点评:Tent Rocks is now open! This is great news! My family hiked there over the weekend. The views are beautiful and the road to get there is paved now. Porta potties on site are nicer than they were years ago. There is nice parking with picnic tables available to eat picnic food. You do need to carry in your own water and there are no snacks available on site. There is a convenience store as well as the Cochiti Visitor's Center nearby which does carry a few snacks.
The shorter cave loop trail is an easy 1.2 miles, but is too sandy for a wheelchair. The slot canyon trail is moderately difficult with some slippery areas and some very narrow areas in the slot canyon. My family and I hiked it without problem until the end, which has a steep climb with some loose large rocks. This last part leads to an overlook which is breathtaking, but not necessary if you feel uncomfortable with it. My 20 year old daughters climbed up, but my husband and I did not do so. We still enjoyed it, nonetheless, and enjoyed the unique scenery.
This trail is a "one way in and out" so you can't get lost and you return to the exact spot where you started out. We all wore tennis shoes and did fine with these, but hiking boots with some ankle support might be preferable.
I would not advise going there if a thunderstorm or inclement weather are forecasted.
Make sure and get to the visitor's center by at least 1 pm. Park rangers start telling tourists to hike toward their cars at 2:30pm. And everyone is required to drive away by 4pm. This is good because it does begin to get rather dark (and colder) in the slot canyon in the late afternoon. At least in the wintertime.
My only reason for taking off a star is that I do think the Tribal Access Pass fees that are required by Cochiti Pueblo are too expensive. We had a family of 5 adults and the $23 or so PER PERSON ($20 plus fees) is too much. If it was a per vehicle fee, this would be reasonable. But requiring this per person is not okay for many families. These high fees will discourage some from visiting the site, which is a shame.
The $5/per person BLM entry fee is reasonable, but requiring $20+ PER PERSON Cochiti Access Pass is not, in my opinion. If this pass allowed access to the pueblo itself, maybe that would be okay. But a pilot car leads you to and from the Cochiti Visitor's Center, and vehicles are not allowed to stray into the pueblo itself.
翻译:帐篷岩现已开放!这是个好消息!我家人周末在那里徒步旅行。那里的景色很美,通往那里的道路现在已经铺好了。现场的移动厕所比几年前更好。那里有漂亮的停车场,还有野餐桌,可以吃野餐食物。您需要自带水,现场没有零食。附近有一家便利店以及 Cochiti 游客中心,那里确实有一些零食。
较短的洞穴环路很容易,只有 1.2 英里,但沙质太多,不适合轮椅。狭缝峡谷小径难度适中,狭缝峡谷中有一些湿滑的区域和非常狭窄的区域。我和我的家人毫无问题地徒步走到了终点,那里有一个陡峭的山坡,有一些松散的大石头。最后一段通往一个观景台,那里令人叹为观止,但如果您觉得不舒服,就没有必要了。我 20 岁的女儿爬上去了,但我和丈夫没有爬上去。尽管如此,我们仍然很享受,也欣赏着独特的风景。
这条小径是“单向进出”,所以你不会迷路,你可以回到你出发的确切地点。我们都穿着网球鞋,穿着它们走得很好,但最好穿一些有脚踝支撑的登山靴。
如果天气预报有雷雨或恶劣天气,我不建议去那里。
确保至少在下午 1 点之前到达游客中心。公园管理员在下午 2:30 开始告诉游客徒步前往他们的汽车。每个人都必须在下午 4 点前开车离开。这很好,因为在下午晚些时候,狭缝峡谷确实开始变得相当黑暗(和寒冷)。至少在冬天是这样。
我扣掉一颗星的唯一原因是,我确实认为 Cochiti Pueblo 要求的部落通行证费用太贵了。我们一家 5 个成年人,每人 23 美元左右(20 美元加上费用)太贵了。如果是按车辆收费,那么这个费用是合理的。但对于许多家庭来说,按人头收费是不可接受的。这些高额费用会阻止一些人参观该景点,这很遗憾。
每人 5 美元的 BLM 入场费是合理的,但在我看来,要求每人 20 美元以上的 Cochiti 通行证是不合理的。如果这张通行证允许进入村庄本身,也许可以接受。但有一辆领航车带您往返于 Cochiti 游客中心,车辆不得进入村庄本身。