• National Park Service
• Near Carlsbad, New Mexico

High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife—treasures above the ground in the Chihuahuan Desert. Hidden beneath the surface are more...

• NPS
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• Near Carlsbad, New Mexico

Visitors are able to make Self-Guided Tour reservations at a cost of $1.00 per person.  You may view the Summary of Fees.   ****In addition to the reservation fee, the...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Taos, New Mexico

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Albuquerque, New Mexico

• NPS
• Cochiti Lake

Cochiti Lake is located within the boundaries of the Pueblo de Cochiti Indian Reservation, on the Rio Grande River about half way between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Cochiti Dam...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Reserve, New Mexico

• National Park Service
• Near Salt Flat, Texas

Come experience mountains and canyons, desert and dunes, night skies and spectacular vistas within a place unlike any other. Guadalupe Mountains National Park protects the...

• BLM
• Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
• Near Peña Blanca, New Mexico

There are two steps to complete to gain admission to the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (Monument): Reserve a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ticket...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Cloudcroft, New Mexico

• NPS
• Pecos National Historical Park
• Near Pecos, New Mexico

The 2025 season will run from July 3 to October 31, 2025. There will be no fishing on Tuesday and Wednesday each week. In the midst of pinon, juniper, and ponderosa pine...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Santa Fe, New Mexico

• NPS
• Valles Caldera National Preserve
• Near Jemez Springs, New Mexico

About 1.2 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created the 13-mile (21 km)-wide circular depression now known as Valles Caldera. The park is home to vast...

• National Park Service
• Near Tularosa, New Mexico

Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have...

• NPS
• White Sands National Park
• Near Tularosa, New Mexico

Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders, the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have...

• USFS
• Carson National Forest
• Near Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico

The Amole Group Shelter is located immediately adjacent to the popular wooded Amole Canyon Day Use Area at 8,400 feet in elevation. The group shelter accommodates up to 100...

• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Near Abiquiu, New Mexico

This 5,200 surface acre reservoir offers some of the finest fishing in northern New Mexico. Reptile fossils 200 million years old have been found in the area. The area...

• USFS
• Carson National Forest
• Near Vadito, New Mexico

Agua Piedra, located in the Carson National Forest, is nestled near the Rio Pueblo and Agua Piedra Creek. The campground contains many shaded areas to camp, relax, and enjoy...

• USFS
• Carson National Forest
• Near Taos, New Mexico

On February 2, 1912, Aldo Leopold (1887–1948) wrote to his fiancée, Estella Bergère, in Santa Fe that the Forest Service had appropriated $650 to build a new supervisor’s...

• USFS
• Lincoln National Forest
• Near Mescalero, New Mexico

At an elevation of almost 9,000 ft., campers at the Aspen Group Area can expect cool, crisp, mountain breezes coming off the steep Sacramento Mountains - perfect for an escape...

• USFS
• Cibola National Forest and Grasslands
• Near Sandia Park, New Mexico

Balsam Glade Picnic Site was named by an early American settler who mistook the white fir that grows here for balsam fir, as they are similar in appearance. He called this...