Facilities

Facilities available at Homolovi Ruins State Park.
Starting October 1, 2009, this park will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Learn more.
Starting October 1, 2009, the campground at this park will be closed 7 days a week.

Fire Restrictions

Campfires allowed in fire-rings. Smoking allowed in developed areas. No smoking while hiking. Check Current Agency Fire Restrictions and learn How to Extinguish a Campfire. When campfires are not restricted, you must provide your own firewood: no gathering wood or cutting trees on park property.

Visitor Center

The Homolovi Ruins Visitor Center includes exhibits, a gift shop, & restrooms. Hours: 8 am – 5 pm. The park is closed on Christmas Day. The visitor center is fully accessible by wheelchair. Most programs and special activities take place at the park visitor center.

Restrooms

This park has modern, handicap accessible restrooms located at the Visitor Center and campground.

Gift Shop

This park has a gift shop operated by the Homolovi Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society. They offer books on the natural and cultural history of northeastern Arizona, including unusual and rare books. They also have an excellent selection of Hopi and Navajo artwork. You may visit their website at www.homolovi.com

Museum & Exhibits

Museum & Exhibits The Homolovi Visitor Center includes exhibits explaining the archaeology of the ancient people of Homolovi. When residents of the area left, they traveled north and joined the people living on the Hopi Mesas, becoming ancestors of the Hopi people of today.

The art of the Hopi reflects this heritage. Additional exhibits tell of the continuing tradition of Hopi pottery, carving and other art forms. The work of various artists including the art of Hopi children, is incorporated in a changing exhibit.

Pottery of the Setalla Family is currently on display and is made possibile by the courtesy of the Setalla Family, Karen Berggren, and the Homolovi Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society . The exhibit represents an assemblage of pottery from Pauline and five of her ten children, from their first pieces of pottery to their latest, award-winning pieces. The Museum Gift Shop also offers for purchase works of the Setalla Family.

The "First Works" is a collection of childrens art work from their first pottery bowls, carvings, paintings and weavings representing the Hopi, Dine (Navajo) and the New Mexico Pueblos.

In addition, the park maintains a collection of returned artifacts from within the Winslow area. These include prehistoric pottery wares, stone and bone tools. There is also historical art works by Fannie Nampeyo, Charles Loloma, Paqua Naha (First Frog Woman) and Helen (Feather Woman) Naha from the late 1880s to the late 1960s.

Camping & RV Sites Starting October 1, 2009, the campground at this park will be closed 7 days a week.

Camping & RV Sites All sites have electric hookups. Water is available at the dump station and, from approximately late April through mid October, water is available at the individual sites. Fees vary with use or non-use of electric hookups and with the time of year. Sites include both back-in and pull-through sites which can handle large rigs. All sites have 30 amp hookups. Pull-through sites have both 30 amp & 50 amp hookups. Maximum RV length 83 feet. Ten sites have tent pads. Camping is limited to fourteen nights. Campground fee includes the use of all of the park's day-use recreation areas, plus use of the showers and dumpstation. We do not take reservations for camping.

Dump Station

A Dump Station with potable water is located at the park campground. Use is restricted to people registered at the campground.

Showers

Showers are available throughout the year for use by people registered at the campground.

Picnic Areas/Shelters

Picnic tables with shade are located at the park visitor center, along the road to Homolovi II, and at Homolovi II.

Hiking Trails

Nusungvö: The name means "Place of Rest" in the Hopi language. 1.2 miles primitive hike across high prairie grasslands. This trail goes from the Visitor Center to the campground area.

Tsu'vö: The name means "Path of the Rattlesnake" in Hopi. It is a ½ mile loop trail between the twin buttes within the park. It is a nature trail and also an archaelogical trail where you can see milling stone areas and petroglyphs.

Diné: This 1½ mile trail goes to Diné Point and ties in with both other trails. Diné Point shows a scenic view of the park.

Homolovi I parking lot is located about one mile past the park campground and is next to the Little Colorado River. An easy quarter mile stroll on an old dirt road leads to the site. We are developing a trail for this site. Please follow the flagged route to avoid damaging sensitive structures.

Homolovi II Trail: ½ mile paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. The 100-yard trail allows access to the largest of the Park's archaeological sites and contains an estimated 1,200 to 2,000 rooms. It is believed that these pueblos were once home to ancestors of the present-day Hopi people. Much of the activity took place during the fourteenth century. There continue to be similarities between the architecture, pottery styles, and art motifs of the Hopi people in the north, and the prehistoric inhabitants of Homolovi.

More than 300 archaeological sites have been identified within the park boundaries, including four major fourteenth century pueblos. The visitor center provides exhibits that interpret the significance of this area.

Equestrian Trails

Although there are no specific equestrian trails in the park, horses may be used on the dirt roads. Horses should not be ridden cross-country due to the presence of prairie dog towns.

Wildlife Viewing

Homolovi is an excellent spot for viewing raptors and grassland birds. Species include Northern Harrier, Redtail Hawks, Golden Eagles, Kestrals, Horned Larks, Roadrunners, Ravens, Burrowing Owls, and numerous other species.

Mammals include elk, coyote, prairie dogs, porcupine, badger, jackrabbits, and cougar.

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