From Hovenweep Visitor Center, it will take you roughly 25 minutes to get to the Cajon Group.  The road to this group is a little bit rougher than the roads to the other groups so just go a little slower if needed.  There are lots of potholes, tire ruts, and very soft shoulders so I recommend a high clearance vehicle. 

If you are in a low clearance vehicle you may not be able to pull into the parking area at Cajon due to the odd angles of sandstone rock that might scrape the bottom of your vehicle.  I high centered pretty hard there and just parked a little ways away instead.

Note: There are no services or restrooms out here so come prepared!

The Cajon Group of Ancestral Pueblo ruins is at rim of a small canyon in the middle of nowhere.  There are several structures on top of the canyon and some below underneath ledges.  Just underneath the main buildings at Cajon, there is a very small seep that allows water to trickle down the canyon.  This water source would have been critical to the Ancestral Pueblo and also the animals in the area.

To see the ruins, it is a very short and easy .10 mile.  The entire area is fenced in and you will see a Hovenweep sign at the gate. 

You will see some of the towers and structures at Cajon right from the trailhead.  Once you arrive at the first couple of ruins look to the south and you will see that the Ancestral Pueblo living here had an incredible vantage point and could easily spot deer and other game below.

On my way back to Hovenweep Campground, I stopped to take pictures of the sunset and almost stepped on this baby rattlesnake.  It wouldn’t rattle until I was a foot away from it and so I about jumped 30 ft in the air once I heard it!