Sedona Area Indian Ruins

Indian Ruins in Secret Wilderness

© Mike Koopsen

Sedona is famous for its uniquely beautiful landscape. Just mention its name and visions of red rock buttes, rising canyons, shimmering creeks and wilderness areas appear. Serene, tranquil and sacred. It is no wonder the ancient Sinagua Indians chose this area as home over a thousand years ago. They inhabited the Sedona and Flagstaff area until about 1400 when they mysteriously disappeared.

Evidence of their existence is littered everywhere. They stand stately as well-preserved Indian Ruins that are tucked on the surrounding cliffs, deep within canyons and along flowing waters. Some are secretly hidden only known to a few. There is no doubt others that have yet to be discovered at all.

It takes long hikes to view and experience some of these treasures while others are openly observed under the watchful eyes of rangers that protect them. Fragments of artifacts still lie around along hiking trails and petroglyph engravings are scattered through the region.

Indian Ruins Within The Sedona Area

The following ruins of the Sinagua are all within 20 miles of Sedona. These places only require short walks from paved parking lots. Each requires a nominal entry fee. It is your duty to protect these ruins for future generations to enjoy. When you visit these sites, sit, admire and envision what life was like many centuries ago.

Secret Indian Ruins in Sedona

Video compliments of Cheyenne L. Rouse.

• > Montezuma Castle National Monument
• > Montezuma Well National Monument
• > Palatki Indian Ruins and Pictographs
• > Tuzigoot National Monument
• > V-Bar-V Heritage Petroglyph Site