Where to Go in New Mexico
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Santa Fe
Perched at 7,000 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe is a place where centuries collapse into a single, luminous present. Adobe architecture, vibrant galleries, and a palpable creative en
4 itineraries
Character City
Northern New Mexico (Taos, Santa Fe)
Northern New Mexico is a place where centuries collide in the most beautiful way—where Spanish colonial adobe architecture nestles against high-desert mountains, and art galleries share corners with a
4 itineraries
Mountain Ski
Enchanted Circle (Taos to Red River)
The Enchanted Circle weaves a 84-mile ribbon of high-altitude magic through northern New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains, connecting the artistic soul of Taos with the mining-town charm of Red Riv
18 itineraries
Mountain Ski
Gila Wilderness (Silver City area)
23 itineraries
National Park
White Sands NP (evening/early morning)
White Sands National Park transforms into a surreal, ethereal landscape during the golden hours of dawn and dusk, when the gypsum dunes glow with otherworldly warmth and shadows dance across endless w
17 itineraries
National Park
Carlsbad Caverns NP
Carlsbad Caverns reveals an underground world of cathedral-like chambers adorned with otherworldly stalactites and stalagmites that have been sculpted over millennia. Descend into the depths of the Gu
21 itineraries
National Park
El Malpais NM (near Grants)
El Malpais is a haunting landscape of ancient lava flows and geological wonder, where rust-colored badlands meet endless high desert skies near the town of Grants. Walk through otherworldly lava tubes
16 itineraries
Mountain Ski
Jemez Mountains (Los Alamos, Jemez Springs)
Nestled in the high deserts of northern New Mexico, the Jemez Mountains offer a dramatic escape into a landscape where ancient Puebloan heritage meets soaring volcanic peaks and pristine wilderness. C
17 itineraries
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Pecos Valley (Pecos, Las Vegas NM)
Nestled in the high deserts of northern New Mexico, the Pecos Valley holds centuries of human stories written across ancient pueblos, Spanish missions, and Civil War battlefields. This is a landscape
4 itineraries
Mountain Ski
Cimarron Canyon SP (near Cimarron)
Nestled in the dramatic Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Cimarron Canyon State Park offers a pristine escape where towering cliffs embrace a rushing river and abundant wildlife roams freely. This remote co
18 itineraries
Character City
Albuquerque area
Albuquerque pulses with the layered heritage of three centuries, where adobe-walled plazas whisper stories of Spanish conquistadors and Pueblo peoples, and the soaring Sandia Mountains frame every sun
4 itineraries
Character City
Las Cruces area
Las Cruces sits in the heart of the Mesilla Valley, where the Rio Grande flows through a landscape of dramatic desert mountains and historic adobe settlements. This charming New Mexico gateway blends
15 itineraries
Character City
Farmington area
4 itineraries
New Mexico Itineraries
2 Days · Solo
El Malpais NM (near Grants), New Mexico
Black Rock, White Light: Two Days Across El Malpais and El Morro
4 stops
2 Days · Teen Families
El Malpais NM (near Grants), New Mexico
Fire, Stone & Signatures: 2 Days in El Malpais Country
5 stops
2 Days · Solo
Jemez Mountains (Los Alamos, Jemez Springs), New Mexico
Steam, Stone, and Silence: 2 Days in the Jemez Mountains
4 stops
2 Days · Teen Families
Jemez Mountains (Los Alamos, Jemez Springs), New Mexico
Steam, Stone, and Caldera Sky: 2 Days in the Jemez Mountains
4 stops
3 Days · Solo
Cimarron Canyon SP (near Cimarron), New Mexico
Canyon Silence, Solo Steps: 3 Days in Cimarron Canyon
4 stops
3 Days · Solo
Jemez Mountains (Los Alamos, Jemez Springs), New Mexico
Volcanic Silence: 3 Days Alone in the Jemez Mountains
4 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Jemez Mountains (Los Alamos, Jemez Springs), New Mexico
Volcanic Water, Alpine Sky: 3 Days in the Jemez Mountains
4 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Cimarron Canyon SP (near Cimarron), New Mexico
Canyon Walls & Eagle Skies: 3 Days in Cimarron Country
6 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Enchanted Circle (Taos to Red River), New Mexico
High Water, Old Gold: Two Days Along the Enchanted Circle
3 stops
3 Days · Solo
Enchanted Circle (Taos to Red River), New Mexico
Thin Air & Alpine Light: 3 Days Solo on the Enchanted Circle
6 stops
3 Days · Solo
El Malpais NM (near Grants), New Mexico
Lava, Light, and Lone Footsteps: 3 Days in El Malpais
7 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
El Malpais NM (near Grants), New Mexico
Lava, Light, and Legacy: Two Slow Days at El Malpais
4 stops