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The main attraction of the Butler Wash Anasazi Ruins is they are easily accessible, and really good. There are several cliff dwellings and a natural bridge, which are reached by a short leisurely hike. As with all ruins, please remember to take only pictures and leave only footprints.

Visiting Butler Wash Ruins will require 1 hour to complete. The route involves easy hiking and no route finding skills. The trail is signed and is well maintained. This is a great hike for beginners, seniors and children. I suggest you bring along binoculars for a close up view of the ruins. The ruins are best photographed in the morning when they are well illuminated by the early sun.

The cliff dwellings in this area were built and occupied by the Anasazi about 1200 A.D., the structures represent daily life with living and storage rooms, along with ceremonial chambers.

The Butler Wash site has been reconstructed and stabilized to some degree and contains four kivas. Kivas are underground chambers where ceremonial activities were held. Three of the kivas are of the round, Mesa Verde type most common in this area. The fourth is square, indicative of the Kayenta culture to the south in Arizona.