National Parks

Archaeological Sites in North America's National Parks

Name

 

National Park

Cowboy Line Camp
This fascinating stop on the Cave Springs Trail is an authentic example of cowboy life more than a century
  Canyonlands National Park
Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark
It's worth the effort (especially for sci-fi buffs, who will recognize the landscape from the film Star
  Death Valley National Park
Cedar Tree Tower
A self-guided tour takes you to, but not through, a tower and kiva built between 1100 and 1300 and connected
  Mesa Verde National Park
Calico Early Man Archaeological Site
The earliest-known Americans fashioned the artifacts buried in the walls and floors of the pits here.
  The Mojave Desert
Eugenia Mine
A moderate, 1.4-mi hike through aspen and evergreen groves takes you to this abandoned mine, where there
  Rocky Mountain National Park
Holzwarth Historic Site
A scenic ½-mi interpretive trail leads you over the Colorado River to the original dude ranch tha
  Rocky Mountain National Park
Lulu City
The remains of a few cabins are all that's left of this onetime silver mining town, established around
  Rocky Mountain National Park
Mammoth Site
While building a housing development in the 1970s, workers uncovered this sinkhole where giant mammoths
  Wind Cave National Park