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Featured New Mexico locations are listed below, and shown on the New Mexico map. Alternatively, see the listings of all national parks and monuments, national forests and state parks in New Mexico.

NPS Units
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
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 Monument - spectacular dunes of pure white gypsum

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Thin, yellowish stalactites, near Painted Grotto


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
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
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
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

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah WSA
Petrified tree stump




Route 66
Road near San Fidel




Valley of Fires
View west from the campsite


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