Traiding Post

Where Trading is a Way of Life

Wóshdę́ę́, please come in where the squeaky wooden floors greet your entry into the oldest operating Trading Post on the Navajo Nation. As your eyes adjust to the dim light in the “bullpen”, you’ll find you’ve just entered a mercantile. Hubbell’s in Ganado has been selling goods and trading Native American Art since 1878. Discover Hubbell Trading Post NHS, sheep, rugs, jewelry and so much more.

Explore on your Own

Take some time to enjoy the trading post, hogan, and farm.

Peek into the Hubbell Home

Enjoy a free peek inside the trader’s home with a Park Ranger

Join a free program

Join a Park Ranger for a discussion about the Hubbell Homestead

Garden of the Gods
Trading Post

Welcome to Garden of the Gods Trading Post—the oldest and largest gift shop in Colorado—and the local’s hidden entrance into the world-famous Garden of the Gods.

History

Dig into the history of Garden of the Gods Trading Post, first built in 1929 by entrepreneur Charles E. Strausenback.

Food & drink

Enjoy a bison burger and locally brewed beer on the back patio—but don’t forget to save room for our famous fudge!

Shopping

Find the perfect souvenir, t-shirt or toy to bring a little bit of Colorado home with you.

The park
and the post

There are a few ways to explore Garden of the Gods Park, but no adventure through the park is complete without a stop at the Trading Post. Grab a map on your way into the garden or refuel with a bison burger and homemade fudge.

#1 city park

Garden of the Gods voted the top city park by TripAdvisor in 2014. Move over Central Park.

400,000

Visitors per year to the Trading Post

1929

Charles Strausenback builds the Trading Post
Learn the history

90,000+

Gifts, toys, trinkets and souvenirs to choose from
Shop our online store

#1

Best bison burger in town—at least the locals think so

Oldest & largest

Art gallery in Colorado

Visit the garden
like a local

There are a few ways into the park, but none quite as hidden as the entrance past Garden of the Gods Trading Post. Locals have been visiting the garden by way of Beckers Lane for years—avoiding the hustle and bustle of the summer tourist season. Stop by for a map of the garden, a piece of fudge, and a little history into the glory of Garden of the Gods Park.