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Parks in New Mexico

Explore 228 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Grulla National Wildlife Refuge

New Mexico

Grulla National Wildlife Refuge was officially established as a refuge when the lands were transferred to the …

Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

New Mexico

Come experience mountains and canyons, desert and dunes, night skies and spectacular vistas within a place unl…

Guadalupe Ruin
recreation area
Park

Guadalupe Ruin

New Mexico

Guadalupe Ruin, the easternmost Chacoan Outlier, is a single-story masonry pueblo situated on an isolated sand…

Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area

New Mexico

The Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Use Area offers over 55,000 acres of rolling stabilized dune land…

Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area

New Mexico

Perched on the rugged breaks overlooking the Pecos River, Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area off…

Head Canyon OHV Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Head Canyon OHV Recreation Area

New Mexico

Off-road vehicle users in the Four Corners area love sites like this. This is a great site for those with youn…

Heron Lake State Park
State Park
Park

Heron Lake State Park

New Mexico

Heron Lake is a reservoir in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico. The lake is part of the U.S. Bureau of…

Heron Reservoir
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Heron Reservoir

New Mexico

Heron Dam and reservoir are part of the San Juan Chama Project. The reservoir is on Willow Creek just above th…

Homesteads of Upper Largo Canyon
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Homesteads of Upper Largo Canyon

New Mexico

Margarita Martinez HomesteadThe Margarita Martinez Homestead consists of a four-room sandstone house, a large …

Horse Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Horse Mountain Wilderness Study Area

New Mexico

Rising above the grassy plains of San Agustin, Horse Mountain, at 9,450 feet, provides sweeping views across w…

Horsethief Mesa Trail
other
Park

Horsethief Mesa Trail

New Mexico

Horsethief Mesa Trail is about a 12-mile loop that is rated an intermediate level of difficulty with some tech…

Hyde Memorial State Park
State Park
Park

Hyde Memorial State Park

New Mexico

New Mexico’s second State Park is set in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains amongst a forest of pines along Little…

Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area

New Mexico

The Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area (SMA) consists primarily of two Wilderness Study Areas -- the Ignac…

Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area
Wilderness Area
Park

Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area

New Mexico

The Ignacio Chavez WSA is located in the northwestern portion of New Mexico. The northern portion of this WSA …

Jemez Canyon Dam
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Jemez Canyon Dam

New Mexico

Jemez Canyon Dam, is located within the boundaries of the Santa Ana Pueblo Indian Reservation. Please observe …

Johnson (Gordy's) Hill
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Johnson (Gordy's) Hill

New Mexico

Johnson (Gordy's) Hill offers diverse recreation opportunities, including many roads and trails traversing dee…

Jornada del Muerto Wilderness Study Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Jornada del Muerto Wilderness Study Area

New Mexico

The Jornada del Muerto WSA is located in the west-central part of New Mexico about 45 air miles south-southeas…

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
National Monument
Park

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

New Mexico

Entry into the monument is by reservation only, Thursdays through Mondays between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Visi…

Kilbourne Hole Volcanic Crater
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Kilbourne Hole Volcanic Crater

New Mexico

A remnant of an ancient volcanic explosion, Kilbourne Hole was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1975.…

La Cienequilla Petroglyphs
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

La Cienequilla Petroglyphs

New Mexico

Hundreds of petroglyphs, dating from pre-contact time and the Spanish colonial era, can be found along this me…

La Cueva
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

La Cueva

New Mexico

La Cueva rock shelter is an archeological site located at the foot of the Organ Mountains outside Las Cruces, …

La Lena Wilderness Study Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

La Lena Wilderness Study Area

New Mexico

The La Leсa WSA is characterized by deep arroyos, highly sculpted mesas, canyons, and sandstone and shale outc…

Lake Sumner
recreation area
Park

Lake Sumner

New Mexico

Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner, features of the Carlsbad Project, are on the Pecos River about 250 river miles nor…

Lake Valley Backcountry Byway
BLM Land
Park

Lake Valley Backcountry Byway

New Mexico

A meandering 48-mile drive on paved roads takes visitors through ranching and mining country and past the ruin…