Greetings from El Morro National Monument

We brought the entire family to Old San Juan to experience this amazing part of our family’s history and beautiful destination.

Sincerely,
Hector

El Morro National Monument

Travelers have stopped at the year-round freshwater pool at El Morro for centuries. Park visitors can see the 2,000 messages and pictures carved into the rock over the past 700 years and climb to the top of the park's dramatic sandstone bluff.

State(s): New Mexico

Established: 1906

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