César E. Chávez NM

César E. Chávez National Monument is located in the very small town of Keene, approximately 30 miles southeast of Bakersfield via Highway 58. The monument is part of a property known as Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz, the home and workplace of the Chávez family and farmworker-movement organizations. Visitors are welcome at the visitor center, the Memorial Garden in which César Chávez is buried, and the grave sites of his wife Helen Fabela Chávez and son Fernando "Frans" Chávez. The monument grounds are open from sunrise to sunset. Ranger-led programs are offered daily, and special events are held throughout the year.