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Location
Chimney Rock, Colorado, is a San Juan National Forest
Archaeological Area. Its care, protection, and preservation are shared
by the Pagosa Ranger District, USDA Forest Service, the Chimney Rock
Interpretive Association, and the public, who contribute through tour
fees, donations, and purchase of items from the Chimney Rock Visitor's
Center. The Chimney Rock Interpretive Program is operated by the staff
and volunteers of the Chimney Rock Interpretive
Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The Chimney Rock Interpretive Program (CRIP) tour is offered four times daily, seven days a week. Fees are paid at the Visitor Cabin and then the tour proceeds 2 1/2 miles up the road to the upper parking lot with the tour guide. Visitors should carry water and have good walking shoes, a hat, and sunscreen. The tour is approximately one mile walking, and includes a 200 foot climb on the Pueblo Trail. The Great Kiva Trail Loop is wheelchair accessible. It takes about two hours plus driving time for the complete tour.
The tour guide will relate information about the site and surrounding areas. Included is the history of the site, excavation of the site and who may have settled here and why. Without written language, pictographs, or petroglyphs, there are no definitive answers but, instead, a lot of differing ideas about the history of Chimney Rock.
Contact Information: My thanks to Glenn Commons, Board Member, Chimney Rock Interpretive Association
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