Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national monument in Coolidge, Arizona
About Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument preserves an ancient Hohokam farming community and Great House. The ruins is of multiple structures surrounded by a compound wall constructed by the ancient people of the Hohokam period, who farmed the Gila Valley in the early 13th century. The monument, just north of the town ofCoolidge, is very small, only about 3/4 of a square mile (1.2 km). The monument is open every day of the year from 9AM-5PM (October 1st - April 30th), and 9AM-4PM (May 1st - September 30th) except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Independence Day. The Hohokam were a nation that lived in the south-central region ofArizona. Their community was centered around large adobe structures. For unknown reasons, the Hohokam abandoned their structures and left the region around 1450 CE.
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