Tuzigoot National Monument

Tuzigoot National Monument preserves a two- to three-storey pueblo ruin on the summit of a limestone and sandstone ridge just east of Clarkdale, 120 feet above the Verde River floodplain. The pueblo is an elongated complex of 110 stone masonry rooms built along the spine of a natural outcrop; its central rooms stand higher than the rest and appear to have served public functions. The name comes from Tu Digiz, a Tonto Apache term meaning crooked waters, after nearby Pecks Lake, a cut-off meander of the Verde River. The National Park Service administers 58 acres within an authorised boundary of 834 acres. It recorded 108,283 recreation visits in 2024.

Where it is

Tuzigoot National Monument is a national monument near Clarkdale, in Yavapai County. It is one of the national monuments in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

The score combines the published visitor count with public interest and tourism significance, which is what earns it high confidence. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: The 2025 series reports zero recreation visits for month 10, a reporting gap rather than a measured figure, so 2024 is used as the reference year.

Sources

• Visitation: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics(opens in a new tab)
• Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
• Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
• County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
• Official site: http://www.nps.gov/tuzi/(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.