting the sites.
Our Tours by SCCA program enables you to spend your time on the Monument seeing the sites that are most important to you in a safe and reliable manner.
We have many choices for tours, please explore the options below!
1. Sand Canyon Trail Interpretive Hikes (Available all year)
Enjoy a half-day, 3/4-day, or full-day hike in Canyons of the Ancients’ premier archaeological district. Learn from your knowledgeable guide about the history of the Ancestral Pueblo people who inhabited the Four Corners region. The
2. Petroglyphs and Time Depth Interpretive Tour (Available all year)
Hike and climb through time in an arid terrain that people have called home for centuries. This area holds some of the most intriguing rock art in Southwest Colorado. We can never know the true
3. Lowry Community Half-Day Tour (Available all year)
So much more to Lowry Pueblo National Historic Landmark than meets the eye! Begin your tour at the pueblo to discover what was happening on a regional level when this structure was initiated during the
4. Painted Hand Pueblo Community Half-Day Tour (Available all year)
Hike in to visit one of Southwest Colorado’s most photographed and celebrated pueblos! This moderately sized community, complete with tower and rock art, exemplifies gathering places of the Pueblo III time period. The Ancestral Pueblo
5. Panoramic Monument Tour (Available all year)
When you have one full day to get the full picture of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, this is the tour for you! Meet your guide at Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and
6. Family Opportunities (Families with children ages 5-13; available all year)
Looking for half-day activities to engage the whole family? Our three Family Opportunities mix learning and fun! Connect with your children while learning about the past through activities tailor-made for your family. Activities listed below
7. Dolores County Adventure Interpretive Hike (Available August 1-January 31)
Explore the northernmost parts of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Your guide will lead you to seldom visited sites of remarkable density. Learn from your knowledgeable guide about the history of the Ancestral Pueblo
8. Burro Canyon Hike (Available August 1-January 31)
Begin at Sand Canyon Pueblo, where your guide will share this expansive canyon-head community and how the Ancestral Pueblo people lived in the years just prior to their mass migration to the south. From there,
9. Walk on the Wild Side – Cross Canyon Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Hike (Available August 1-January 31)
You and your guide will navigate the rough and trail-less terrain to experience Southwest Colorado WSA at its finest. Encounter pristine native vegetation, tracks of wildlife and, of course, numerous Ancestral Pueblo sites. How were
10. Lowry Community All Day Extravaganza (Available August 1-January 31)
Meet your guide at Lowry Pueblo for an exhilarating day of hiking and maneuvering cliffs as you view and learn about many places of the past. Appreciate the centuries of architecture. Marvel at the rock
11. Woods Canyon and Dexter Pueblos (Available August 1-January 31)
Hike and explore a large Ancestral Pueblo community and a smaller one from an earlier time. Woods Canyon Pueblo is a canyon rim, talus slope, and canyon bottom city with multiple towers, D-shaped structures, and
12. Chasing the Wild Goose (Pueblo) (Available August 1-January 31)
One of the best hikes in the area! Explore Cross Canyon Wilderness Study Area (WSA) and discover history through the ages! Experience how the Ancestral Pueblo people constructed their homes throughout time. Enjoy and appreciate
Can’t decide which ones are right for you? We are ready assist! Please click the button below to easily request more information.
Or give us a call or email. We will help you decide!
You can reach Tours by SCCA at 970-239-1730
or email us at: tours.scca@gmail.com
Please click on the button to request more information about Tours by SCCA!
We look forward to seeing you on Canyons of the Ancients National Monument!