The park roadways are well designed, and allow people, even those who choose not to walk into the canyons, the opportunity to see the ruins from canyon rim overlooks. Allow a full day to drive and walk to all the sites on Chapin Mesa. Interpretive exhibits explain archaeological techniques, and categroize plants and animals in the region. Indian artifacts from Ute, Pueblo, and Navajo tribes are also displayed. At the museum bookstore, you'll find books on the Southwest, postcards, pottery, and trail guides.
Trail guides are alos available at the individual ruins.
Across he parking lot is Spruce Tree terrace cafeteria. Gift shops sell souvenirs, arts and crafts. Spruce Tree House, the third largest dwelling among the several hundred within park boundaries, was built around 1200 A.D. by the Anasazi. The dwelling contains about 114 rooms and eight kivas, or ceremonial chambers, built into a natural cave measuring 216 feet by 89 feet. It's thought to have been home for about 100 people.