Discovering Arizona - Hohokam Pima National Monument

Preserved at the Hohokam Pima National Monument, also known as Snaketown, is the Snaketown-Settlement, archaeological remains of the Hohokam culture.

Snaketown was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
The monument, which was established in 1972, encompasses several square miles of nonfederal land near Sacaton, Arizona. The National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1974.

This area is part of the Gila River Indian Community and not accessible to the public, though the nearby Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, in Coolidge, Arizona is, and its visitor center museum contains artifacts from the Hohokam Pima National Monument.

The Monument is located on the Gila River Indian Reservation and is under tribal ownership. The Gila River Indian Community has decided not to open the extremely sensitive area to the public. There is no park brochure, passport stamp, picture stamp or other free literature available.

Hohokam Pima National Monument was authorized by Congress on October 21, 1972, to protect an ancient Hohokam village known today as "Snaketown." Excavations in the 1930's and again in the 1960's revealed the site was inhabited from about 300 BC to around 1200 AD and may have had up to 2,000 inhabitants. Following the last excavations, the site was completely recovered with earth, leaving nothing visible above ground.