Canyon of the Ancients National Monument

Canyons of the Ancients celebrates 25 years

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Encompassing 178,000 acres of…

May 14, 2025

Community

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument seeks 2025 artists-in-residence

artists complete an art residency at the national park

August 2, 2024

Local News

Southwest Colorado braces for eclipse traffic

Drivers heading toward Mesa Verde National Park should prepare for ‘heavy traffic,’ CDOT warns

October 11, 2023

Regional News

Maps of Indigenous dwellings now on view at Canyons of the Ancients museum

15-year-long project produces detailed digital drawings

February 19, 2022

Local News

BLM seeks comment on proposed land purchase for Canyons of the Ancients

647-acre private inholding would be added to national monument west of Cortez

January 7, 2022

Local News

Proposed Canyons of Ancients’ land buy raises questions in Montezuma County

Purchase would conflict with county’s stance against losing land to federal agencies

December 25, 2021

Regional News

Chronolog technology helps to monitor landscape

Citizen science effort uses cellphones to create time-lapse photography of sensitive areas

December 1, 2021

Local News

Hikers report illegal target shooting on Canyons of the Ancients Monument

officer responds to area west of north Sand Canyon

April 8, 2021

Local News

USA Today: When you visit Colorado, make sure to catch Durango

10-day road trip features extra Southwest adventures

February 14, 2021

Southwest Life

Canyons of Ancients hires new manager

O’Neil served as national park ranger in Arizona, Utah

January 29, 2021

Local News

Montezuma County expands historic road map

of way claims run into federal jurisdiction

January 24, 2021

Local News

New access planned for Painted Hand Pueblo

Canyons of Ancients considers better road, parking, bathroom

June 23, 2020

Local News

Canyons of the Ancients celebrates 20th birthday

176,000-acre monument was proclaimed in 2000 by then-President Clinton

June 10, 2020

Regional News

Injured man rescued from Yellow Jacket Canyon

Emergency responders hiked to reach victim in national monument

February 29, 2020

Local News

Canyons of Ancients museum sees changes

bookstore vendor sought, fees increase

February 10, 2020

Local News

Southwest Colorado Canyons hires new director

has background in education, museum studies

January 14, 2020

Local News

Improved Sand Canyon parking lot opens until construction resumes

will close when crews return to work in spring

January 13, 2020

Local News

Canyons of the Ancients museum adjusts hours

schedule coincides with visitation trends

October 22, 2019

Local News

Canyons of Ancients monument seeks volunteers

Luncheon event will be held Oct. 20 at the monument’s visitor center

October 19, 2019

Local News

Interns gain experience at Canyons of Ancients

program takes place in museum curation lab

July 8, 2019

Local News

BLM launches tip line to report suspicious activity on public lands

Reports sent directly to rangers aims to speed up response time

May 19, 2019

Local News

Sand Canyon parking more than doubles

County, BLM team up to improve access

April 14, 2019

Local News

Sand Canyon parking more than doubles

Montezuma County, BLM, volunteers team up to improve access

April 12, 2019

Southwest Life

BLM seeks volunteers to build Sand Canyon trail

will link to Sand Canyon

March 29, 2019