Dinners will be served and evening lectures will be held at the old adobe ranch house weekdays. The field school base, Monticello Box Ranch, is reached via a rough, unpaved road through a scenic, perennially wet canyon. The journey should not be attempted in anything other than a four-wheel drive vehicle. Student vehicles may be parked in Monticello. Appropriate vehicles may be driven to and from the ranch at the owner's risk.
Limited parking is available at the ranch.
A running stream at the ranch provides the chance for a cooling afternoon dip. Students must provide their own tents, sleeping bags, and dig kits. Proof of health and accident insurance is required. Insurance is available through Eastern New Mexico University. Tuition costs are subject to change by the New Mexico legislature.