Travel/POI: Pipe Spring National Monument 派普泉國家紀念地, Arizona USA

Pipe Spring National Monument is a 40-acre site in northern Arizona, about 10 miles south of the Utah border. It preserves the history of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, their ancestors, and 19th-century Mormon pioneers. President Warren G. Harding proclaimed it a national monument on May 31, 1923. The Park Service had seen it as a place where weary travelers crossing the Arizona Strip could stop.

A Brief History

The reliable spring has drawn people for at least a thousand years. Ancestral Puebloans, and later the Kaibab Paiute, gathered seeds, hunted, and farmed nearby. In 1858, a Latter-day Saint missionary expedition led by Jacob Hamblin named the site “Pipe Spring.” In the early 1860s, James Whitmore began ranching cattle there.

In early 1866, Whitmore and his ranch hand Robert McIntyre were killed while trying to recover stolen cattle. Accounts differ on who was responsible. The militia blamed Kaibab Paiutes and killed several of them in retaliation. Brigham Young bought the claim from Whitmore’s widow and made it a church ranch.

Between 1870 and 1872, workers built a fortified stone ranch house over the main spring to protect the water and livestock. It became known as Winsor Castle, after the first ranch manager, Anson Winsor. The site also served as a Deseret Telegraph station and a cattle and dairy operation, and, according to local accounts, as a discreet refuge for plural wives during the federal crackdowns on polygamy. In 1895, the church sold the property to a non-Mormon owner.

Today

The monument is surrounded by the Kaibab Indian Reservation, home to the world’s first International Dark Sky Nation. The monument itself is an International Dark Sky Park. The Park Service manages it in partnership with the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, and the site interprets both pioneer heritage and the ongoing story of the Paiute people.

What to See

Guided tours of Winsor Castle
The Pipe Spring National Monument–Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Visitor Center and Museum
Living history gardens and historic orchards
The Ridge Trail, a short loop with views of the canyon country
Resident Texas longhorn cattle

Our Visit

We visited in August 2026 on a hot day. We walked around the grounds and did not stay long. At the visitor center, a park ranger told us there was a powwow nearby that day, and we were excited to go. I’ll write about it in another post.

Visitor Tips

Entrance fee: $10 per person for visitors 16 and older (includes a $3 tribal use fee). Younger visitors are free. America the Beautiful passes are accepted.
Hours: Listed as 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily at the time of writing, closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Tours and programs vary by season, so check with the Park Service before you go.
Watch the clock: Pipe Spring stays on Arizona time (Mountain Standard Time) all year. From March to November, Utah is an hour ahead. If you are staying in Kanab, an 8:30 am opening is 9:30 am on your Utah phone or hotel clock. The same applies when you leave the monument for Utah, so allow for the hour when planning tours, meals or closing times.
- Cell phones usually update automatically based on the nearest tower, so near the state line a phone may show the wrong time. Check a watch or the posted hours.
- Some Navajo-run attractions in Arizona, such as Monument Valley, use Navajo time (daylight saving), while nearby Arizona towns do not. Tour operators in Page can also vary, so confirm which time your booking uses.
How long to plan: About one to two hours covers a Winsor Castle tour, the visitor center and museum, the 25-minute film, the grounds and the short Ridge Trail.
Summer visit: Bring water, sun protection and a hat.
Food and lodging: Nearest services are in Fredonia (about 15 miles) and Kanab (about 25 miles). The Kaibab Paiute tribe runs a campground a short distance from the monument.
Pets: Leashed pets are allowed on the grounds but not in historic buildings or on the Ridge Trail.

派普斯普林國家紀念地位於亞利桑那州北部，距離猶他州邊界以南約 10 英里，佔地 40 英畝。該遺址保存了凱巴布派尤特印第安人（Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians）及其祖先，以及 19 世紀摩門教先驅的歷史。 1923 年 5 月 31 日，哈定（Warren G. Harding）總統宣布將其設立為國家紀念地。國家公園管理局曾將其視為穿越「亞利桑那地帶」（Arizona Strip）的疲憊旅人可以駐足休憩的場所。

