Hiking Near Me in Mosquero
Oasis State Park
1891 Oasis Rd, Portales, NM
You’ll find this true oasis just north of Portales, NM. Oasis State Park is set among cottonwood trees, shifting sand dunes, and a small fishing lake. Although fishing is the park’s main draw, it also has several hiking trails, a peaceful and shady campground, and an abundance of birds.
Activities
Camping
Education Programs
Fishing
Picnicking
Trails:
Hiking
Mountain Biking
Wildlife Viewing
Birding
Amenities
Campground Facilities:
Online Reservation Sites:
3 W + E Sites (30 amp) (Sites 11; 12; 13;)
1 W + E Sites (50 amp) (Site 25)
1 Handicap Site W + E (50 amp) (Site 26)
4 Developed Sites with water near by (Sites 1; 2; 3; 4)
Non-Reservation Sites:
6 W + E Sites (30 amp) (Sites 14; 15; 16; 21; 22; 23)
2 W + E Sites (50 amp) (Sites 19; 20; 24; 28 & 29)
1 Handicap site W + E (50 amp) (Site 27)
2 W + E + S Sites (50 amp) (Site 17)
6 Developed Sites with water (Sites 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10)
Primitive Camping: None.
Restrooms:
Restrooms with water
Showers
Vault Toilets
Group Facilities:
Group Picnic Shelter
Playground
Visitor Center
Dump Station (Out of order at this time)
Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort
5224 Highway 518, Vadito, NM
Home to the longest ski season in New Mexico, Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort offers a natural mountain terrain, perfect for all ability levels. From green and blue groomed cruisers to the steeps and powder stashes found above Lift 1, this mountain has something for everyone.
What's more is that you can access it all without waiting in a lift line nearly all season long.
Sipapu's philosophy is to be the most family-friendly resort in the Rockies, and guests have been bringing their children and grandchildren to our mountain since 1952. Our resort is small enough so that kids won't get lost, and our laid-back style is perfect for families looking to simply enjoy a family vacation they can afford.
Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area
29 Sangre de Cristo Drive, Red River, NM
Open 7 days a week 9am to 4:30pm Enchanted Forest offers 33km of 12 - 16 ft wide groomed trails for both classic and freestyle skiing and 15km devoted to snowshoes, as well as 5km of trails to ski with your dog, and access to miles and miles of backcountry trails.
Enchanted Forest is located just 3 miles east of Red River, NM on NM highway 38 in the Carson National Forest. A short 45 minute drive from Taos NM, and just 2 hours from Santa Fe, NM and Alamosa, CO. 3 hours from Albuquerque NM and Colorado Springs, Co.
Enchanted Forest offers the best of all worlds - stunning mountain vistas along meandering forest trails for both skiing and snowshoeing, that have a back country feel in a groomed, signed and patrolled area.
Enchanted Forest our mission is for everyone to have a great day on the snow!
Hyde Memorial State Park
740 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico’s first State Park is set in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains amongst a forest of pines along Little Tesuque Creek. The park is a short drive from Santa Fe and offers excellent group facilities and campsites. There are beautiful hiking trails with spectacular views. You can enjoy Hyde Memorial State Park in the winter months too with snowshoeing, sledding and cross-country skiing.
The historic Lodge is the perfect location for your next family reunion, wedding
or other event.
Valle Vidal
Forest Road 1910, Questa, NM
The Valle Vidal (The Valley of Life) unit of the Carson National Forest was donated to the People of the United States by the Pennzoil Company in 1982. This lush mountain basin, located in the heart of New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is home to a magnificent elk herd and other abundant wildlife. The vistas of high peaks, forests, and alpine meadows are breathtaking.
Bottomless Lakes State Park
545 A Bottomless Lakes Rd, Roswell, NM
Located just 14 miles southeast of Roswell, Bottomless Lakes State Park is your place for bottomless fun! Enjoy non-motorized boating in your kayak or canoe, camp, fish, picnic, swim, hike, go birding or even scuba dive! The unique lakes
at this park are sinkholes, ranging from 17 to 90 feet deep. The greenish-blue color created by aquatic plants is what gives the lakes the illusion of great depth.
