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Coronado Historic Site

Tourist attraction Historic site

Excavated remains & ancient art in a Pueblo village visited by Coronado on his fabled quest. People often mention tour, murals, visit, site, ruins, great, history, kiva, guide,


Address

485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004

Website

www.nmhistoricsites.org

Contact

(505) 867-5351

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (408 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 4 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: tour (14) murals (8) visit (7) site (7) ruins (6) great (6) history (6) kiva (6) guide (6)
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  • 4/5 reuben p. 3 years ago on Google
    Informative little hike with a museum and ancient ruins. Every first Sunday of the month is free for New Mexico residents! This is a great spot off 550, an easy walk path with covered areas and one heck of a spectacular view. The hours are 10 to 4 so try to have at least 30 minutes to explore, there are a couple of trails to wander around the area and the Bosque. Staff was awesome to talk to and restrooms were clean and available. Good exercise and photography opportunities.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brian B. 11 months ago on Google • 1717 reviews
    Went here on a whim and were very happy we did!! Quite the little treasure of history and past events! Nice museum distinctly covering Native American and then Spanish influence in the region. Fantastic collection of actual, preserved, several-hundred-year-old kiva murals. Awesome 100-year-old, restored kiva that has hand-painted murals created with similar techniques and materials as the originals. What really made this visit special though was our tour guide! She was very knowledgeable, respectful, interactive, and engaging - especially with my teenagers!! We all left very impressed with our impromptu visit!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A Frame A. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing historical gem in the middle of town. Please take time to visit our wonderfully preserved history. It's important to know where we come from to better know where we may go. This was a very pleasant tour and I learned quite a bit.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Max 10 months ago on Google
    It's a small site, can be done within 1 hour. $ entrance fees which is reasonable, fairly accessible walks.. suitable for all ages. Good views of Rio Grande with mountains in the background. Also well preserved sites..
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kip (. 1 year ago on Google
    We love visiting the historic sights hete in New Mexico! The visitors center was closed. There is usually a charge, but today it was free. There is a guided tour if you ask. We chose to walk on our own.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Allen W. 10 months ago on Google • 134 reviews
    A beautiful state park, right next to the river, which is very wheelchair accessible. This was the only site that we toured that had painted murals, amazing for having been excavated, and transported to where they currently reside in the museum. Just know that no photography is allowed of the murals, given their sacred nature.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Heather M. 5 months ago on Google • 66 reviews
    This site is very enjoyable to visit. They have a nice little museum and an area where they have preserved ancient murals. You can also watch a video and walk the grounds. There are a lot of ruins and a replica home.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Christoph R. 2 years ago on Google
    This is a gem if you are looking for an outdoor learning activity! We went on the first Sunday of the month which is free admission but even if we had to pay, this would have been worth it!! Great narrative about the past along with a guided walking tour! Nice area as well to have lunch (bring own).
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 SpamKiller 6 months ago on Google • 132 reviews
    Stopped to check it out and asked if they had a veteran discount. Both me and my buddy and I got a personal tour by Leroy. Amazing place and our guide Leroy was a great spirit guide! We got his number and will be calling him soon. Him and his wife make amazing jewelry and indigenous items. Great people there! Definitely stop here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sarah Rose W. 1 year ago on Google
    Incredible site- the only painted kiva open to the public is here. You can see it on the guided tour- which I highly recommend. Docent was very knowledgeable and staff were friendly. A true gem of a stop!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 SaimUn I. 4 months ago on Google
    I just wonder if it would discourage novice reviewers from reviewing if they felt they couldn't remember all the details of their hotel/restaurant or attraction experience. Or they might feel it is helpful having the guide for review. I suppose only the future development of TA will tell! I just wonder if it would discourage novice reviewers from reviewing if they felt they couldn't remember all the details of their hotel/restaurant or attraction experience. Or they might feel it is helpful having the guide for review. I suppose only the future development of TA will tell!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nomadic A. 1 year ago on Google
    Loved this random last minute adventure, with 3 hours to kill before jumping on the plain home. Thankfully it’s only a 30min drive to the airport, with a beautiful mountain side view… When I got there, I was blessed with extremely light random snow flurries here and there… making it some what magical and the freezing wind slightly less painful 😅…. So the volunteer giving the guided tour was literally the NICEST older gentleman EVER… and Eagerly offered to brave the freezing wind with me in order to give me a tour… letting me know, before we even started, that it would be a quickened version because i came 30 minutes before tours ended and the tour generally takes at-least an hour… so bless his heart, he kept apologizing throughout the entire tour for “rushing” when I was soOo flippin cold I was wishing he’d go faster 😂🤣😭😭 he was AMAZING! Especially considering the fact that it was just me on the “tour” Lolol Also you MUST STOP at the gift shop!!!! Everything is unique and relevant!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tamara Lynn A. 2 years ago on Google
    Desolate beauty... When I looked around, it was difficult to imagine anyone living there, especially before modern grocery stores. I really enjoyed the “Primitive Trail” that is out behind the ruins. My three children loved walking along the Rio Grande River. The tall grass that was growing along the riverbank had the greatest color! Only $5 entrance fee. Kids under 16 are free.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Alejandra Aboud K. 3 months ago on Google • 431 reviews New
    I would visit just for the views! There is a small museum and a special exhibit showing murals that were removed from the ruins for conservation. The actual ruins are barely noticeable, follow the path and read the description of what each area used to look like. A very small gift shop that does not compare to any of the offerings in Albuquerque or Santa Fe. I would say this is the perfect place for historians and archeologists interested in knowing about the excavations and remains.

