Capulin Volcano Rim Trail, Raton, New Mexico
The Great Plains may seem an unusual setting for volcanic activity, but the Raton-Clayton volcanic field covers more than two hundred square miles and holds about one hundred volcanic centers from which lava has flowed during... trails.com
White Sands Moonlight Ramble, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Cycle through the largest gypsum dune field in the world under the brilliant light of a full moon. Several times a year you can ride on Dunes Drive in White Sands National Monument for several hours after sunset when all vehi... trails.com
Petroglyph National Monument - Volcano Area - Albuquerque,...
The West Mesa, an area that includes lava flows and volcanic cones, formed about 150,000 years ago as liquid lava flowed from fissures in the Earth. There were six lava flows. The first two flows traveled the farthest cre... waymarking.com
Bandelier National Monument: Capulin Canyon
Once the stomping ground for the Ancestral Pueblo, the sloping mesas and steep canyons of Bandelier National Monument are now home to 70 miles of trails. This 3-day lollipop loop begins near park headquarters and cli... trimbleoutdoors.com
Gila Forks, Silver City, New Mexico
The start of the hike opens to a spectacular panorama down the Gila River valley. The otherwise good trail becomes rocky as it drops steeply through pinyon-juniper woodlands lined with cholla cactus. After rounding the bend a... trails.com
Tent Rocks Canyon Trails, Cochiti, New Mexico
Tent Rocks Canyon is a narrow slice through tuff ejected from small volcanoes at the edge of the massive Jemez Volcano. In places the walls of the canyon are 200 feet high, yet a child?s arms can span the width wall to wall. ... trails.com
Pine Tree Trail, Las Cruces, New Mexico
The Organ Mountains were originally named the Mountains of Solitude by the Spaniards. Later settlers renamed the mountains because of the resemblance of the rock spires to the pipes in an organ. The sheer spires or needles of... trails.com
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the people of the Mogollon culture who lived in the Gila Wilderness from the 1280s through the early 1300s. The surroundings probably look ... museumland.net
Sierra Blanca, Ruidoso, New Mexico
The Sierra Blanca Range has the highest point, not only in the Sacramentos, but in the entire state except for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the north. The huge extrusive volcanic mountain of Sierra Blanca Peak towers 7,8... trails.com
Atalaya Mountain, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Extreme technical riding through the rocky, pion-studded foothills to the summit of Atalaya Mountain (9,121 feet). Don?t even attempt this ride unless you are an expert cyclist with skills to handle extreme, rocky climbs and ... trails.com
Rio Grande Guide Service
Come to the land of enchantment... Elephant Butte, New Mexico... catch some fish, lose the stress & enjoy life. Fishing, hunting, boating, jet skiing, water skiing, camping, hiking, team-building, birdwatching, and other s... newmexico.org
Piedra Lisa Canyon Trailhead
Although not very scenic, this is a good place to get some exercise or go biking. There is a maze of wide, well maintained trails that run through the desert scrub at the base of the Sandia foothills. If you want to bring... localhikes.com
Whitewater Baldy, Mogollon, New Mexico
This is a popular trail into the Mogollon Mountains, used by hikers in the spring and summer and by hunters in the fall. From the high-elevation trailhead (9,132 feet) the highest peak in the Gila is only 1,693 feet higher. T... trails.com
Carlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad Caverns is probably the most famous cave of the United States. There are longer caves, there are deeper caves, there are even more beautiful cave. But very few! And no cave has so much top ten rankings like Carlsb... showcaves.com
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park preserves one of America's richest and most facinating cultural and historic areas. Chaco Canyon was a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. It was a hu... museumland.net
Baylor Pass
The sign is the trailhead. Follow the main trail east. At 1.1 miles you will pass a series of wooden posts. At 3.25 miles you reach Baylor Pass. Continue east on the trail downhill about 2 more miles to the Aguirre Spring... localhikes.com
Known World Guides Service
Known World offers a variety of fly fishing trips on many of Northern New Mexico's best trout waters. Whether it be a day of fishing on the Rio Grande or Pecos Rivers or a week of fishing in the high country, Known World... landbigfish.com
El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais National Monument is located in western New Mexico and part of the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field, the second largest volcanic field in the Basin and Range Province. This area is covered by rather young lava flow a... showcaves.com