Parks in New Mexico
Explore 219 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
New Mexico
Set against the dramatic Sacramento Mountains, this park features a historic ranch house, quiet camping in the…
Oregon National Historic Trail
New Mexico
Imagine yourself an emigrant headed for Oregon: would promises of lush farmlands and a new beginning lure you …
Organ Mountains Wilderness Area
New Mexico
The Organ Mountains Wilderness Area is located in south-central New Mexico on the eastern edge of Las Cruces. …
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
New Mexico
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument was established to protect significant prehistoric, histori…
Orilla Verde Recreation Area
New Mexico
The Orilla Verde Recreation Area is located within the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument and along the Ri…
Pancho Villa State Park
New Mexico
Pancho Villa State Park has several buildings remaining from the time Pancho Villa's 1916 raid, and are listed…
Pe�a Blanca Wilderness Study Area
New Mexico
The Peña Blanca Wilderness Study Area is located in the south-central portion of New Mexico on the eastern edg…
Pecos National Historical Park
New Mexico
Pecos is a cultural crossroads through which hunters and gatherers, traders, conquerors and explorers, immigra…
Pecos National Historical Park
New Mexico
Pecos is a natural and cultural crossroads through which hunters, gatherers, traders, missionaries, immigrants…
Percha Dam State Park
New Mexico
Percha Dam State Park is located just south of Caballo Lake State Park on the Rio Grande. Percha Dam is a div…
Perea Nature Trail
New Mexico
A mountain peak dominates the view from the one-mile Perea Nature Trail loop -- located just outside the villa…
Petaca Pinta Wilderness Study Area
New Mexico
This area is known for its dramatic, colorful, and diverse topography that features lava, colorful mesas, and …
Petroglyph National Monument
New Mexico
Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs …
Petroglyph National Monument
New Mexico
Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs …
Picacho Peak Recreation Area
New Mexico
Picacho Peak is a 4959-foot high peak just northwest of Las Cruces. It is a volcanic mountain composed of rhyo…
Pony Express National Historic Trail
New Mexico
It is hard to believe that young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California in the unprece…
Posi-Ouinge
New Mexico
Posi-Ouinge, the 'Greenness Pueblo,' is a large prehistoric village dated to the 13th through the 16th centuri…
Potrillo Mountains Wilderness Area
New Mexico
The Potrillo Mountains Wilderness Area is located in southern New Mexico, approximately 30 miles southwest of …
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
New Mexico
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument preserves one of the world’s most significant Early Permian megatracks…
Presilla Wilderness Study Area
New Mexico
The Presilla WSA is located in central New Mexico, approximately 10 miles east of Socorro. The landform consis…
Quebradas Back Country Byway
New Mexico
The Quebradas Back Country Byway is an unpaved county road traversing about 24 miles of rugged, colorful lands…
Red River Wild and Scenic River
New Mexico
2025 update: The La Junta Trail is closed until further notice due to unsafe trail conditions. Access to the c…
Red Sands Off-Highway Vehicle Area
New Mexico
The landscape within the Red Sands Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area is primarily mesquite coppice dunes that ran…
Rinconada Loop Trail
New Mexico
The Rinconada Loop Trail is a wide, 5-mile long, all weather surface, beginner level trail within Wild Rivers …