Hohokam Pima National Monument

I took my first flight since cancer and COVID yesterday to Arizona to go to the Grand Canyon and visit my dear friend JJ. After showing her my National Parks Passport book this morning, we devised a plan to adventure to the Hohokam Pima National Monument. As I don’t traditionally do much research beforehand, as I like to be surprised and in awe of the treasures ahead … it was bound to happen that, at some point, I’d have a total bust. With thoughts of adventures in aqueducts and alfalfa fields, we drove to Chandler and then found ourselves on a gravel road on the Indian Reservation. As we pondered our predicament, we were approached by a police officer who informed us he had never, not once heard of said Monument … and that he was confident that it was nowhere nearby. Then, a light bulb went off and I discovered this fun fact …

The site is owned by the Gila River Indian Community, which has decided not to open the area to the public.[6] The museum at the nearby Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, in Coolidge, Arizona, contains artifacts from Snaketown. There is no public access to the Hohokam Pima National Monument.

Oops!

Then we thought lunch was a good idea and we discovered Tacos Chiwas, which was a delicious adventure. So I will have to await another day to experience the NPS dedicated artifacts to Hohokam Pima National Monument in Coolidge, Arizona. But today we were definitely there and we recommend tacos afterwards.