It isn’t easy to reach Chaco Canyon, but it is worth the effort. We drove into the canyon on from Albuquerque, taking I-40 west, then New Mexico roads 605, 509, and finally 57, which is also marked as Navajo Service Rd. 9. Roads 605 and 509 are small, paved two-lane highways, but once you turn north on 57, you have 18 miles of unpaved washboard road. There are several places where the road appears to be smooth rock that would be slick in the rain.
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If you go in the summer, pack plenty of water, then pack some more. I am a little jaded because it was near 100 degrees, but other than the Visitor Center, it is all outside.
Yes, and there are cooler times to go than in the summer when we went. Even for someone not wanting to hike in the heat, however, there are several great houses that are very close to the paved loop park road. But Jeff, you were a trooper!
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