9:00 am-5:00 pm daily, year-round. Available in multiple formats (audio, digital, or paper) a variety of routes can be explored through the mission grounds.
The public is invited inside the reconstruction of Bent’s Old Fort, entering through the zaguan gate and into the plaza. Park Rangers will be present to explain the features of the fort and its 20 th century reconstruction. Entry into the...
Join park rangers beneath the dark skies of the Gila for an evening of stargazing and discovery. Using telescopes, we’ll explore distant planets, star clusters, and the glowing band of the Milky Way stretching across one of the darkest night skies in...
Join park rangers beneath the dark skies of the Gila for an evening of stargazing and discovery. Using telescopes, we’ll explore distant planets, star clusters, and the glowing band of the Milky Way stretching across one of the darkest night skies in...
Come out and help Lake Mead’s Song Dog Nursery with an ongoing restoration project where the former Lake Mead Lodge was located. Restoration projects help restore the desert back to its natural state after construction or disturbance. Volunteers will...
9:00 am-5:00 pm daily, year-round. Available in multiple formats (audio, digital, or paper) a variety of routes can be explored through the mission grounds.
The public is invited inside the reconstruction of Bent’s Old Fort, entering through the zaguan gate and into the plaza. Park Rangers will be present to explain the features of the fort and its 20 th century reconstruction. Entry into the...
On days that the concessionaire boats run to the islands, guided hikes may be offered by national park rangers, volunteers, or concessionaire naturalists. If they are not available to lead hikes, self-guided interpretive trail booklets are available...
Daily tours of the Boyhood Home explore Lyndon Johnson's childhood growing up in the rural, 1920s town of Johnson City, Texas. Tours start at the National Park Visitor Center in Johnson City at 100 Ladybird Lane.
Join our guided walks led by a National Park Ranger at Mission San José.Daily 10:00 am and 11:00 am (weather permitting).Each tour is limited to 50 people. First come, first served daily.San José guided walks begin at the Visitor Center at Mission...
The tradition of storytelling around the campfire continues with your National Park Service! Experience this half-hour program of fire making along with historic tales, an intriguing story, or a spooky yarn along with a park ranger. Seating available...
Join park rangers for a guided canoe trip on the waters of the preserve. The program targets the casual and novice paddler. Canoes, life jackets, and paddles are provided. Visitors are asked to bring water, snacks, and water shoes. Canoe trips start...
Croquet, Board Games, Children's Books & Walking Tours offered on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at Tower House Historic District... Picnic and play outside the Camden House! During this Saturdays drop-in program, Interpretation Volunteer Jerry Gordon...
The Sand Creek ranger talk explores the events of the mid 1800's and describes some of the social, economic, and political factors that contributed to the Sand Creek Massacre. Please not that this program is a stationary talk, not a walking tour.
Browse exquisite pieces from Tohono O'odham/Pima-Maricopa watercolor artist Michael Chiago Sr, Navajo painter David John, and Hopi/Cherokee artist Gerald Dawavendewa. Talks at 11 AM and 1 PM on Saturday. No registration required. Free.
Join our guided walks led by a National Park Ranger at Mission San José.Daily 10:00 am and 11:00 am (weather permitting).Each tour is limited to 50 people. First come, first served daily.San José guided walks begin at the Visitor Center at Mission...
Take a tour with a Park Ranger to learn more about Bent's Old Fort. Each tour lasts approximately forty-five minutes and begins in the plaza. Tours are limited to fifteen participants and will explore the historic use of the site and the...
Dr. Aaron Wright, of Archaeology Southwest, will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the epic 1775-76 Anza Expedition, when over 240 Spanish colonists trekked overland from Sinaloa, Mexico, across Alta California (including present-day southern...
Join our Living History crew as we demonstrate 1930's period mending techniques that are still useful today. Bring your own mending if you’d like, and join in! Learn to sew on a button, patch a rip, or darn a sock. We can’t fix it for you, but we can...
Come celebrate our 60th anniversary as a national recreation area during this drop-in program outside the Visitor Center and at Oak Bottom Amphitheater. OUTSIDE THE VISITOR CENTER * Grab a slice of birthday cake! * Look at historic postcards of the...
