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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico

The hoodoos, for scale.
Hoodoos and ponderosas on the lower trail.
Into the slot canyon.
The walls close right in.
From the mesa top, looking out over the whole formation.
The moonscape, which is the only word for it.
At the trailhead, early, before the crowds.

Our favorite thing we did in New Mexico. Cone-shaped hoodoos weathered out of volcanic ash, about an hour southwest of Santa Fe on Cochiti Pueblo land. The slot canyon threads between them and climbs to a mesa top looking out over the whole formation, which genuinely reads as a moonscape. Go early to beat the crowds and the heat, and check access before you drive out, since the monument closes at the Pueblo's discretion.

What it cost
About $5 a vehicle
Where
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Website
blm.gov/visit/kasha-katuwe-tent-rocks-national-monument

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