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Places to Go In New Mexico



Parks & Monuments

NATIONAL
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
Capulin Volcano N. M.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Pecos National Historic Park
Petroglyph National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
White Sands National Monument

STATE
City of Rocks State Park
Coronado State Monument
El Camino Heritage Center
Hyde Memorial State Park
Jemez State Monument
Leasburg Dam State Park
Rio Grande Gorge State Park
Kit Carson State Park
Caballo Lake State Park
Oliver Lee State Park
Rockhound State Park
Elephant Butte Lake State Park


Recreation & Wilderness Areas

Aguirre Springs Recreation Area
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Carson National Forest
Cibola National Forest
Gila National Forest
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Roberts
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
Lincoln National Forest
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge
Organ Mountains
Pecos Wilderness Area
Potrillo Volcanic Field
San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
San Pedro Wilderness Area
Santa Cruz Lake National Recreation Area
Santa Fe National Forest
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site (BLM)
Valley of Fire Recreation Area (BLM)
Whitewater Canyon



New Mexico Facts

Capital: Santa Fe
Land Area: 121,356 sq. miles
Population: 1,874,614
Counties: 33
Highest Point:
Wheeler Peak at 13,161 feet,
Lowest Point:
Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet

Cities & Towns

Alamogordo, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Artesia, New Mexico
Bloomfield, New Mexico
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carrizozo, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico
Deming, New Mexico
Farmington, New Mexico
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Gallup, New Mexico
Grants, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Madrid, New Mexico
Pinos Altos, New Mexico
Portales, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, NM
Shiprock, New Mexico
Silver City, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tularosa, New Mexico
Vaughn, New Mexico

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Historic & Points of Interest

Acoma, The Sky City
Alameda Park Zoo (Alamogordo)
Bradbury Science Museum (north central)
Bisti Badlands
Canyon Road Sante Fe New Mexico
Cochiti Pueblo: (north central)
Ghosts of Old Mesilla, NM
Interstate 10
International Space Museum & Planetarium (Alamogordo)
Jemez Pueblo (north central)
Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation (central)
Missile Park (White Sands Missile Range)
Museums/Galleries (Many located in
New Mexico's Highway 152
Santa Fe)
Navajo Indian Reservation (northwest)
Salinas Basin
San Felipe Pueblo (north central)
Santa Clara Pueblo (north central)
Santa Domingo Pueblo (north central)
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
Toy Train Depot (Alamogordo)
Trail of Turquoise
Exploring the Tularosa
The Original Ground Zero
Zia Pueblo (north central)
Zuni Indian Reservation (northwest)

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