Featured New Mexico locations are listed below, and shown on the
New Mexico map - these include ancient ruins, badlands, canyons, deserts, lakes, rock formations, sand dunes, scenic drives and volcanic areas.
Alternatively, see these other New Mexico listings pages:
National Parks and National Monuments
National Forests
State Parks
National Park Service Units
Other Scenic Places
AGUIRRE SPRING Recreation Area - campground and trails in the Organ Mountains, overlooking White Sands and Tularosa Valley |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
DE-NA-ZIN Wilderness Area - badlands, petrified wood and weird rock formations in the San Juan Basin |
ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE State Park - the largest and most popular lake in New Mexico |
FOSSIL FOREST - hoodoos, badlands and petrified wood |
JEMEZ Historic Site - ruins of a 15th century pueblo and a 17th century Spanish mission |
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS - forested mountains with hot springs and rock formations, part of the Santa Fe National Forest |
KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS National Monument - fantastic volcanic rock formations |
LIVING DESERT Zoo and Gardens State Park - entertaining zoo and gardens near Carlsbad |
NAVAJO LAKE State Park - scenic lake on the San Juan River |
OJITO Wilderness Area - little-known region of badlands, eroded rocks and petrified wood, near San Ysidro |
OLIVER LEE MEMORIAL State Park - historic ranch, cactus garden and a steep trail into the Sacramento Mountains |
PENISTAJA MESA - little-visited region of grey badlands, eroded rock formations and petrified wood |
ROCK HOUND State Park - desert location for site where semi-precious stones may be collected |
ROUTE 66 - atmospheric section of the old road either side of Grants |
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 |
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 |
Choose from over 330 New Mexico hotels in 43 towns and cities;
maps,
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Locations include:
Alamogordo,
Albuquerque,
Carlsbad,
Clovis,
Farmington,
Gallup,
Grants,
Hobbs,
Las Cruces,
Raton,
Roswell,
Ruidoso,
Santa Fe,
Santa Rosa,
Socorro,
Taos,
Tucumcari
Other New Mexico Resources
New Mexico Travel Itineraries
New Mexico Highlights - varied sites in the Land of Enchantment - ancient ruins, lava flows, fantastic rock formations, sand dunes, historical relics and the world's most famous cave system
Plants of New Mexico
Cacti - photos and descriptions of 37 New Mexico cactus species; most common genera are coryphantha, cylindropuntia, echinocereus, ferocactus, grusonia, mammillaria and opuntia
Flowers - New Mexico wildflowers and flowering shrubs; photographs and identifying characteristics, arranged by the most common color groups (blue, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow)