Trail Guide Downloads

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Breweries/Wineries:

Blu Dragonfly Brewery and Smokehouse – Cimarron, NM

Comanche Creek Brewery – Eagle Nest, NM

Red River Brewing Company & Distillery

Noisy Water Winery

Fishing:

Cimarron Canyon State Park

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/cimarroncanyonstatepark.html

Sugarite Canyon State Park

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/sugaritecanyonstatepark.html

Charette Lakes State Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Charette-Lakes-GAIN-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

Storrie Lake State Park – Las Vegas, NM

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/storrielakestatepark.html

Miami Reservoir

Springer Lake State Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Springer-Lake-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Eagle Nest, NM

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/eaglenestlakestatepark.html

Trinidad Lake State Park - Trinidad, CO

     https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/TrinidadLake/Pages/default.aspx

Monte Verde Lake - Angel Fire, NM

     https://www.angelfireresort.com/activities/summer-activities/monte-verde-lake/

4-wheeling/off road:

Goose Lake – Red River, NM

Bobcat Pass - Red River, NM

Mills Canyon - Canadian River Gorge

     https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/southwestern/MillsCanyon/index.shtml

White’s Peak - access road across UU Bar south of Rayado

     https://www.abqjournal.com/1071532/white-peak-area-now-accessible-by-new-road-excerpt-after-two-decades-of-legal-battles-prime-hunting-territory-opened-by-land-office-2.html

Carson National Forest

     https://www.fs.usda.gov/carson

Valle Vidal unit - Carson National Forest

     https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd593220.pdf

Red River ATV – Red River, NM

Bobcat Pass Wilderness Adventures

Purgatoire/Picketwire Canyon – La Junta, CO

     http://www.exploresoutheastcolorado.com/picketwire.htm

     https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/234166

Hiking:

Cimarron Canyon State Park

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/cimarroncanyonstatepark.html

Colin Neblett Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Colin-Neblett-GAIN-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

Palisades

Sugarite Canyon State Park

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/sugaritecanyonstatepark.html

Trinidad Lake State Park, Trinidad, Colorado

     https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/TrinidadLake/Pages/default.aspx

Carson National Forest

     https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/carson/recreation/hiking

     https://www.fs.usda.gov/carson

Van Houten Coal Town (ruins)

Valle Vidal unit - Carson National Forest (see alltrails.com and other sources)

     https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd593220.pdf

     Ring Place

     Ring-Seally Canyon-Ponil Park

     McCrystal Homestead ruins

     Whiteman Vega

Goose Lake Trail – Red River, NM

Wheeler Peak and Latir Peak – northeast of Taos, NM

     https://hike.nmwild.org/browse

Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trails

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/claytonlakestatepark.html

White’s Peak – south of Rayado

Diablo Canyon Recreation Area – NW of Santa Fe

     https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-mexico/diablo-canyon--2

Hermits Peak Trail – west of Las Vegas, NM

Touch Me Not Mountain 

     https://www.abqjournal.com/go/trails/trail09-03-98.htm(may be outdated)

     https://www.peakbagger.com/climber/ascent.aspx?aid=81017(may be outdated)

Green Mountain

     https://www.summitpost.org/green-mountain/702705

Purgatoire/Picketwire Canyon – La Junta, CO

     http://www.exploresoutheastcolorado.com/picketwire.htm

     https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/234166

Elliott Barker Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/E-Barker-GAIN-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

     http://hikeraton.com/lands-menu-header/new-mexico-wildlife-areas-menu-header/barker-wildlife-area/

Also see:

     https://hike.nmwild.org

     https://www.alltrails.com

History:

Old Town Cimarron walking tour

Raton historic tour

Van Houten Coal Town ruins

Fort Union National Monument

Sugarite Canyon State Park - Sugarite Coal Camp Ruins

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/sugaritecanyonstatepark.html

Johnson Mesa

Trinidad Lake State Park, Trinidad, Colorado - Cokedale townsite ruins

     https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/TrinidadLake/Pages/default.aspx

Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) boundary

     Raton, New Mexico

     Trinidad Lake State Park, Colorado

     Philmont Scout Ranch - only with prior permisson

Elizabethtown, NM – Ghost town

Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trails

Charlie Kennedy Cabin (foundation)

     https://newmexiconomad.com/charles-kennedy/

     https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-charleskennedy/

Purgatoire/Picketwire Canyon – La Junta, CO

     http://www.exploresoutheastcolorado.com/picketwire.htm

     https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/234166

Las Vegas, NM Historic Tour - http://www.southwestdetours.com/

Las Vegas Walking Tour

     https://www.visitlasvegasnm.com/historic-walking-tour-guide

Plaza Hotel

     http://www.plazahotellvnm.com/

Castaneda Hotel

     http://castanedahotel.org/

Montezuma Castle - Las Vegas, NM

     https://www.visitlasvegasnm.com/montezuma-castle

Guided tours of Las Vegas, NM - http://www.southwestdetours.com/

     Historical Homes Tour

     Montezuma Castle

     Castaneda Hotel

     Plaza Hotel

     Las Vegas Harvey Girls Tour

     Movie and Film Sites Tour

     Lamy, NM (Santa Fe train station)

     Route 66 realignment 1926-1937

Folsom Archeological Site

Folsom Museum (closed or limited hours)

Dawson Cemetery

Museums:

National Scouting Museum – Philmont Scout Ranch

Villa Philmonte

Sante Fe Trail Byway Interpretive Center

Raton History Museum

Springer Museum

The Old Aztec Mill Museum – Cimarron

Chase Ranch – Cimarron

Kit Carson’s home at Rayado

Seton Memorial Library

A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art - Trinidad, CO

Trinidad History Museum - Trinidad, CO

National Parks and Monuments:

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Fort Union National Monument

Valles Caldera National Preserve

Pecos National Historical Park

Louden-Henritze Museum of Archeology - Trinidad, CO

Scenic drives:

Highway of Legends

Charette Lakes State Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Charette-Lakes-GAIN-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

Carson National Forest

     https://www.fs.usda.gov/carson

Valle Vidal unit - Carson National Forest

Canadian River Gorge

Johnson Mesa

Hwy 555 from Raton to York Canyon Mine

Trinidad Lake State Park, Trinidad, Colorado

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Taos Ski Area

Ponil Canyon

Shopping:

Philmont Trading Post

Boy Scout Museum

Cimarron galleries and shops

Cimarron West – Cimarron

Solano’s - Raton

Sante Fe Trail Traders - Raton

Skiing:

Angel Fire Ski Resort

     https://www.angelfireresort.com/activities/winter-activities/skiing-and-snowboarding/

Taos Ski Valley

State Parks:

Cimarron Canyon State Park

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/cimarroncanyonstatepark.html

Sugarite Canyon State Park

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/sugaritecanyonstatepark.html

Storrie Lake State Park – Las Vegas, NM

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/storrielakestatepark.html

Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trails

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/claytonlakestatepark.html

Lathrop State Park - Walsenburg, CO

Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Eagle Nest, NM

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/eaglenestlakestatepark.html

Trinidad Lake State Park - Trinidad, CO

Wildlife/Birds:

Colin Neblett State Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Colin-Neblett-GAIN-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

Springer Lake State Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Springer-Lake-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge

     https://www.fws.gov/refuge/las_vegas/

Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge

     https://www.fws.gov/refuge/maxwell/

Urraca State Wildlife Area

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Urraca-GAIN-WMA-NMDGF.pdf

Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge

     https://www.fws.gov/refuge/rio_Mora/

Dawson cemetery road

Other activities:

Horseback Riding – Roadrunner – Angel Fire, NM

Zipline Adventure Tours - Angel Fire, NM

     https://www.angelfireresort.com/activities/summer-activities/zipline-adventure-tours/

Mountain Biking - Angel Fire Bike Park

     https://www.angelfireresort.com/activities/summer-activities/bike-park/

Golf

     https://www.angelfireresort.com/activities/summer-activities/golf/

Boating

     https://www.angelfireresort.com/activities/summer-activities/monte-verde-lake/

Disc Golf

     https://www.angelfireresort.com/activities/summer-activities/disc-golf/

NRA Whittington Center

Taos Hot Springs

     Manby and Black Rock Hot Springs

          https://taos.org/outdoor-recreation/hot-springs-and-day-spas/free-hot-springs/

     Ojo Caliente

           http://ojospa.com 

Earthship homes – El Prado, NM

Taos Indian Pueblo

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Dorsey Mansion?

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Eagle Nest Dam (no public access at this time)

     https://www.eaglenestchamber.org/eagle-nest-dam.html

     https://www.taosnews.com/news/environment/eagle-nest-dam-celebrates-100th-year/article_1bd3d212-e2a4-57b7-9b63-d79da14cd7dc.html

New Mexico State Parks:

     http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/

New Mexico Game Commission Lands

     http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/state-game-commission-lands/