Trip Leader:
Ute Tribal Park Guides
Description of Site/Tour: Experience a
trip back into time and witness
a special Native American interpretation of the culturally diverse
homelands of
the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Spend time in our incomparable Ute
Mountain
Tribal Park with one of our knowledgeable Native American Ute tour
guides. Guides interpret Ute Indian History, Ute pictographs,
geological
land formations, and Ancestral Pueblo petroglyphs, artifacts and
dwellings.
Meeting Place Location Meeting Place Location:
Tours begin at the Visitor Center/Museum, 20
miles south of Cortez at Highway Junction 160/491.
Tour times/Length:
Check in time is 8:30 AM and departure is at 9:00 AM. The tour will last 7-8 hours.
Cost: $27/person.
Plus optional
$10/person for transportation by the guide. You
may also drive your personal vehicle. PAY
AT THE TRIBAL PARK ON DAY OF TOUR. Credit
cards, National
Park Service's GOLD EAGLE PASSPORTS and other passes are not valid
here.
Other information:
-The round trip drive on gravel and dirt roads from the Tribal Park Visitor's Center is 80 miles for the full day tour.
-The full-day trip includes
a three-mile walk on unpaved trails and a
climb on five ladders to visit four well-preserved canyon cliff
dwellings in
Lion Canyon.
-Water and food are not available
in the Park, but water and soft drinks are available for purchase at
the Tribal
Park Visitor Center/Museum. Bring plenty of drinking water, lunch for
the
all day trip, insect repellant, sun screen, a hat and sturdy hiking
shoes.
-Have a full tank of
gasoline.
-NO DOGS ARE
ALLOWED.
-PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT ALLOWED!
-Please inform
the tour guide of serious health problems.
-YOU MUST
HAVE A UTE GUIDE TO ENTER THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBAL LAND. WE DO
NOT
ALLOW SELF-GUIDED TOURS.
-The Ute Mountain Tribal Park may cancel tours due to weather.
Visit their web site
for more information (http://utemountainute.com/tribalpark.htm).