簡史

這處穩定的泉水水源，至少吸引了人來此長達一千年的時間。普韋布洛先民（Ancestral Puebloans）以及後來的凱巴布派尤特人都曾在此地採集種子、狩獵和務農。 1858年，由漢布林（Jacob Hamblin）率領的一支耶穌基督後期聖徒教會 (俗稱摩門教) 傳教探險隊將此地命名為「派普泉」（Pipe Spring）。 1860 年代初，惠特莫爾（James Whitmore）開始在此地經營養牛場。

1866 年初，惠特莫爾和他的牧場工人麥金泰爾（Robert McIntyre）在試圖找回被盜牲畜時被殺害。關於誰該為此負責，各方說法不一。民兵組織將責任歸咎於凱巴布派尤特人，並殺害了數名該族人以示報復。楊百翰（Brigham Young）從惠特莫爾的遺孀手中買下了這個產業，並將其改建為教會牧場。

1870 年至 1872 年間，工人在主泉眼上方建造了一座堅固的石砌牧場房屋，旨在保護水源與牲畜。這建築因首任牧場經理溫索爾（Anson Winsor）而得名「溫索爾城堡」（Winsor Castle）。這裡不僅是「德塞雷特電報」（Deseret Telegraph）的一個站點，也是開展肉牛養殖與乳製品生產的場所；此外，據當地傳聞，在聯邦政府打擊一夫多妻制的時期，這裡還曾是實行多妻制的家庭中那些「多餘」妻子們的隱密避難所。1895年，教會將該房產出售給了一位非摩門教徒。

如今

該紀念地被凱巴布印第安保留地環繞，而該保留地正是全球首個「國際黑暗天空國家」所在地；紀念地本身也被認證為「國際黑暗天空公園」。國家公園管理局與凱巴布派尤特印第安部落合作管理此地，該遺址既展示了先驅者的歷史遺產，也講述了派尤特人延續至今的故事。

遊覽看點

溫索爾城堡導覽遊
派普泉國家紀念地－凱巴布派尤特印地安部落遊客中心與博物館
活態歷史花園與歷史果園
山脊步道（Ridge Trail）是一條短程環形步道，沿途可欣賞峽谷地帶的景緻。
常駐德州長角牛

我們的造訪

我們是在 2026 年 8 月的一個炎熱日子來這裏玩。我們在園區內逛了一會兒，並未久留。在遊客中心，一位公園管理員告訴我們附近當天有一場「Powwow」（美洲原住民聚會），我們聽後興奮不已，決定去參加。關於這經歷，我會另寫一篇文章來分享。

訪客須知

入場費：16 歲以上訪客每人 10 美元（含 3 美元部落使用費）；16 歲以下訪客免費。接受美國國家公園年卡（America the Beautiful）。
開放時間：截至撰寫本文時，每日開放時間為上午 8:30 至下午 4:30；感恩節、聖誕節及元旦休館。參觀行程與活動項目隨季節而異，建議您在前往之前先向公園管理部門查詢。
請留意時間：派普泉（Pipe Spring）全年採用亞利桑那州時間（山區標準時間）。每年 3 月至 11 月期間，猶他州的時間比這裡快一小時。如果您住在卡納布（Kanab），當景點於上午 8:30 開放時，您在猶他州使用的手機或飯店時鐘顯示的時間將是上午 9:30。從該遺址返回猶他州時情況也一樣，因此在規劃遊覽、用餐或安排行程時，請務必考慮這一小時的時差。
- 手機通常會根據最近的信號塔自動更新時間，因此在州界附近，手機顯示的時間可能會有錯誤。請查看手錶或現場公告的營業時間。
- 亞利桑那州境內一些由納瓦霍人（Navajo）運營的景點（例如紀念碑谷）採用「納瓦霍時間」（即實行夏令時），而附近的亞利桑那州城鎮則不實行。佩吉市（Page）各旅遊業者的做法也可能不盡相同，因此請務必確認您的預訂所採用的是哪種時間。
所需時間：大約一到兩個小時，涵蓋溫索爾城堡參觀、遊客中心與博物館、25 分鐘的影片放映、城堡庭院以及短途的「山脊步道」。
夏季造訪：請攜帶飲用水、防曬用品和帽子。
餐飲與住宿：最近的服務設施位於弗雷多尼亞（Fredonia，約 15 英里）和卡納布（約 25 英里）。凱巴布派尤特部落在距離該紀念地不遠處經營著一處露營地。
寵物：允許攜帶繫上繩的寵物進入園區，但不得進入歷史建築或山脊步道。