  • 3/5 Vanessa B. 2 months ago on Google • 242 reviews New
    It's pretty neat, but understand that it is a replica of what was found on the grounds, not the actual ruins. Other then the views, there really isn't all that much to see.

  • 5/5 Roy G. 5 months ago on Google • 52 reviews
    Huaua Pueblo Historic Site would be a better and more accurate name for this site. It's unknown what Coronado's involvement with this site is, but if he was here it was a battle and raid for food and forage in his 1540 expedition. The visitor center here has wonderful murals from a partially underground kiva, and on a tour you can go into the reconstructed kiva and see replica murals on the walls of it. The importance of the adjacent Rio Grande, and the Pueblo people's farming and lives here are presented and discussed on the tour

  • 3/5 Rachael W. 10 months ago on Google
    We boondocked in parking lot but had access to restrooms, showers and water. $18 is a lot for that but it's in a region where prices are much more. It's a great location to visit Albuquerque, Sandia Peak area and Santa Fe.

  • 5/5 Donna L. 1 month ago on Google • 39 reviews New
    I visited on a sunny mild day in January and almost had the place to myself. The 14 minute video was very interesting and a great way to begin the visit. My little dog and I wandered along the trail system enjoying the views and visualizing life back in the Pueblo days.

  • 5/5 James C. 7 months ago on Google
    Amazing site great exhibits and awesome trail.

  • 5/5 Pei Z. 1 year ago on Google
    The people who work there are super friendly and knowledgeable. This place is not big but has a lot of interesting information to dig. The kiva is not open. The paintings are in a room, preserved well to tell the history. I can almost imagine how people once lived there. How they work, eat, sing, tell stories, raise kids, love and fight.

  • 5/5 Lowell A. 1 year ago on Google
    We were treated by a knowledgeable guide. Who was very personable and gave us the time to explore the Kiva. The location is so beautiful having a great open Vista of the Sandia Mountains. The cost of entry was reasonable. Video of the history was also available.

  • 5/5 Tri N. 1 year ago on Google
    Highly recommended. We did the tour ($7 per person for 45min) and it was fantastic and beyond our expectation. The site didn't seem like there is much looking from the outside. The tour ladies show much so much more it looks, and gave us all the interesting history behind it.

  • 5/5 cheryl m. 1 year ago on Google
    Ruins of Native and Spanish homes. Beautiful sites along the Rio Grande River. Garden of heirloom vegetables and grains. Modern restrooms. Staff very helpful. Note: no signs posted if you are on 550 going eastbound. There are signs posted westbound off 25.

  • 5/5 Brad 2 years ago on Google
    I loved it. Educational and well laid out. For only five bucks you get a lesson in history and an appreciation for the people who lived here in the 1500s. They were amazing.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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