The Prehistoric Trackways National Monument was established in 2009 to conserve, protect, and enhance the unique and nationally-important paleontological, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational resources and values of the Robledo Mountains in southern New Mexico. The Monument includes a major deposit of Paleozoic Era fossilized footprint megatrackways within approximately 5,280 acres.

The trackways contain footprints of numerous amphibians, reptiles, and insects (including previously unknown species), plants, and petrified wood dating back 280 million years, which collectively provide new opportunities to understand animal behaviors and environments from a time predating dinosaurs. The site contains one of the most scientifically-significant Early Permian track sites in the world.

Source: BLM Website (March 2023)

Establishment Prehistoric Trackways National Monument — March 30, 2009

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The contents of brochures, site bulletins and trading cards (denoted with a colored caption) can be viewed by clicking on the cover. Most modern-day brochures, however, are cover only (denoted by a white caption) due to photograph copyrights. These items are historical in scope and are intended for educational purposes only; they are not meant as an aid for travel planning. The dates under each brochure do not reflect the complete range of years that a particular brochure was issued.

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2021

Annual Manager's Report: 2021, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Jesarey Barela, Carty Carson, Patrick Driscoll, Colin Dunn, Edna Flores, Garrett Leitermann, Enrico Smith, Lance Weinbrenner and Mara Weisenberger, 2021)

Annual Manager's Report: 2022, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Jesarey Barela, Carty Carson, Amber Giove, Colin Dunn, Garrett Leitermann, Enrico Smith, Lance Weinbrenner and Mara Weisenberger, 2022)

Enabling Legislation, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, March 30, 2009)

Manager's Report, FY2011, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Tom Phillips, 2011)

Manager's Report, FY2014, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Bill Childress, 2014)

Map, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (BLM, 2015)

Resource Management Plan, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Final, December 2014)

Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (November 2015)

Science Plan, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (BLM, 2019)

Discovery! Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (2012)