Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

A view inside the Abo Church looking north. A nice carpet of grass is usually present during summer months.
Tucked away in the middle of New Mexico you’ll find Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Its three distinct sites offer a glimpse into a unique time in history—a time entrenched with cultural borrowing, conflict and struggles. These sites continue to stand as reminders of the Spanish and Pueblo peoples’ early encounters and prompt exploration of today’s interactions among different people.
Map showing location of park.
A Drawing of A Synapsid Fossil
Manzano Mountain Art Council's Young Arts Club is this year’s Artists-in-Residence!
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is excited to be hosting the Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) Young Arts Club (YAC) as this year’s Artists-in-Residence! The park congratulates YAC members Ada Rosenfield, Cartrell Smith, Samaria Smith, Margarita Caldwell, Malakai Fulfer and Adora Overholser and welcomes them to Salinas Pueblo Missions! SAPU looks forward to a great summer ahead working with this year’s artists-in-residence!
Pink flowers and green foliage frame the roofless remains of a stone mission.
Photo by NPS Photo
Stone walls of a roofless building rise into a bright blue sky.
Photo by NPS Photo
An solar eclipse outlines an old stone structure at Salinas Pueblo Missions.
Photo by NPS Photo
A paved path winds through the stone foundations of several old kivas.
Photo by NPS Photo
Stone foundations of an old mission structure.
Photo by NPS Photo
A path through stone walls of an old church.
Photo by NPS Photo