Honanki Heritage Site

ADA Accessibility Notes

The trails are short and fairly easy, but they are not accessible to most wheelchairs.

Honanki and its sister site, Palatki, were the largest cliff dwellings of the Red Rock country between AD 1150 - 1350. The Sinagua, ancestors of the Hopi, lived here preparing meals, raising their families, and making tools from stone, leather, and wood. Nearby they hunted for deer and rabbit, tended various crops, and gathered edible wild plants. They were first described by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes, famous turn-of-the century archaeologist from the Smithsonian Institution, who gave them the Hopi names of Honanki (Badger House) and Palatki (Red House). The Hopi, however, have no specific names for these sites.

Currently managed by the U.S. Forest Service under the Red Rock Pass Program, the site is open to the general public for visits seven days a week (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas). A small visitor center and bookstore, run by the Arizona Natural History Association, is located a short distance from the parking lot.

Pet Friendly Notes

Pets are not allowed beyond the parking area at this heritage site.

Time Period Represented

AD 1150 - 1350

Visitor Restrictions or Regulations

Please review the Archaeological Site Etiquette Guide before your visit.

Open 7 days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m

Seasons Open

Open year-round

Visitor Fees

Red Rock Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required on all vehicles parked at our cultural sites. This pass can be purchased the Palatki Visitors Center.