Historic and prehistoric Cultural landscape sites provide connections to past times.
More than mere artifacts, these cultural resources are kept alive by the spiritual and physical presence of contemporary Indian groups, including the Puebloan peoples of Acoma, Laguna and Zuni, and the Ramah Navajo.
El Malpais Visitor Center, operated jointly with the National Park Service, is on the south side of exit 85.
The Bureau of Land Management Ranger Station is about eight miles south of exit 89 on State Highway 117.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Bureau of Land Management.