Puerco Pueblo Ruins

At The Painted Desert
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The Petrified Forest National Park
Near Holbrook, Arizona
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March 15, 2010

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Entrance Sign To Puerco Pueblo Ruins Painted Desert & The Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.

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Puerco Pueblo Ruins At The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.
Puerco Pueblo Ruins At The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.
Puerco Pueblo Ruins At The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.
Puerco Pueblo Ruins At The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.
Petroglyphs Puerco Pueblo Ruins At The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.
Petroglyphs Puerco Pueblo Ruins At The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.
Petroglyphs Puerco Pueblo Ruins At The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. Near Holbrook, Arizona. Photo Taken March 15, 2010.

The Painted Desert & the Petrified Forest are found in one National Park known as the Petrified Forest National Park. The Puerco Pueblo is found in the Petrified Forest National Park on the Petrified Forest road, south of the I - 40. The Petrified Forest road runs beneath I - 40 and can only be reached by entering the Petrified Forest National Park. A Google Earth Map search marks the center of the Puerco Pueblo Ruins Parking Lot at about: 34o 58' 34.74" N 109o 47' 38.07" W. At about 5,354 feet elevation. The Puerco Pueblo Ruins were inhabited between 1,250 and 1,380 AD and they make up the largest known archeological site within the park. Puerco Pueblo was first excavated by John Muir in 1905 and 1906. The partially excavated ruins are only a small part of the original 100-room complex that surrounded a large plaza. It is thought that perhaps only 18 families lived there during its peak. The Anasazi / Hopi peoples lived to the north of Puerco Pueblo, and the Mogollon / Zuni people lived to the south. Artifacts found at Puerco Pueblo indicate that there was interaction between the Anasazi / Hopi and the Mogollon / Zuni, with the people at Puerco Pueblo. The people who lived at Puerco Pueblo were farmer/gatherers, planting their crops in the Puerco River floodplain. The few ruins at Puerco Pueblo are interesting, but the numerous nearby petroglyphs are very interesting to view. Numerous hunting scenes with animals are etched into the dark nearby rocks. The petroglyphs include human faces, bighorn sheep, antelope, birds, snakes, and lizards. Three rectangular Kivas have been partially excavated and can be seen at the site. Some even more impressive petroglyphs can be seen at nearby Newspaper Rock. Write to: Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park PO Box 2217 Petrified Forest, AZ 86028 Phone General Park Information (928) 524-6228 Fax (928) 524-3567 Park Open: Open year round except Christmas, December 25. Jan 1 - Feb 27 8am to 5pm Feb 28 - May 8 7am to 6pm May 9 - Sept 6 7am to 7pm Sept 7 - Oct 23 7am to 6pm Oct 24 - Dec 31 8am to 5pm NOTE: Most of Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time. Petrified Forest National Park stays on Mountain Standard Time year-round. Be prepared for variable and extreme weather conditions: snow in winter, hot sun in summer with afternoon thunderstorms from Mid June To Mid September. Pets are not allowed on the trails, in the backcountry, in buildings, or tied to objects in the area. They are welcome in the parking areas on a leash. Warning: Summer temperatures may be fatal to pets left in vehicles. How To Get There: From Phoenix. Driving from Phoenix you have several choices: 1) travel Interstates I-17 North and I-40 East, passing through Flagstaff (259 miles), or 2) travel Highways 87 North to Payson, 260 East to Heber, 377 North to Holbrook, and 180 South to the park (215 miles). From Phoenix. Driving from Albuquerque travel 204 miles west on Interstate 40 to Exit 311. We have enjoyed this beautiful place since about 1945.

If you are planning to visit the Puerco Pueblo Ruins. And if you are coming from outside of Arizona, the nearest major airports are in Phoenix, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Once you get to one of the airports, you may want to rent a car and drive to the park. If you fly into the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport there is a Sky Harbor - Flagstaff flight that can be arranged and there is also a Sky Harbor - Flagstaff shuttle. You could rent a car at Flagstaff and drive to the Petrified Forest National Park. You also could fly into the Albuquerque International Sunport (IATA: ABQ, ICAO: KABQ, FAA LID: ABQ) which is a public airport located 3 miles southeast of the central business district of Albuquerque, New Mexico. You could then rent a car at Albuquerque and drive to the Petrified Forest National Park. There are many hotels and motels in both areas and if you need a place to stay; expedia.com can arrange that for you. We have some links to Expedia.com on this page since they can arrange all of your air flights, hotels and car. In addition, you may need to purchase some outdoor camping gear and clothing. We also have some links to Altrec.com on this page since they are a good online source for any outdoor camping gear and clothing that you may need. We of course, appreciate your use of the advertising on our pages, since it helps us to keep our pages active.

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