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Bandelier National Monument
Nearby Attractions
Valles Caldera
NPS Photo by Dale Coker
A double rainbow appears across the Valles Caldera after a late summer thunderstorm.
Los Alamos
Bradbury Science Museum
Historical Society Museum
15 miles

Valles Caldera National Preserve
Scenic area, wildlife viewing, guided tours
18 miles

Puye Cliffs at Santa Clara Pueblo is CLOSED

Jemez Springs
Jemez State Monument
40 miles

Santa Fe
Art and Culture museums, Historic Downtown, Restaurants
50 miles
 
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
NPS Photo by Sally King
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is located approximately 4 hours from Bandelier.

Nearby National Parks

Pecos National Historical Park 
70 miles

Petroglyph National Monument
100 miles

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
130 miles

Chaco Culture National Historical Park
185 miles

Capulin Volcano National Monument
196 miles

Aztec Ruins National Monument
227 miles

Valles Caldera  

Did You Know?
The Valles Caldera is the collapsed summit of the Jemez Volcano which erupted over 1 million years ago. Ash from this volcano formed the volcanic tuff from which the Ancestral Pueblo people built their homes.

Last Updated: November 04, 2007 at 10:17 EST