Park Elevation 3,617 ft
Cerrillos Hills State Park
37 Main Street, Cerrillos, NM
Cerrillos Hills, New Mexico's 35th State Park, is a year-round, day-use park located off the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. You will cross paths with over 1,100 years of mining history along the five miles of trails and enjoy spectacular views of the Sandia, Ortiz, Jemez, and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
BLM Road 1011, County Road 22, Cochiti Pueblo, NM
The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a remarkable outdoor laboratory, offering an opportunity to observe, study, and experience the geologic processes that shape natural landscapes. The National Monument, on the Pajarito Plateau in north-central New Mexico, includes a national recreation trail and ranges from 5,570 feet to 6,760 feet above sea level. It is for foot travel only, and contains two segments that provide opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, geologic observation, and plant identification.
The cone-shaped tent rock formations are the products of volcanic eruptions that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago and left pumice, ash, and tuff deposits over 1,000 feet thick. Tremendous explosions from the Jemez volcanic field spewed pyroclasts (rock fragments), while searing hot gases blasted down slopes in an incandescent avalanche called a "pyroclastic flow."
Precariously perched on many of the tapering hoodoos are boulder caps that protect the softer pumice and tuff below. Some tents have lost their hard, resistant caprocks, and are disintegrating. While fairly uniform in shape, the tent rock formations vary in height from a few feet up to 90 feet.
Valles Caldera National Preserve
39201 New Mexico 4, Jemez Springs, NM
About 1.25 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created the 13-mile wide circular depression now known as the Valles Caldera. The preserve is known for its huge mountain meadows, abundant wildlife, and meandering streams. The area also preserves the homeland of ancestral native peoples and embraces a rich ranching history.
Manzano Mountains State Park
Mile Marker 3, Hwy 131, Mountainair, NM
Manzano Mountains State Park is an excellent destination for hiking and camping. Nestled in the wooded foothills of the Manzanos, this park provides a quiet retreat and is a nice family get-away. Wildlife viewing, birding and photography are great activities at this park.
Park Features:
- Camping
- Hiking
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park
1504 Miehls Drive North, Carlsbad, NM
This native wildlife zoo, accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, exhibits more than 40 species of animals and hundreds of species of plants native to the Chihuahuan Desert. The park provides an up-close experience for visitors, with a variety of fun interpretive programs for every season geared for the entire family. Living Desert also has beautiful hiking trails, picnic areas and group facilities. There is no camping and no pets are allowed.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM
The park's cultural resources represent a long and varied continuum of human use starting in prehistoric times, and illustrating many adaptations to the Chihuahuan Desert environment. Human activities, including prehistoric and historic American Indian occupations, European exploration and settlement, industrial exploitation, commercial and cavern accessibility development and tourism have each left reminders of their presence, and have contributed to the rich and diverse history of the area. The park has two historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places - the Cavern Historic District and the Rattlesnake Springs Historic District. The park museum, including the park archives, contains approximately 1,000,000 cultural resource artifacts that are being preserved and protected for future generations.
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
409 Dog Canyon Rd, Alamogordo, NM
Set against the dramatic Sacramento Mountains, this park features a historic ranch house, quiet camping in the Chihuahuan Desert, and the unique oasis of pools of water under the cottonwood trees of Dog Canyon. Enjoy a short walk on the Riparian Nature Trail or a challenging hike up the Dog Canyon Trail
White Sands National Park
19955 US-70, Alamogordo, NM
Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and preserves a piece of New Mexico's unique geology. Typically, gypsum is rarely found as sand because it dissolves in contact with water. But, the isolation and weather patterns of the Tularosa Basin creates a truly unique experience for intrepid park explorers. Visitors can hike (trails range from easy to extremely difficult, perfect for every-level of experience), partake in education ranger-led programs and even sled down the dunes in a few designation places.
White Sands National Park preserves not only major portion of this unique dune field, but also the plants and animals that have successfully adapted to this constantly changing environment.
White Sands was established as a national monument in 1933 and re-desginated as a national park in 2019. Today, its location between several military bases means the monument is sometimes closed due to missile tests. Visitors are always encouraged to check before making the trek.
Navajo Lake State Park
36 Road 4110 #1, Navajo Dam, NM
Navajo Lake is the second largest lake in the state, with multiple campgrounds, two marinas, and two boat docks. Navajo is a haven for boaters of every stripe – motorized boaters, canoers, kayakers, water skiers and sailors. The San Juan River is a world-class fly fishing destination and features a campground, day use areas and a serene trail along the river. Navajo Lake State Park offers some of the best boating, fishing, hiking, and camping in New Mexico.
