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the information on the sign can *just* be made out if viewed at the right angle...
Turkey Creek Cliff Dwelling
The Turkey Creek Cliff Dwelling is one of th most intact structures of its kind in southeastern Arizona. It was likely occupied for a few months each year by prehistoric farmers around 1300 A.D. These farming people, often referred to as the "Salado" used houses such as this when their crops of corn, beans, and squash in the nearby Aravaipa Valley underneath the late spring and summer rains.
During this period of the year the Salado people hunted wild animals and collected wild plants along Turkey Creek. For reasons not yet well understood, the Salado farmers disappeared suddenly around 1450 A.D.
Although Stabilization work has been done to help prevent the dwelling's roof from collapsing, it remains an extremely fragile structure. Please do not climb onto or in any manner deface the dwelling and the surrounding cliff walls.
Turkey Creek Cliff Dwelling
The Turkey Creek Cliff Dwelling is one of th most intact structures of its kind in southeastern Arizona. It was likely occupied for a few months each year by prehistoric farmers around 1300 A.D. These farming people, often referred to as the "Salado" used houses such as this when their crops of corn, beans, and squash in the nearby Aravaipa Valley underneath the late spring and summer rains.
During this period of the year the Salado people hunted wild animals and collected wild plants along Turkey Creek. For reasons not yet well understood, the Salado farmers disappeared suddenly around 1450 A.D.
Although Stabilization work has been done to help prevent the dwelling's roof from collapsing, it remains an extremely fragile structure. Please do not climb onto or in any manner deface the dwelling and the surrounding cliff walls.
Dec 23 2025