 | | Pipe Spring National Monument, a little known gem of the National Park System, is rich with American Indian, early explorer and Mormon pioneer history. The water of Pipe Spring has made it possible for plants, animals, and people to live in this dry, desert region. Ancestral Puebloans and Kaibab Paiute Indians gathered grass seeds, hunted animals, and raised crops near the springs for at least 1,000 years. In the 1860s Mormon pioneers brought cattle to the area and by 1872 a fort (Winsor Castle) was built over the main spring and a large cattle ranching operation was established. This isolated outpost served as a way station for people traveling across the Arizona Strip, that part of Arizona separated from the rest of the state by the Grand Canyon. It also served as a refuge for polygamist wives during the 1880s and 1890s.Although their way of life was greatly impacted, the Paiute Indians continued to live in the area and by 1907 the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation was established, surrounding the privately owned Pipe Spring ranch. In 1923 the Pipe Spring ranch was purchased and set aside as a national monument. Today the Pipe Spring National Monument - Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Visitor Center and Museum explains the human history of the area over time. Daily tours of Winsor Castle, summer "living history" demonstrations, an orchard and garden, and a half-mile trail offer a glimpse of American Indian and pioneer life in the Old West.Pipe Spring National Monument has three historic buildings open to the public year round. Winsor Castle (the Fort) is accessible only by ranger-guided tours. These tours are offered every thirty minutes, on the hour and half hour. The East and West Cabins can be visited on your own.The Monument grounds include a garden, orchard, corrals (complete with longhorn cattle and horses), other farm livestock, and a half-mile trail offering impressive views of the Arizona Strip. These can be visited on your own.During the summer months ranger guided walks, talks, and demonstrations of pioneer and Indian crafts and lifestyles are offered daily in the cooler morning hours. |
| |  | | | Facilities: Pipe Spring National Monument provides a visitor's center with restrooms. Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted for Pipe Spring National Monument. Best Time To Visit: Pipe Spring National Monument is on Mountain Standard Time all year. Summer (June through August): Monument grounds and Visitor Center/Museum are open 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tours of Winsor Castle are offered on the hour and half hour from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Winter (September through May): Monument grounds and Visitor Center/Museum are open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tours of Winsor Castle are offered on the hour and half hour from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's days.Fees: An entrance fee is charged. Visitors 16 and under are admitted free. Holders of National Park Passes or Golden Age/Golden Access Passports and their immediate family (spouse, children and parents only) are admitted free. Accessibility: The Visitor Center and Museum, gift shop, and restrooms are accessible to wheelchairs. Paved sidewalks lead to all the historic structures and the orchard. Interiors of the historic structures are not wheelchair accessible. A written tour guide for the Winsor Castle tour is available at the Visitor Center or Winsor Castle for the hearing or mobility impaired.Rules: Unknown Directions: To reach Pipe Spring National Monument from Kanab, travel south on Hwy 89 to Hwy 389. Take Hwy 389 to the Monument. To reach Pipe Spring National Monument from Page, follow Hwy 89 west for 44.5 miles to Hwy 389. Take Hwy 389 to the Monument. | | |
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| | | | Address | | Pipe Spring National Monument | | HC 65 Box 5 406 North Pipe Spring Road | | Fredonia, Arizona 86022 |
| | | Phone | | General: (928) 643-7105 | | Fax: (928) 643-7583 | |
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