Bandelier to Host a Wilderness Project Day as Part of Public Lands Day
Published on September 08, 2025
Bandelier will be celebrating National Public Lands Day with special events and a fee free day on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
In honor of National Public Lands Day and recognizing September as National Wilderness Month, the park will be hosting a Wilderness Project Day on Saturday, September 27. The park is looking for up to 20 volunteers who would like to participate in a special project. Volunteers will work alongside park rangers and will spend the day building Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) in Frijoles Canyon. BDAs are intended to mirror the effects of natural beaver dams for the purpose of stream and riparian recovery, to provide suitable habitat for beaver and promote ecological recovery.
Due to the nature of the project, volunteers should be in good physical condition and be able to hike up to seven miles with a pack for the day and carry a hand tool or equipment into the project site. Volunteers should bring a backpack with food, at least two liters of water, sun protection, long sleeves, work gloves, and eye protection. For any additional questions or if you are interested in signing up, email Sarah_Milligan@nps.gov or register at www.volunteer.gov and going to the Habitat Restoration at Bandelier opportunity. Sign up early as space is limited.
National Public Lands Day is a fee free day. Entrance fees into any National Park Service site is free on Saturday, September 27. Come out and enjoy your public lands.
Bandelier is also hosting a National Public Lands Day event at the Visitor Center, open to all ages. Bandelier staff will be on duty along with the U.S. Forest Service, the BLM, and other public land agencies to celebrate our public lands. This is an all-day event that will have tables set up, games, scheduled programs, and much more. For more information, check out our Facebook page and the park website.
Bandelier National Monument is open every day from sunrise to sunset. In Frijoles Canyon, the park visitor center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Western National Parks store is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the café, Sirphey at Bandelier, is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
On non-entrance fee-free days, park entrance fees are $25 per private vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, or $15 per bicycle/individual. All entrance passes are valid for 7 days. Camping fees are not included in entrance fees. America the Beautiful– the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes are accepted for entrance fees. The full suite of America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes as well as Bandelier Annual passes are available for purchase at the visitor center. For more information about types of passes and prices, visit https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm.
Bandelier National Monument protects, preserves, and interprets an outstanding portion of the Pajarito Plateau, including one of the largest concentrations of Ancestral Pueblo archaeological sites in the American Southwest. The park provides opportunities for people to connect with and enjoy a diversity of cultural and natural resources, striking scenery, wildlife habitats, remnants of a volcanic landscape, and wilderness.