HIKES & DRIVES
within AVI KWA AME NATIONAL MONUMENT
Looking to explore? Here are a few hikes and drives that we recommend. More are currently being verified and compiled, so check back again soon!
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Make sure to know before you go—check out safety tips and information about visiting with respect before heading out on your adventure.
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Please note that Avi Kwa Ame National Monument does not yet have a visitor center. Make sure to download (and even print) all maps and information prior to visiting to make sure that you get the most out of your time here.
EXPLORE THE
NUMBERED HIKES & DRIVES
FROM THE MAP BELOW.
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(1) HIKE: Hiko Springs Canyon
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(2) DRIVE: Christmas Tree Pass Scenic Loop
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(3) HIKE: Wee Thump Joshua Tree via Eldorado Trail
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(4) HIKE: Castle Mountains Grasslands Trail
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(5) DRIVE: Castle Mountains Backcountry Loop
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(6) HIKE OR DRIVE: Oakland Stamp Mill
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(7) DRIVE: Eldorado Valley Backcountry
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(8) HIKE: New York Mountains Trail
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(9) HIKE OR DRIVE: Castle Peaks Trail
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(10) DRIVE: McCullough Springs Backcountry Drive
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(11) DRIVE: Wee Thump Backcountry Loop
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(12) DRIVE: Walking Box Ranch Scenic Drive
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(13) Spirit Mountain Overlook
MORE RESOURCES
Looking for something more in-depth? Feel free to view and download the documents below.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Avi Kwa Ame mountain and the land within Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is considered sacred to at least twelve different local tribes, including the Mojave, Hualapai, Yavapai, Havasupai, Quechan, Maricopa, Pai Pai, Halchidhoma, Cocopah, Kumeyaay, Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) and Hopi. For the ten Yuman-speaking tribes, Spirit Mountain is considered their origin place.
We offer gratitude for the land itself, for those who have stewarded it for generations, and for the opportunity to protect, advocate for, learn from, and be in community with this land.