Best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and the ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them, Bandelier also includes over 23, 000 acres of designated Wilderness. It was named for Adolph Bandelier, a 19th-century anthropologist.
Established to preserve Carlsbad Cavern and numerous other caves within a Permian-age fossil reef, the park contains more than 100 known caves, including Lechuguilla Cave?the nation's deepest limestone cave at 1, 567 feet (478m) and third longest.
1 of 15 wells along the old Magdalena Cattle Driveway trail between NM and Arizona, today*s site features camping and picnicing plus 2 short nature trails.
Scenic lake at base of Sangre de Cristo mountains offers boating, fishing, hiking and camping.
3811 acres of canyon backcountry offer terrific fishing, dispersed camping, hiking to partially restored Simon Ruin and much wildlife/bird watching.
Just north of Albuquerque is one of New Mexico`s most spectacular scenic drives. It is a journey through time. It takes you past amazing geologic formations, ancient Indian ruins, an Indian Pueblo, and the area`s logging, mining and ranching heritage.
The Santa Fe Trail was the first of America's great Trans-Mississippi routes.
Follow the ghosts of famous lawmen, outlaws and warriors through the rugged beauty of the million-acre Lincoln National Forest.
Ancient petroglyphs, marine fossils and tales of Spanish Conquistadors mark the past of Conchas Lake.