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Select a location from the lists below, use the New Mexico map or try the general introduction page.

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
GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS National Monument - ancient cave ruins in a distant canyon, deep in the Gila Wilderness
WHITE SANDS National Monument - spectacular dunes of pure white gypsum

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Wide view in the Big Room


Other Scenic Places
ANGEL PEAK National Recreation Area - badlands in the high desert
The BISTI BADLANDS - remote and amazingly colorful desert landscape
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
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS - forested mountains with hot springs and rock formations
KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS National Monument - fantastic volcanic rock formations
LIVING DESERT State Park - entertaining zoo and gardens near Carlsbad
NAVAJO LAKE State Park - scenic lake on the San Juan River
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
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

Valley of Fires Recreation Area
View west from the campsite


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