Time and the forces of nature have collapsed the roofs. Walls have fallen. Centuries of blowing sand have covered the rooms with a protective blanket of sand and native vegetation. The architecture appears much the same as it has for the last thousand years. When you visit Chacoan sites, please remember that the Hopi, the Pueblos of New Mexico, and the Navajo consider these places to be their sacred homeland.
Descendants continue to return to the sites on pilgrimages.
Cultural sites require special care when we visit them. The walls are very fragile and subject to many forces of erosion. Wind, rain, snow, and foot traffic from nearly 100,000 visitors annually impacts this site. Please help to protect this important cultural area by walking only on designated trails and by not climbing on walls. Do not write on the rocks.