Bandelier National Monument protects over 4,500 archeological sites and an additional 6,500 sites are known to exist within 25 miles of the park headquarters. It is the only major park that preserves habitations occupied after the Anasazi collapse. Pueblos; rock shelters, kivas, dams, terraces, quarries, reservoirs, and rock art panels are all here along with “cavitate” structures formed by carving rooms into hillsides.

Structured, well signed trails make it easy to visit a representative sample in an afternoon and the Main Loop Trail guides you past excavated sites including a large kiva, Tyuonyi Pueblo, the remains of cavitate structures, and the partially reconstructed Long House cliff dwellings. More than 70 miles of backcountry trails invite all-day and overnight excursions.

There is a snack bar at the Visitors’ Center and overnight camping is permitted along some of the back country trails. More complete services can be found in some of the proximate communities including Los Alamos, White Rock, and Espanola.

Here is how one blogger described the park:

There are few sights as stunning as your first view, from high on the Pajorito Plateau, of the red rocks and green vegetation of Frijoles Canyon.  . . . Standing in the canyon, you understand why they bothered. Frijoles Canyon is a lush, well-watered, well-sheltered retreat from the much-harsher desert landscape of the plateau. The stream that carved it, El Rito de los Frijoles ("the little river of beans") is one of the few on the plateau that flows all year -- even in years of extreme drought. 

You can read the entire blog entry and the Anasazi Guide is loaded with information that will make your visit even more enjoyable. Chapter 16 includes directions, summarizes the Anasazi occupation, describes important archeological research, and offers suggestions  for making the most of your visit.