February 16, 2024

The National Park Service advises the public that Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments will have a delayed opening Tuesday and Wednesday mornings February 20 and 21, due to mandatory staff training. The parks will open at 10:30 a.m. each day, instead of 8:00.

The Park Service also recently announced that the two local Monuments will transition to completely cash-free fee collection, beginning March 1st.

From that date, both locations will only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees; and visitors can also purchase a digital entrance pass online before arriving, at Recreation.gov.Officials say the move will allow parks to better use revenues by reducing the amount of time park staff spend managing cash.

Josh Freeman | KAZM News Director | josh@mellowmountainradio.com