Inside are exhibits on the culture and crafts of the Salado people, and an audiovisual program introducing the park. The visitor center is accessible to persons in wheelchairs. Ask at the visitor center about the guided tours to the Upper Ruin. A picnic area is located half a mile from the visitor center. No camping is permitted in the park.
Camp sites are plentiful at Roosevelt Lake.
Four stories high and 60 feet long, its one of the largest structures known to exist in Hohokam times. Its presence tells us that this village was more important than most. This and other platform ruins such as Pueblo Grande, Mesa Grande, and Los Muertos are thought to be regional centers which may have played a key role in the control of irrigation, trade, and exchange. The Hohokam are best known for their sophisticated agriculture. They were the first southwestern farmers to use irrigation, digging gravity fed canals along the Gila and Salt Rivers.