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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
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, 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
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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