Parks in New Mexico

Pueblo people describe this site as part of their migration journey. Today you can follow their ancient passag…

Bandelier protects ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and archaeological sites. The monument features canyon a…

Follow in the footsteps of over 250,000 emigrants who traveled to the gold fields and rich farmlands of Califo…

Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic geology of …

High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife—treasures above ground. Hid…

Encompassing 1.5 million acres of northern New Mexico, Carson National Forest is home to Wheeler Peak at 13,16…

Today the massive buildings of the Ancestral Puebloan people still testify to the organizational and engineeri…

A mosaic of scattered mountain ranges and prairies spanning 1.6 million acres across central New Mexico, Cibol…

Explore a diverse array of histories contained within El Camino Real de los Tejas’ 150-year life, including th…

Travel along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail to experience and learn from a complicat…

El Malpais preserves a volcanic landscape of lava flows, cinder cones, and lava tube caves. The monument inclu…

Imagine the refreshment of finding water after days of dusty travel. A reliable waterhole hidden at the base o…

Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, amid the swales of the Santa Fe Trail, l…

For thousands of years, groups of ancient nomads used caves above the Gila River as temporary shelter. In the …

At 3.3 million acres, the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico encompasses some of the most remote …

Birthplace of Smokey Bear, the famous wildfire prevention mascot who was discovered as an orphaned, badly burn…

Explore the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail across five states to see the 1,300-mile route traveled by …

Follow the routes of mule pack trains across the Southwest on the Old Spanish National Historic Trail between …

Imagine yourself an emigrant headed for Oregon: would promises of lush farmlands and a new beginning lure you …

Pecos is a cultural crossroads through which hunters and gatherers, traders, conquerors and explorers, immigra…

Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs …

It is hard to believe that young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California in the unprece…

Tucked away in the middle of New Mexico you’ll find Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Its three disti…

Surrounding the ancient capital of Santa Fe, this 1.56-million-acre forest rises from pinon-juniper covered hi…