New Mexico Travel Guide

New Mexico is a state in the American Southwest. A Spanish and then Mexican colony until the Mexican War of the 1840s, New Mexico still has a large native Spanish-speaking population, as well as many Native American communities.

Cities

• Santa Fe

• Albuquerque

• Socorro

• Los Alamos

• Guadalupe

• Gallup

• Taos

• Roswell

• Ruidoso

• Truth or Consequences

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Other destinations

• White Sands National Monument

• El Malpais National Monument

Links

• New Mexico State Parks - Up-to-date information about New Mexico's state parks, including recreation activities, facilities, special events, fees, regulations, maps, and photos.
• Bluewater Lake - Popular for boating and year-round fishing. Features brochure and listing of activities and facilities.
• Bottomless Lakes - Roswell, New Mexico.
• Brantley Lake - Carlsbad, New Mexico.
• Caballo Lake - Caballo, New Mexico. This park's claim to fame are the majestic Bald and Golden Eagles that migrate through the area.
• Cimarron Canyon - Part of the Colin Neblett Wildlife Area in Eagle Nest.
• City of Rocks - Faywood, New Mexico.
• Clayton Lake - Offers excellent fishing and walk a half-mile to the lake's spillway and see the internationally significant dinosaur trackway, containing more than 500 footprints dating back more than 100 million years. Seneca, New Mexico.
• Conchas Lake - Offers a wide variety of water sport activities including boating, fishing and water-skiing at this 25-mile long reservoir. Conchas Dam, New Mexico.
• Coyote Creek - Located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Guadalupita, New Mexico.
• El Vado Lake - Located in New Mexico's northern mountains El Vado Lake offers fishing, boating, hiking, water-skiing, and winter cross-country skiing.
• Elephant Butte Lake - The largest and most popular lake in New Mexico.
• Fenton Lake - A popular year-round retreat surrounded by beautiful ponderosa pine forests, the park features a cross-country ski and biathlon trail and wheelchair accessible fishing platforms. Close to Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
• Heron Lake - Designated as a "quiet lake" where boats operate at no-wake speeds only. This park is known for its excellent sailing, fishing, cross-country skiing, and hiking. Los Ojos, New Mexico.
• Hyde Memorial - Located close to the Santa Fe National Forest.
• Leasburg Dam - Offers fishing, canoeing and kayaking. Located near Radium Springs, New Mexico.
• Living Desert - Dedicated to the interpretation of the Chihuahuan Desert, Living Desert State Park is an indoor/outdoor living museum displaying more than 40 native animal species and hundreds of succulents from around the world on a 1.3 mile guided tour. Carlsbad, New Mexico.
• Manzano Mountains - Offers fishing, bird watching, photography, hiking, and cross-country skiing near Albuquerque, in Mountainair, New Mexico.
• Morphy Lake - Undeveloped area is accessible by foot or by high-clearance vehicle. Guadalupita, New Mexico.
• Navajo Lake - Three separate recreation areas comprise this park. Pine River, the most developed area along the lake, includes a visitor center with interpretive exhibits. Sims Mesa is across the lake. The San Juan River area below the dam is world renowned for excellent trout fishing. Navajo Dam, New Mexico.
• Oasis - Set among cottonwood trees, shifting sand dunes, and a small fishing lake. Portales, New Mexico.
• Oliver Lee Memorial - Set against the Sacramento Mountains, this park features historical exhibits and a fully restored 19th century ranch house. Alamogordo, New Mexico.
• Pancho Villa - Contains historical exhibits of the raid on Columbus by Francisco "Pancho" Villa.
• Pancho Villa State Park - Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, New Mexico
• Percha Dam - Features fishing and hiking on the Rio Grande, located at Caballo, New Mexico.
• Rio Grande Nature Center - Winter home to Canada geese, sandhill cranes, and various species of ducks and other waterfowl. A trail system along the river, classrooms, and an extensive library with viewing areas add to this valuable public resource in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Rockhound - A favorite for "rockhounds" because of the abundant agates and quartz crystals found there, on the rugged west slope of the Little Florida Mountains. Demming, New Mexico.
• Santa Rosa Lake - A high plains Pecos River reservoir, offers a variety of water sports and fishing.
• Storrie Lake - Wind-surfing, fishing and boating. The visitor center features historical exhibits about the Santa Fe Trail and 19th century Las Vegas, New Mexico.
• Sugarite Canyon - Located on the Colorado border near Raton, New Mexico, the park features heavily wooded mountains and meadows painted with wildflowers. Fishing, boating, hiking, cross-country ski, camping and picnic areas.
• Sumner Lake - Offers fishing for a variety of species and is a winter haven for migrating waterfowl. Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
• Ute Lake - A Canadian River reservoir, offers some of the best walleye fishing in New Mexico. Logan, New Mexico.
• Valley of Fires Recreation Area - An area many square miles of buckled, twisted lava, 9 miles northwest of the windswept town of Carrizozo
• Villanueva - Between sandstone bluffs along the Pecos River, near the picturesque Spanish-colonial village.
• Aztec Monument, Aztec, New Mexico - Photos of Wupatke, Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon highlighting architectural details. Photos taken in 1990, each with captions detailing locations. Brief text.
• Aztec Ruins National Monument - Official National Park Service site.
• Bandelier National Monument - Official National Park Service website.
• Capulin Volcano National Monument - Official National Park Service site. Offers printable guide, contact information, resources and hours.
• Capulin Volcano National Monument - Overview of the park including geology, maps and photos.
• Calsbad Caverns Guadalupe Mountains Association - Cultural history of the areas, living history, archaeological sites and details about such events as the Butterfield Overland Mail stations.
• Carlsbad Caverns - Travelogue with photographs and extensive information about the caverns and the area.
• Chaco Canyon Tour - Map, photos and descriptions show major features of the canyon.
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park - A very short overview of the park, from L.L. Bean.
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park - The official site from the National Park Service.
• Petroglyph National Monument - Official National Park Service website.
• Petroglyph National Monument - Only National Park to focus on North America's heritage of prehistoric Indian folk art.
• White Sands National Monument - Official National Park Service website.
• White Sands Star Party - Astronomical observation event with speakers, camping, and tours. Site includes schedule, registration form, and photos.
• ChefMoz Dining Guide: New Mexico - Detailed restaurant listings with reviews submitted by the public, and links to outside reviews. Search by name, cuisine, rating or location.
• New Mexico Restaurant Association - New Mexico offers gourmet dining influenced by diverse cultures. Site has a dining and buyers' guide as well as membership information.
• New Mexico Restaurants in DineSite.com - Search engine for New Mexico restaurants with links, menus, cook books, recipes, food ratings and restaurant reviews.
• New Mexico Virtual Brewpub - Reviews of craft beer bars, breweries, brewpubs, and festivals.
• NMBars.com - New Mexico's interactive bar guide. Bar reviews and event calendar.
• NMrestaurants.com - New Mexico restaurant listing and discount gift certificates for many fine restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos through 999dine.com.
• Restaurants.com: New Mexico - Search for restaurants throughout New Mexico.

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