Highlight • Cave
Painted Cave
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Hiking
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This Highlight is in a protected area
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Bandelier Wilderness
Tips
Caro "Bandit"
January 11, 2023
Hiking
Painted Cave shows some unique and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan Pictographs that are well worth the strenuous hike to get here. You can either start at the Dome Trailhead just outside Bandelier National Monument or at the monument's Visitor Center. Keep in mind, that the Dome Trailhead is not accessible from January through mid-April due to seasonal road closures. The hike starting at the Visitor Center is not recommended as a day hike. Prepare at least for an overnight stay in the backcountry.
Alex
January 16, 2024
Running
Painted Cave is an archaeological site with Ancestral Puebloan Pictographs. The paintings are made from well-preserved red paint and depict people, animals, buildings, and celestial images. Runners can either begin at the Dome Trailhead just outside Bandelier National Monument or begin at the monument's Visitor Center. The Dome Trailhead is closed from January through mid-April.
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