Activities
Boating:
Motorized
Non-motorized
Canoe/Kayak
Personal Watercraft
Sailing
Water Skiing
Camping
Fishing:
Flyfishing the San Juan River
Accessible Piers
Fishing Guides and Outfitters
Hunting
Picnicking
Scuba Diving
Swimming
Trails:
4.4 Miles
Hiking
Mountain Biking
San Juan River Trails
Wildlife Viewing
Birding
Amenities
Beach
Boating Facilities:
Boat Docks
Boat Ramps
Marinas:
Marina (at Pine):
Boat Rentals and Sales
Fishing Guides
Restaurant
Slip and Buoy Rentals
Store
Sims Marina
Boat Rentals and Storage
Fuel
Store
Campground Facilities:
7 Campgrounds
244 Developed Campsites:
41 Electric Campsites (30 amp)
45 W + E Campsites (30 amp)
11 W + E Campsites (50 amp)
8 W+E+S Full Hookup Sites (30 amp)
Water in Campground
RV Dump Stations
Group Campsites
Primitive Camping:
Beach Camping
Boat-in Camping
Restrooms:
Restrooms with water
Showers
Vault Toilets
Group Facilities:
Group Picnic Shelters
Group Camping
Playground
Visitor Center:
Exhibits
Aztec Ruins National Monument
725 Ruins Road, Aztec, NM
Aztec Ruins National Monument was established in 1923 by presidential proclamation in recognition of a "ruin of great antiquity and historical interest" and "with a view to the preservation of said ruin for the enlightenment and culture of the Nation." Its boundaries were increased over the years to its present authorized boundaries of approximately 320 acres. All the lands administered by the Park--about 257 acres--fall within the City of Aztec.
Leasburg Dam State Park
12712 State Park Road, Radium Springs, NM
A short 25 minute drive from bustling Las Cruces brings you to this quiet park along the Rio Grande. Leasburg Dam State Park offers peace and relaxation, a beautiful cactus garden, several hiking trails, and opportunities for fishing, canoeing, kayaking and birding. Night sky programs are very popular at this park, which features an observatory.
Park Elevation 3,962 ft
Activities
Boating:
Non-motorized
Canoe/Kayak
Must were life jacket
Camping
23 Total sites
Education Programs
Monthly Bird ID programs
Monthly Night Sky programs
Fishing
South day use and trail area only
Picnicking
Swimming
North day use area only
Trails:
2.25 Miles
Hiking
Mountain Biking
Interpretive Trail
Wildlife Viewing
Birding
Prohibited Activities:
No swimming within 150’ of the diversion dam.
Fishing not allowed at the North day use and canal.
No fireworks
No glass containers
No ATV’s
Amenities
Amphitheater
Campground Facilities:
Online Reservation Sites:
9 W + E Sites (30 amp)
4 W+ E Sites (50 amp)
1 Handicap site W + E (50 amp)
Water in Campground
RV Dump Station
Non-Reservation Sites:
4 W + E Sites (30 amp)
5 Developed sites with water near by
Trails
Vault Toilets throughout park
Primitive Camping: None.
Restrooms:
Restrooms with water
Showers
Vault Toilets
Historic Site
Native Plant Gardens
Obervatory
Playround
Visitor Center-Exhibits
Group Facilities:
Group Picnic Shelter
Group Camping
Rockhound State Park
9880 Stirrup Road SE, Deming, NM
The rugged slopes of the Little Florida Mountains are the setting for this park, which boasts trails, unique geology, wildflower displays, and a peaceful campground. The stunning scenery of the Spring Canyon unit of the park provides a peaceful area for hiking or picnicking.
City of Rocks State Park
327 Hwy 61, Faywood, NM
Formed of volcanic ash 30 million years ago and sculpted by wind and water into rows of monolithic blocks, City of Rocks State Park takes its name from these incredible rock formations. Cactus gardens and hiking trails add to this unique destination.
In addition, our park rests beneath some of the darkest night skies in the country. Therefore, we are proud to announce our new Star Observatory. Experience the observatory for yourself during our monthly Stars-N-Parks program and join members of the National Public Observatory for a green-laser tour of the cosmos.