Transportation Research Board - Tools of the Trade Tour

Elective Tour: Separate Registration is Required

Petroglyph National Monument

Date: June 23, 2025

Time: 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Bus Transportation Included
(Bus departs at 8:00 AM | Registrants to meet at lobby to grab badges and breakfast)

Box Breakfast Included

Limited space, register early. **This tour is not ADA accessible.

Tour cost: $60.00

Petroglyph National Monument is a 7,209-acre monument jointly owned and managed by the National Park Service and the City's Open Space Division. Monument resources include:

More than 20,000 petroglyphs.

More than 350 documented archeological sites.

Ethnographic resources are important to many of the pueblos and tribes of the Southwest.

Due to its unique nature and location at the edge of the City of Albuquerque, the monument faces several challenges, including a proliferation of visitor-created trails, several user-created access points along the monument's boundary, conflicts among various types of use (e.g., hiking, bicycling, and dog walking), and overcrowded during periods of high use. In November 2018, the NPS and the City of Albuquerque developed a visitor use management plan/environmental assessment to formalize a sustainable trail system and manage public access and public use on trails within the monument. This tour will focus on the evolution of the VUM plan to address the monument's challenges, highlight the partnership between the city and the NPS through the Cooperative Management Agreement, discuss how the unit is implementing strategies identified in the VUM plan, and educate participants on monitoring efforts and mitigation measures identified.

Tour Logistics

7:30am - 8:00am: Pickup badges and breakfast (grab and go) and meet at hotel lobby
8.00 am: The bus departs from The Clyde Hotel (330 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102). Drive approx. 15 miles.
8.30 am: Bus arrives at Piedras Marcadas Canyon Trail (9421 Jill Patricia St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114). Participants join a 1.5-2 hour walk with park staff.
10.30 am: Bus departs from Piedras Marcadas Canyon Trail (9421 Jill Patricia St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114). Drive approx. 6 miles.
11.00 am: Bus arrives at the Petroglyphs National Monument Visitor Center (6510 Western Trail NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120). Participants watch a 20-min park movie on the history and context of the park and use facilities as needed.
12.00 pm: Bus departs from the visitor center for Clyde hotel
12.30 pm: Bus arrives at The Clyde Hotel. End of tour.

The weather in June can be warm to hot. Expect temperatures in the low to mid-80s with mostly sunny skies during this hike. It may be breezy. Wear sturdy hiking boots/shoes and sun protection like sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, and pants. A hiking pole is a great idea! If you have binoculars, please bring them along, as they will help you view the petroglyphs. Dress for the weather. Bring plenty of water (at least 32 oz).

For more information about the park visit: https://www.nps.gov/petr/index.htm