Montezuma Castle Photoset • mt98dew • 2025-01-30 • HikeArizona.COM

Montezuma Castle, AZ

	2025-01-30
	4 by mt98dew

Montezuma Castle

Camp Verde, AZ

Montezuma Castle

Camp Verde, AZ

Hiking	0.33 Miles	20 AEG

Hiking	0.33 Miles
	20 ft AEG

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Wife and I have a place about 3 miles (as the crow flies) from the Castle. My wife grew up in the area and so has visited this site numerous times. In fact, when she was in the Girl Scout’s, they would come here to do community service (pick up trash) and were aloud in the lowest sections of the castle. Her parents were one of the fortunate few who were able to tour all the ruins prior to the restrictions.

Not so lucky today. Took in the sites following the paved path. Pretty remarkable. Wife got another stamp in her Parks book.

Walking the museum afterwards, noticed the have changed the name of the former tenants from Sinagua to Hisat.sinom which comes from the Hopi meaning “ancient people”.

The Native American life in this region was extensive. There are a couple of TH along Middle Verde Rd (just south of Cliff Castle Casino) which I’ve walked on occasion. There is a mishmash of paths with no designated trails, but they are pretty close to Montezuma’s Castle and every once in awhile I’ll come across a pottery shard.

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