Camels at Coronado
Schedule
Sat Apr 12 2025 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Coronado Historic Site | Bernalillo, NM
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See real camels on Sat., April 12, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Coronado Historic Site!The Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites welcome the Texas Camel Corp to the site for a family-friendly event that will teach visitors about the history of camels in the Southwest while offering interactive artist demonstrations, storytelling, talks, and guided tours of the site. Tickets are $10 for adults and free to children 16 and younger, NM disabled veterans, NM foster families, Native/Tribal affiliations, and Friends members.
Schedule:
10 AM: Doors open
10 AM – 2 PM: Artist demonstrations
10:20 – 11 AM: Texas Camel Corps presentation on the history of the US Army Camel Corps
11 – 11:30 AM: Montie Avery tells the story of a Muleskinner working in NM during the 1850s
11 AM – Noon: Site tour with kiva visit
12:30 – 1:15 PM: Texas Camel Corps presentation on the history of the US Army Camel Corps
1:15 – 1:45 PM: Storytelling with Montie Avery
2 – 3 PM: Site tour with kiva visit
Learn more at https://www.coronadojemezfriends.org/events-1.
Photo courtesy of Doug Baum, Texas Camel Corps.
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Where is it happening?
Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd,Bernalillo, New Mexico, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
