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# Hovenweep National Monument

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BEFORE YOUR VISIT

Visitor informationAccess & reservations

### Hovenweep National Monument: Campground reservations

Park-specific information

- [Campground reservations](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/hovenweep-national-monument)

Hovenweep camping requires a reservation. Its visitor center and main campground are in Utah; Colorado outlying sites have separate directions and conditions.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/hove/planyourvisit/conditions.htm)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationAccess & reservations

### Hovenweep National Monument: Hovenweep has gone cashless

Park-specific information

- [Hovenweep has gone cashless](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/hovenweep-national-monument)

The park now accepts only mobile or electronic payments for entrance & camping fees. You can reserve campsites and buy entrance passes on Recreation.gov, or only use debit/credit cards to pay in person.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/hove/park-alerts-hove.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationFacilities

### Hovenweep National Monument: Voicemail not functioning

Park-specific information

- [Voicemail not functioning](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/hovenweep-national-monument)

The voicemail for the main park phone line (970-562-4282) is not functioning reliably. People are advised to call during business hours in order to speak with a ranger.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/hove/park-alerts-hove.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

PLAN YOUR VISIT

## The practical details.

**Managing agency**: National Park Service

[Official park information](https://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm)

We have not yet verified hours, entry fees, accessibility details. Confirm these with the managing agency before traveling.

Check notice timestamps and official updates. Conditions can change between source checks.

## Weather & forecast

National Weather Service · [Official forecast ↗](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.4060040311614&lon=-109.022269545879)

## About Hovenweep National Monument

Six groups of ancestral structures lie across the Colorado-Utah border, including towers built on canyon rims and boulders. Outlying sites require separate route and road-condition planning.

## Find your way.

Map points represent park land, not verified visitor entrances. Follow the managing agency’s entrance directions. Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

This point represents park land, and may not be a public entrance. Follow official entrance directions.

[Official visitor information & directions ↗](https://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm)

## Read before you roam.

[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Book the right campsite, season and access

Understand advance reservations, hike-in sites, winter availability and park-specific booking arrangements.

Read the guide](https://colorado-parks.com/guides/camping-reservations-and-seasonal-access)[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Winter camping: check the water, not just the campsite

Plan around winter water shutoffs, reduced campground loops and separate yurt arrangements in Colorado parks.

Read the guide](https://colorado-parks.com/guides/winter-camping-water-and-facilities)

## Sources & verification

Park facts and notices are checked separately. Missing facility information does not mean a facility is absent. Official visitor page checked Oct 21, 2026.

- [National Park Service Colorado destinations](https://www.nps.gov/state/co/list.htm) · Oct 21, 2026

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