Near northbound I-10 (Interstate 10) when traveling north.
Oņates Route
Juan de Oņate, first governor of New Mexico, passed near here with his colonizing expedition in May, 1598. Traveling north, he designated official campsites (called parajes) on the Camino Real, used by expeditions that . . . — — Map (db m280105) HM
On State Road 53, on the right when traveling west.
Until it was by-passed by the railroad in the 1880s, its waterhole made El Morro an important stop for travelers in the Acoma-Zuni region. Numerous inscriptions carved in the sandstone date from the prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican, and Territorial . . . — — Map (db m280079) HM
On BIA Route 38 (Road 38 at milepost 2), 10.2 miles south of I-40 (Road 28).
Legend describes Acoma as a "place that always was". Archaeological evidence shows it has been occupied since at least the 13th century. Established on this
mesa for defensive purposes, Acoma was settled by inhabitants of nearby pueblos which had . . . — — Map (db m280092) HM