Last updated: January 12, 2024
Place
Balcony House Parking Area
NPS / Meredith Courteau
Quick Facts
Location:
Cliff Palace Loop Road
Amenities
12 listed
Accessible Sites, Benches/Seating, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Recycling, Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Tactile Exhibit, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Wheelchair Accessible
The Balcony House Parking Area and Cliff Palace Loop Road are open 8 am to sunset from late spring to December 1, or until the first significant snowfall.
Soda Canyon is visible from the Balcony House Parking Area, but surprisingly, Balcony House is not. Why? Because it is perched out of sight, in a cliff alcove below.
During tour season, ranger-guided tours of Balcony House begin at this location. The overlook features two wayside exhibits: one shows photos of the cliff dwelling and the tour route and another has a tactile display of the structure.
Balcony House is almost hidden in the side of a steep cliff. Archeologists count 38 rooms and two kivas in the cliff dwelling. Although the site feels isolated and remote, it is part of a much larger community. Eleven small sites have been counted in the immediate vicinity and many larger ones are within easy walking distance.
Hike the Soda Canyon Overlook Trail to get a view of Balcony House tucked into the canyon wall.
Soda Canyon is visible from the Balcony House Parking Area, but surprisingly, Balcony House is not. Why? Because it is perched out of sight, in a cliff alcove below.
During tour season, ranger-guided tours of Balcony House begin at this location. The overlook features two wayside exhibits: one shows photos of the cliff dwelling and the tour route and another has a tactile display of the structure.
Balcony House is almost hidden in the side of a steep cliff. Archeologists count 38 rooms and two kivas in the cliff dwelling. Although the site feels isolated and remote, it is part of a much larger community. Eleven small sites have been counted in the immediate vicinity and many larger ones are within easy walking distance.
Hike the Soda Canyon Overlook Trail to get a view of Balcony House tucked into the canyon wall.