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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monumentthe Cinder Hills
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Pets
dog sitting in car
photo by Carol Kruse
Don't leave your dog in a hot car.
Pets must be kept on a leash at all times. They are not allowed in buildings or on park trails.

Please clean up after your pet.

NOTE: Summer heat is intense; pets left in vehicles - even for a short time - can suffer heat stroke and die.

mock-up of lunar rover vehicle on cinder fields  

Did You Know?
In the 1960s, astronauts practiced for the first lunar landings on cinder fields in and around Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Last Updated: July 26, 2006 at 16:00 EST