National Parks
Archaeological Sites in North America's National Parks
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |