Park staff at the Visitor Center was very friendly and informative. Four sites are pull in, 30 feet max. - See 670 traveller reviews, 476 candid photos, and great deals for Cortez, CO, at Tripadvisor. $10/night offseason. The rangers were helpful and provided information about the camping and the local hikes. Hovenweep National Monument: Awesome, ancient archeological beauty! Camping: Hovenweep National Monument camping is available in a 31-site, first-come, first-served campground. How thoughtful is that! This was part of our grand before Christmas 2017 adventure! Wheelchair Access - The road through the campground is paved with a gentle slope. Well worth the road trip! We would love to return and spend more time hiking and exploring the outlying portions of the park. Reviewed October 1, 2020 . Even though they are common for the area, they are huge and very cool to see. I camped at spot 19 which had a great view of the canyon next to me and had a decently sized tree to provide shade on my tent while I was out camping. Small road, so no big RV's. First go to the Colorado Visitors Center to get your personally pink high lighted maps. During our visit in early October, the campground was busy, though vacant spots could still be found. more. The trail to the amphitheater has rocky stairs and is not accessible to a wheelchair. Check here for directions, and use a map during your visit. We've camped here many times before, and it's worth a visit. $15/night Mar 1 - Nov 1. Sand Island Recreation Area in Bluff is rated 8.7 of 10 at Campground Reviews. Start your visit at the Square Tower Group, the base camp for Hovenweep. Hovenweep National Monument consists of some clusters of ancestral puebloan ruins close to the Utah-Colorado state line. Hovenweep Campground does not take reservations and all spots are taken as first-come first-served. A private camper with a telescope the size of a whiskey barrel tells everyone that while he’s not an official park representative, he’d be happy to let any and everyone look at the stars with him tonight. After reading other reviews, we were very excited to stay at Hovenweep, and it did not disappoint. Walk the trails and see what would be that day's condos and apartments. Website 970-562-4282 View Map Reviews Photo Search* Add Review Navigation* Update Info StreetView* Please select a reason for flagging this item: © 2021 Campendium Inc. All rights reserved. We slept with all our camper w... We spoke with a volunteer who gave us some great advice on what other trails to visit while in the area. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. The Anasazi Cultural Center in Dolores and the Edge of Cedars Museum in Blanding also give great perspectives. What a gem of a park, and what a fantastic campground! Do not try this after a rain. The route is flat for the most part, but there are short uphill and downhill sections when crossing the canyon. As other reviewers stated, very clean bathrooms, sites with pads for tents and shaded picnic tables. Our trip to Hovenweep this year was specifically to come and photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower. The trail is very well marked and signage... Enter your email below to be notified when we get access. There was 911 service on my T-Mobile phone through another carrier but no data, txt or basic phone services. Hovenweep National Monument: Majestic - See 670 traveler reviews, 476 candid photos, and great deals for Cortez, CO, at Tripadvisor. Very clean. Bathrooms were clean with flushing toilets. Neat little campground tucked into the trees hear the Puebloan ruins. There is no electric or wa... Paved road. The sites, bathrooms, and park are very clean and well-maintained. ... Cynthia K wrote a review Oct 2020. Great 2 bar Verizon LTE in this very remote location. What a gem of a park, and what a fantastic campground! more. Limited usefulness. It is designed for tents, but has a few sites that can accommodate RVs up to 36 feet long. Outstanding. A private camper with a telescope the size of a whiskey barrel tells everyone that while he’s not an official park representative, he’d be happy to let any and everyone look at the stars with him tonight. We truly enjoyed Hovenweep and recommend to anyone. This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. We drove from Cortez, CO, following the directions on the Park Service Website supplemented by our GPS. Small rigs will fit nicely, behemoths will not. Hovenweep National Monument: Must see National Monument - See 670 traveller reviews, 476 candid photos, and great deals for Cortez, CO, at Tripadvisor. Small road, so no big RV's. The people that constructed and lived within these structures were situated in