El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area was established in 1987 and is a relative newcomer to the National Park System. This monument preserves 114, 277 acres of which 109, 260 acres are federal and 5, 017 acres are private.
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.
Platoro Dam and Reservoir are part of the San Luis Valley Project in the south-central portion of the State of Colorado. Platoro Dam is on the Conejos River about 1 miles above the town of Platoro, Colorado.
Developed trails for hiking and horseback riding wind through open meadows and canyons full of great views of the surrounding Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento and Capitan mountains.
Almost 50, 000 acres of solitude at elevations up to 8400* Popular hunting area.
Rugged mountains above Las Cruces feature numerous trails, AB Cox Visitor Center, Dripping Springs and Aguirre Springs campgrounds and popular La Cueva picnic area.
Over 27, 000 acres of sandy arroyos, slickrock and hills, contain 42 miles of marked trails for motorized and self-propelled biking, 4WD and off-road vehicles
The approximately 27, 400 acres of public land within the Glade Run Trail System encompass a wide variety of topography, from rolling hills to sandy arroyo bottoms to sandstone slickrock.
El Malpais National Conservation Area was established by congress to protect the outstanding archaeological, geological, and wilderness resources surrounding El Malpais lava flows.
Historically, several human cultures have tried to carve a living from Ojito*s rugged terrain, rocky soils and scarce water supply.
The San Ysidro Trials Area is a unique slot canyon area that offers recreation for anyone with an appreciation of natural wonders.
BLM*s West Malpais Wilderness, part of the El Malpais National Conservation Area, totals about 40, 000 acres. It encompasses grassland, pinon-juniper woodland, ponderosa pine parkland, and basalt lava fields.
Fort Stanton Recreation Area is comprised of 24, 000 acres of BLM lands within the old Fort Stanton Military Reservation.
Las Palomas Marsh is a natural area that is protected and managed for aquatic and riparian habitat. Depending on water levels, the area offers good shore and marsh birding; desert scrub bird species are numerous in the winter.
The Sierra Vista Trail is a 25-mile nonmotorized recreation trail along the western flank of the Organ Mountains and the eastern side of the Franklin Mountains.
The Soledad Canyon Day Use Area is at the juncture of two canyons -- Bar Canyon and Soledad Canyon -- and is in the western foothills of the Organ mountains.
The 6, 000-acre Gordy's Hill Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area is a scenic dirtbike and ATV destination overlooking the Rio Grande Valley and Bosque with a tremendous variety of riding opportunities.
The Cibola National Forest is 1, 949, 637 acres in size. Elevation ranges from 5, 000-11, 301 feet. Our forest includes the Datil, Gallinas, Magdalena, Bear, Manzano, Sandia, San Mateo, Mt. Taylor, and Zuni Mountains.
Located in south-central New Mexico, lies the Lincoln National Forest, birthplace of Smokey Bear, the living symbol of forest fire prevention. The Forest covers over 1.1 million acres stretching north from Texas past the Capitan Mountains.
Some of the finest mountain scenery in the Southwest is found in the 1, 567, 000 acres covered by the Santa Fe National Forest. Elevations rise from 5, 300 to 13, 101 feet at the summit of Truchas Peak, located within the Pecos Wilderness.