El Malpais National Monument

Zuni-Acoma Trail Guided Hike: Hidden Life in Lava

Take a guided hike with a ranger and discover the hidden life, diversity, and resilience thriving on the Twin Craters lava flow. The first part of the hike is through grassland along a dirt trail. Eventually, the trail turns into a cairn-marked route across rubbly lava flows with loose rocks. The guided portion of the hike will cover about the first 1.5 - 2 miles of the trail and return to the parking area along the same route. Bring comfortable hiking boots, weather appropriate clothing, water, snacks, sunscreen, and a hat.

August 30th update: This event coincides with Junior Ranger Day! Please bring your junior rangers and junior rangers to be. In the event that children attend this hike, it will be modified to incorporate more age-appropriate, hands-on activities.