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Lower Cliff Dwelling Closure

The Lower Cliff Dwelling may be closed due to active beehives. Visitors will be allowed to hike to within viewing distance of the cliff dwelling during these closure periods.
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Tonto National Monument

Situated within rugged terrain in the northeastern part of the Sonoran Desert, these well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries.
 
Lower Cliff Dwelling view

Prehistoric Peoples of Tonto Basin

Shallow caves overlooking Tonto Basin shelter masonry dwellings nearly 700 years old.
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Saguaro

The Sonoran Desert

There is an amazing diversity of life in the desert. There are snakes and cactus, but there are also frogs and wildflowers.
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old postcard of the Apache Trail

Tonto Basin Tales

As prehistoric groups left Tonto Basin, other native peoples used the valley. The Spaniards arrived in the 1500's, followed by pioneers from the east, further changing what is now Arizona.
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Tonto National Monument
26260 N Az Hwy 188  # 2
Roosevelt, AZ 85545

Phone

Visitor Information
(928) 467-2241

Fax

(928) 467-2225

Climate

Winter: lows in the 30s, highs in the 60s. Summer: lows in the 80s, highs 110+.
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Communities Surrounding Tonto National Monument
Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park.
Roosevelt, AZ (2 min. )
Tonto Basin, AZ (33 min. ) Pop. 840
Claypool, AZ (42 min. ) Pop. 1,794
Globe, AZ (45 min. ) Pop. 7,486
Miami, AZ (45 min. ) Pop. 1,936
 Tortilla Flat, AZ (48 min. )
Superior, AZ (1 hr.  6 min. ) Pop. 3,254
Apache Junction, AZ (1 hr.  14 min. ) Pop. 31,814
Young, AZ (1 hr.  36 min. ) Pop. 3,010
Rio Verde, AZ (2 hrs.  4 min. ) Pop. 1,419