Search hiking, mountain-bike and equestrian trails, campsites, fishing and water access, hunting units, and farmers markets across New Mexico — with fees, access rules, and cultural-protocol guidance.
One of the world's great cave systems beneath the Chihuahuan Desert. Hike the steep Natural Entrance Trail or take the elevator to the Big Room Trail; timed-entry reservations are required to enter the cave.
Casamero Pueblo was occupied by the Chacoan Anasazi between A.D. 1000 and 1125, an example of a Chacoan outlier.
The gentler of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument's two trails: a 1.2-mile loop along the base of the tent rock formations, passing a small cavate (cave) carved into the volcanic tuff. Same ticketed-entry and Cochiti Tribal Access Pass requirements as the rest of the Monument.
The 61,600-acre Cebolla Wilderness is made up of sandstone mesas, canyons, and grassy valleys, within the El Malpais National Conservation Area. It contains La Ventana Natural Arch and is rich in prehistoric archaeological sites, petroglyphs, and historic homesteads. Stay limit: 14 days.
A 61,600-acre wilderness of sandstone mesas, canyons, and grassy valleys.
A 33-mile backcountry byway in El Malpais National Conservation Area and National Monument.
A 33-mile backcountry byway (County Road 42) in El Malpais National Conservation Area, forming the western boundary of the West Malpais Wilderness and connecting NM 53 and NM 117. Stay limit: Day Use.
Dramatic vertical basalt cliffs near the Río Grande offering multi-pitch traditional and sport climbing.
Over four miles of easy hiking trails at the foot of the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces.
Established in 1987 to protect the geological, archaeological, and cultural resources of the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field.
Established in 1987 to protect the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field. Includes sandstone cliffs, La Ventana Natural Arch, Chain of Craters Back Country Byway, Joe Skeen Campground, and the Cebolla and West Malpais Wilderness Areas. Sacred to Acoma, Laguna, Zuni, and Ramah Navajo peoples. Stay limit: 14 Days.
Camping along New Mexico's largest reservoir, with developed RV/hookup loops and miles of primitive shoreline sites. A hub for boating, fishing, and swimming in the southern Rio Grande valley.
A high-country stocked trout lake ringed by ponderosa pine in the Jemez Mountains. Calm, non-motorized water that's popular for shoreline and small-boat fishing and accessible winter ice fishing in cold years.
Established in 1854, one of the largest and most important frontier forts in the West.
Protects nationally important historic, cultural, scientific, and cave resources.
Over 55,000 acres of rolling stabilized dune lands and cliffs, open for intensive use of motorcycles, sand dune buggies and other OHVs. Stay limit: 7 Days.
Perched on the breaks overlooking the Pecos River, 1,920 acres of OHV trails on bare rock and sandy washes for all skill levels. Single track trails are ideal for mountain biking. Stay limit: 14 Days.
1,920 acres of OHV trails on bare rock and sandy washes overlooking the Pecos River; single track ideal for mountain biking.
Diverse recreation with many roads and trails traversing dissected canyons and high sandstone bluffs.
Bandelier's only developed campground, set in a piñon-juniper mesa above Frijoles Canyon. A practical basecamp for exploring the Main Loop and backcountry trails among ancestral Pueblo dwellings.
Entry by reservation only, Thursdays through Mondays between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Hundreds of petroglyphs from pre-contact and Spanish colonial eras along a mesa above the Santa Fe River.
6,000 acres with access to the Pecos River and the surrounding Red Bluff Reservoir.
A one-mile loop trail just outside the village of San Ysidro in northwest New Mexico.
The large basalt outcropping known as Point of Rocks is among the landmarks that travelers depended on to keep their bearings as they made their way through the desert.
Preserves one of the world's most significant Early Permian megatracksites in the Robledo Mountains.
An unpaved county road traversing about 24 miles of rugged, colorful landscapes east of Socorro.
Designated Wild and Scenic for its lower 4 miles before joining the Río Grande within the national monument.
Flows through a multi-colored sandstone canyon whose walls rise to 1,500 feet above the river.
Rugged, wide-open plains at an average elevation of 7,000 feet, dotted by volcanic cones and cut by steep canyons. The Rio Grande carves an 800-foot-deep gorge. Whitewater rafting, hunting, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and camping are among the activities. Some access requires a New Mexico State Land Office recreational access permit. Stay limit: 14 Days.
Rugged plains at an average elevation of 7,000 feet, dotted by volcanic cones and cut by steep canyons with rivers.
Within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument, 74 miles of river pass through the 800-foot deep gorge.
A destination where trials riders, mountain bikers, and outdoor enthusiasts enjoy technical recreation.
The signature hike at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: 1.5 miles out and back through a narrow slot canyon between cone-shaped tent rock formations, climbing to a mesa-top viewpoint. The slot narrows to shoulder width — it is a drainage, and it floods from storms far upstream.
A 120-acre environmental education area in the Rio Grande Bosque.
A scenic, rugged box canyon very popular for technical rock climbing and bouldering.
A vast volcanic caldera of grassy valles and large elk herds in the Jemez Mountains. Hiking and backcountry vehicle access are managed through timed-entry reservations.
A landscape of volcanic lava flows, mostly flat, encompassing three main ecotypes.
A 12-mile system designed primarily for mountain biking along gypsum ridgelines; hikers welcome and one segment open to equestrians.
The world's largest gypsum dunefield — 275 square miles of glistening white sand in the Tularosa Basin. Hike the Alkali Flat or Dune Life Nature trails; the park periodically closes for White Sands Missile Range operations.
Within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument along the Rio Grande and Red River Wild and Scenic Rivers.