New Mexico National Parks and Natural Landscapes
Table of Contents for New Mexico
- National parks and monuments in New Mexico
- State parks and regional parks in New Mexico
- Other scenic landscapes in New Mexico
- Hiking in New Mexico; trails and routes
- Hotels in New Mexico
- New Mexico travel itineraries
- Cacti and wildflowers of New Mexico
- Other New Mexico resources
| ★★★★★ AZTEC RUINS National Monument - large 12th century walled settlement |
| ★★★★★ BANDELIER National Monument - ancient dwellings carved into volcanic cliffs, and colorful canyon scenery |
| ★★★★★ CAPULIN VOLCANO National Monument - extinct volcano in the far northeast |
| ★★★★★ CARLSBAD CAVERNS National Park - the most famous cave system in the world |
| ★★★★★ CHACO CULTURE National Historical Park - collection of Anasazi ruined villages |
| ★★★★★ EL MALPAIS National Monument - many miles of black, twisted lava and other volcanic formations |
| ★★★★★ EL MORRO National Monument - historical inscriptions, a ruined pueblo and colorful sandstone cliffs |
| ★★★★★ GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS National Monument - ancient cave ruins in a distant canyon, deep in the Gila Wilderness |
| ★★★★★ KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS National Monument - fantastic volcanic rock formations |
| ★★★★★ PETROGLYPH National Monument - thousands of petroglyphs at the edge of a volcanic mesa bordering northwest Albuquerque |
| ★★★★★ SALINAS PUEBLO MISSIONS National Monument - ruins of ancient pueblos and 17th century Spanish missions |
| ★★★★★ WHITE SANDS National Park - spectacular dunes of pure white gypsum |
| ★★★★★ AGUIRRE SPRING Recreation Area - campground and trails in the Organ Mountains, overlooking White Sands and Tularosa Valley |
| ★★★★★ BLUEWATER LAKE State Park - remote and amazingly colorful desert landscape |
| ★★★★★ BOSQUE DEL APACHE National Wildlife Refuge - diverse riparian area with desert surroundings, along the Rio Grande |
| ★★★★★ BOTTOMLESS LAKES State Park - flooded sinkholes beneath a limestone ridge, near Roswell |
| ★★★★★ CIMARRON CANYON State Park - wooded, steep-sided canyon with unusual rocks |
| ★★★★★ CITY OF ROCKS State Park - group of large volcanic boulders in the middle of the New Mexico prairie |
| ★★★★★ ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE State Park - the largest and most popular lake in New Mexico |
| ★★★★★ JEMEZ Historic Site - ruins of a 15th century pueblo and a 17th century Spanish mission |
| ★★★★★ LIVING DESERT Zoo and Gardens State Park - entertaining zoo and gardens near Carlsbad |
| ★★★★★ NAVAJO LAKE State Park - scenic lake on the San Juan River |
| ★★★★★ OLIVER LEE MEMORIAL State Park - historic ranch, cactus garden and a steep trail into the Sacramento Mountains |
| ★★★★★ ROCK HOUND State Park - desert location for site where semi-precious stones may be collected |
| ★★★★★ VALLEY OF FIRES Recreation Area - large expanses of lava near Carrizozo |
| ★★★★★ WILD RIVERS Recreation Area - deep, volcanic canyons carved by Red River and the Rio Grande |
| ★★★★★ AH-SHI-SLE-PAH Wilderness Study Area - fantastic hoodoos, badlands, petrified wood and eroded rocks |
| ★★★★★ ANGEL PEAK Scenic Area - badlands in the high desert |
| ★★★★★ BISTI Wilderness Area - remote and amazingly colorful desert landscape |
| ★★★★★ BURNHAM BADLANDS - hoodoos, balanced rocks, colorful mounds, petrified wood and eroded rock formations |
| ★★★★★ CEJA PELON MESA - partly wooded mesa lined by stark badlands, containing much petrified wood |
| ★★★★★ CROW CANYON PETROGLYPHS - abundant rock art in a short sandstone ravine |
| ★★★★★ DE-NA-ZIN Wilderness Area - badlands, petrified wood and weird rock formations in the San Juan Basin |
| ★★★★★ FOSSIL FOREST - hoodoos, badlands and petrified wood |
| ★★★★★ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS - forested mountains with hot springs and rock formations, part of the Santa Fe National Forest |
| ★★★★★ LYBROOK BADLANDS - many large hoodoos, scattered over a large area of mounds, cliffs and dry washes |
| ★★★★★ OJITO Wilderness Area - little-known region of badlands, eroded rocks and petrified wood, near San Ysidro |
| ★★★★★ PENISTAJA MESA - little-visited region of grey badlands, eroded rock formations and petrified wood |
| ★★★★★ ROUTE 66 - atmospheric section of the old road either side of Grants |
| ★★★★★ SAN JOSE BADLANDS - badlands, hoodoos and eroded rocks |
| ★★★★★ SAN JUAN BASIN BADLANDS - vast regions of incredible eroded rock formations of every color and form imaginable |
| ★★★★★ SANTA FE - the oldest state capitol in America, with many historic buildings |
| ★★★★★ SANTA FE to ROSWELL - account of a road trip along some of the deserted backroads of New Mexico |
| ★★★★★ SHIPROCK - isolated volcanic peak in the Four Corners area |
Trails in New Mexico (31 routes)
The most popular hiking areas in New Mexico include Bandelier National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns and Chaco Culture NHS.
New Mexico Trail Search
The most popular hiking areas in New Mexico include Bandelier National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns and Chaco Culture NHS.
New Mexico Trail Search
Choose from over 330 New Mexico hotels in 45 towns and cities, including national park hotels, interstate hotels
Popular locations include: Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Clovis, Farmington, Gallup, Grants, Hobbs, Las Cruces, Raton, Roswell, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Socorro, Taos, Tucumcari
Popular locations include: Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Clovis, Farmington, Gallup, Grants, Hobbs, Las Cruces, Raton, Roswell, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Socorro, Taos, Tucumcari
New Mexico Travel Itineraries
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Plants of New Mexico
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Other New Mexico Resources
Driving Distances - mileages between selected places in New Mexico
Introduction - summary of New Mexico's scenic areas
New Mexico Maps - state map and national park maps
Weather - forecasts for New Mexico cities and parks
New Mexico Photographs - indexed by location
Panoramic Photographs - wide landscape photos of New Mexico
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