a huge area! First-come-first-served. Hovenweep National Monument: Worth the drive to find it! With our booster we're back up to 4, and able to bring you this review post from the campground itself! The campground was very nice, staff and guest were all very respectful. February 28, 2018 The walk around the main ruins is fascinating. Tis is an exquisite site. Buzzing moths and brave fuzzy bees make for a nice morning concert and the Junior ranger program challenges even our experienced young travelers. After our dinner, we sat out in our camp chairs and stargazed for over an hour. Hovenweep is off the beaten track to be sure! They are listed on the park map and worth a trip out to see. We also drove to the Holly Site, which involves over a mile of unimproved dirt road. The 31-site campground is designed for tent camping, though a few sites will accommodate RVs up to 36 feet long. The best way to visit is to spend a couple of days camping at the campground next to the station; allowing time to explore canyon ruins which are rarely seen, that require 7 -10 mile hikes. Be the first to add a video for Hovenweep National Monument! Clean, campsites nicely spaced (each with a shaded picnic table, many with FLAT tent pads), a few spaces just for RVs (but as another reviewer said, only small RVs, not big ones, will fit at this campground) modern flush toilets... trails from each campsite to the toilets so no walk-throughs! Take a look at the links below to find out how you can help. more. All sites are dry camping, there is water with a 5 gallon limit at the visitor center before you get the campground. Trailheads directly from campground to explore the ruins. Hovenweep hosts a paid campsite, complete with bathrooms, fire rings, and covered picnic benches. Campendium users haven't asked any questions about Hovenweep National Monument. Camp. We stayed in an RV only site which was nice and flat. The NPS has laid out a loop path in the "towers" area that gives one a look back to the 1200s, when thousands of Pueblans lived here. Great place to see the stars (Astronomy). 8 miles out-and-back but easy from an elevation standpoint. Clean, campsites nicely spaced (each with a shaded picnic table, many with FLAT tent pads), a few spaces just for RVs (but as another reviewer said, only small RVs, not big ones, will fit at this campground) modern flush toilets... trails from each campsite to the toilets so no ... All my planning went out the window when we rolled into the Hovenweep Campground! Spend the night under the stars in Hovenweep's campground. We immediately made a decision to stay an extra night and what a good decision it was! Very unexpected for the middle of May. Be the first to add a note for Hovenweep National Monument! Flush toilets in the restr... We slept in our van. Small rigs will fit nicely, behemoths will not. A small canyon that has a lovely trail around it bring you close to beautifully crafted structures. There are signs along the way, but the route is a bit confusing so watch carefully. Review of Hovenweep National Monument. All my planning went out the window when we rolled into the Hovenweep Campground! Trails were well marked and documented both on the trail and with maps or information from the visitor center. We stayed in this campground in February and had the place mostly to ourselves. There are only 4 structures at Holly, but they are extraordinary, especially the tower perched on a boulder in the middle of a gully. Hovenweep National Monument: Part of a grand adventure. We're currently in Hovenweep dry camping near some amazing ruins, incredible views, and a truly "dark sky" park. We saw a long eared owl on our hike, which added some excitement for the hike. Hovenweep National Monument: Hoven Weep - See 670 traveler reviews, 476 candid photos, and great deals for Cortez, CO, at Tripadvisor. The Monument is about 45 minutes away from Cortez, Colorado, a great little town with plenty of restaurants and hotels to serve as base camp.I absolutely loved the trail that takes your 2.5 miles around the shallow canyon where 8 different buildings can be seen up close. A four mile trail to the Holly Ruins begins immediately behind our campsite and within a few minutes we’re descending rocks that lead through this crack in the boulders that feels like a scene from Labyrinth, intriguingly scary and something I’m glad to step out of as quickly as possible. It was a winter wonderland. We're currently in Hovenweep dry camping near some amazing ruins, incredible views, and a truly "dark sky" park. The only downside was no mobile phone service anywhere in the 4 corners area that I could find for T-Mobile. 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