Tsankawi Trail - Bandelier National Monument – Los Alamos, NM | Los Alamos Travel Guide – Ep# 2

Tsankawi Trail in Bandelier National Monument helpful information for new visitors to Los Alamos, New Mexico near Santa Fe (NM) in this video by Hipfig. Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites is a separate section of Bandelier National Monument located off Hwy 4, about 14.5 miles from Bandelier visitor center near Hwy 502. Tsankawi ruins trail is the 1.5-mile hike along a mesa, viewing caves, a small dry canal, petroglyphs, and the Ancestral Pueblo village of Tsankawi. ► Tsankawi Trail Hours: Dawn to Dusk (Daily) ► Tsankawi - Bandelier National Monument Entrance Fee: US$25 (Auto/Car Pass valid for 7-days) US$20 (Motorcycle Pass valid for 7-days), US$15 (Individual pass for16 years of age or older traveling on foot or by bicycle) US$45 (Bandelier Annual Pass) Topics covered in detail in this useful Tsankawi Trail at Bandelier National Monument travel guide for New Mexico tourists are: 1). Shared experience driving to the Tsankawi loop Trail in Los Alamos County from Santa Fe, NM. Santa Fe to Bandelier National Monument information for visitors. 2). Shared experience parking at the Tsankawi Trail parking lot off Hwy 4 just after turning from State Highway 502 to State Highway 4 on the left-hand side just before the first stoplight on Hwy 4. 3) Information on the Tsankawi ruins trail entrance at Bandelier National Monument, including Bandelier Entrance fee for visitors. Also shared Tsankawi trail open hours, small fee pay area Kiosk information, and restrooms at the Fee Kiosk station area. 4). Shared experience walking from the Parking lot to the Fee Kiosk and Restroom area near the entrance and then taking this trail towards the first ladder. 5). Shared experience climbing the first ladder and then taking the trail with markers towards the mesa where 2nd ladder is located. Visitors can take a second ladder up the plateau (Mesa) or follow the path below towards the Tsankawi ruin,s where caves, petroglyphs, and the Ancestral Pueblo village of Tsankawi are located below the mesa along the small dry canal. 6). Information on taking the 2nd ladder up the mesa and the taking flat trail following markers till markers disappear, and visitors have to look for 3rd wooden ladder down towards Tsankawi caves and ruins. 7). Shared experience taking 3rd ladder down the mesa and then walking back along with the caves, ruins, and seeing faint petroglyphs along the way back following markers. 8). Information on the village ruins at the canyon floor at Bandelier National Monument Frijoles Canyon. 9). Shared experience taking trail taking this Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites to trail back to the parking lot. 10). Finally, Travel tips for visiting Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites at Bandelier National Monument for tourists and visitors to New Mexico. ☀️ S U B S C R I B E: https://goo.gl/bZzVS5 ► Official Hipfig Travel-Channel Website: http://www.hipfig.com/ ► F A C E B O O K:   / hipfigtravelchannel   ► T W I T T E R:   / hipfig   ► L I N K E D I N:   / hipfig   ✅ For Business/Inquiries: [email protected] #Hipfig #NewMexicoTrue #travel #TsankawiRuins #Tsankawi #NewMexico #TsankawiTrail #BandelierNM #Bandelier #LosAlamos