Homolovi Ruins By Carrie White, Tribune

Homolovi Ruins is at 4,900 feet elevation on the Little Colorado River, an area rich with wildlife. A Hopi word meaning ”place of the little hills,” Homolovi consists of four major pueblo sites believed to have been occupied by the Anasazi between 1200 and 1425.

Archaeologists work the site every weekday in June and July for insight into the migration period of the Hopi people, who count the area as part of their homeland and continue to use it as a pilgrimage destination. The ruins became a state park in 1986.

Picnicking is permitted and there are 52 tent and RV sites with electric hookups and a dump station. Showers are available year-round, and water hookups are available through September.

Park entry costs $5 for a car with four adults. The state park is open sunrise to sunset; visitors center hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

GETTING THERE
Homolovi Ruins State Park is about three hours from the East Valley. Take Interstate 17 north to Flagstaff. Take Interstate 40 east to Winslow, about 56 miles. The park can be reached by traveling five miles northeast from Winslow on state Highway 87.

Homolovi Ruins State Park (official website)

I chanced upon Homolovi Ruins one January on my way to Flagstaff, AZ. These are not spectacular ruins (see Wupatki National Monument, north of Flagstaff, for something more spectacular), but they are interesting and the location is quite something. Walnut Canyon to the west gets more attention, but I think this was at least as interesting. mjh