New Mexico Park List

El Camino de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail El Camino Real de Tejas National Historic Trail Old Spanish National Historic Trail Sante Fe National Historic Trail White Sands National Monument Carlsbad Caverns National Park Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Petroglyph National Monument Pecos National Historical Park Fort Union National Monument Capulin Volcano National Monument Aztec Ruins National Monument Chaco Culture National Historic Park Bandelier National Monument El Morro National Monument El Malpais National Monument
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Come to Aztec Ruins National Monument and cross ancient passageways to a distant time. West Ruin, a center of ancestral Pueblo society that once housed over 500 masonry rooms, Original timbers still holding up masonry roofs, fingerprints of ancient workers in the stucco walls, and the echo of ritual drums in the reconstructed "Great Kiva" are just some of the magical highlights of Aztec Ruins. Come, relax, and imagine yourself in the past.
Bandelier National Monument

About 600 years ago, the ancestors of modern Pueblo people built thriving communities in the area called Bandelier. Bandelier National Monument encompasses several thousand Ancestral Pueblo dwellings, found scattered among the pink mesas and sheer-walled canyons of the park.

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Nearly 60,000 years ago the rain of cooling cinders formed Capulin Volcano National Monument's Capulin Volcano, a nearly perfectly-shaped cinder cone, rising more than 1,000 feet above the encompassing landscape. Mammoths, giant bison, and short-faced bears were there to witness the earthquakes and firework-like explosions which hurled molten rock thousands of feet into the air. Come and witness the park for yourself today.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Welcome to Carslbad Caverns National Park, located in the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert and Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas. Underneath the surface scattered with prickly pears, chollas, sotols and agaves lie more than 300 known caves. The park contains 113 of these caves, formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone, creating some of the largest caves in North America.
El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais National Monument encompasses a volcanic area holding many surprises. Lava flows, cinder cones, pressure ridges and complex lava tubes are just some of the natural wonders that highlight the landscape. Animals and plants thrive in the high desert environment of the monument. Prehistoric ruins, ancient cairns, rock structures, and homesteads remind us of days of old. The volcanic terrain is rugged, so visitors should come prepared. Visitors can enjoy a variety of activities such as hiking, spelunking and primitive camping. There are very few trails at El Malpais National Monument, but cairned routes lead hikers to interesting features.
El Morro National Monument
From 17th century Spanish inscriptions to Ancestral Puebloan ruins, there's something for everyone at El Morro National Monument. A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro a popular campsite. Ancestral Puebloans and Spanish and American travelers carved over 2,000 signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs for hundreds of years. Hiking, camping, picnicking are just some of the activities you can enjoy year-round in the park.
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument is home to Fort Union, which was established in 1851 as the guardian of the Santa Fe Trail. Three different forts were constructed close together during its forty-year history. The third Fort Union was the largest in the American Southwest and functioned as a military garrison, territorial arsenal, and military supply depot for the southwest. Come and explore the largest visible network of Santa Fe Trail ruts.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Over 700 years ago, the Mogollon people made their homes and lived in the area now known as Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. The monument is surrounded by the Gila National Forest and lies within the rugged Gila Wilderness, the nation's first wilderness area. The wilderness designation means that the wilderness character of the area will not be altered by the intrusion of roads or other evidence of human presence.
Petroglyph National Monument
Petroglyph National Monument protects a variety of cultural and natural resources. Of the most extraordinary, an estimated 20,000 carved images dot the landscape. Many are recognizable as animals, people, brands and crosses; others are more complex. These images are inseparable from the cultural landscape, the spirits of the people who created, and who appreciate them.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is located at the foothills of the Manzano Mountains. Once, thriving American Indian trade communities inhabited this remote area of central New Mexico. Early in the 17th-century Spanish Franciscans found it ripe for their missionary efforts. Though, by 1677 the entire Salinas District was depopulated of both Indians and Spaniards.
White Sands National Monument
White Sands National Monument features great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand. The glistening 275 square miles of desert boasts the world's largest gypsum dune field. White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this unique dune field.