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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument reopening with new fee following seasonal closure

New Mexico
Albuquerque DO
Media Contact
BLM Office:
Rio Puerco Field Office

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The Bureau of Land Management is announcing the reopening of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument on Feb. 1, 2026, following a seasonal closure. Visitors are reminded that visitation to the Monument is by reservation only. A limited number of tickets are available to reserve each day; there are no on-site or day-of tickets available.

Reservation transactions will now include a Recreation.gov transaction fee of $1 per ticket, raising the total fee for BLM Ticket Reservations from $5 to $6 per person. Youth tickets and tickets reserved using America the Beautiful Passes are not excluded from the transaction fee and will cost $1 per ticket. The Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council approved this fee change after careful consideration at a meeting in January 2025 and the business plan outlining those fees was signed in September 2025. Find the full business plan on the BLM’s recreation business plans website.

Starting Jan. 16, 2026, visitors may make reservations at Recreation.gov between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2026. Please check Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument webpagefor future ticket release dates.

There are two steps required to gain admission to the Monument:

  • First, reserve a BLM Ticket Reservation from Recreation.gov for every visitor in your group, including children and those with America the Beautiful Passes. Each visitor must have a reservation.
  • Then purchase a Cochiti Pueblo Tribal Access Pass from Cochiti Pueblo, AFTER purchasing your Recreation.gov ticket. Each visitor must have a ticket. America the Beautiful Passes do not waive the Cochiti Pueblo Tribal Access Pass fees.

Additional details regarding fees, closures, and other visitation information are available on the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument visit page. For more information, please contact BLM New Mexico Field Manager Adam Lujan at [email protected] or 505-761-8734. 

The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.