I rode my motorcycle out to the Tirnity Site last year. Definately worth the experience - if for nothing else than to say you've been. With a modestly active imagination, one can easily stand a few hundred yards from the monument and picture the hellish fireball rising above the landscape

A few notes:
You MUST have a valid, government issued photo ID - It is, afterall, a military base.

The "trinitite" sold along the roadside is made by a welding torch, not an atomic bomb.

A section of the original crater floor was protected by an enclosure with a viewing port. However, the walls recently caved in and the original crater floor is no longer viewable.

Food/water/souvenirs/portable toilets are available.

Cameras are permitted but photos can be taken ONLY at the actual monument site. (see military base comment above)

The only actual artifacts at the site are a cement/rebar foot from the tower that held the A-Bomb, and a huge steel tube - named "Jumbo". Jumbo has a very entertaining history and purpose - which I'll leave to you to discover. http://www.takemytrip.com/images/448_IMG_8682.jpg

Genuine Atomic Bomb hot sauce sold only at the site is a great stocking stuffer!

The scenery is vast and majestic for hundreds of miles in all directions. In other words, don't run out of gas.

Blue Skies,
JJ