National Parks & Sites in New Mexico

19 National Park Service sites — explore trails, campgrounds, weather, and plan your visit with AI.

Aztec Ruins National Monument — New Mexico national park

Aztec Ruins National Monument

NM

Aztec Ruins has some of the best-preserved Chacoan structures of its kind. Learn more about the ance...

Bandelier National Monument — New Mexico national park

Bandelier National Monument

NM

Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country...

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail — New Mexico national park

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail

MO,AR,OK,TX,NM,AZ,CA

In 1857, businessman and transportation entrepreneur John Butterfield was awarded a contract to esta...

Capulin Volcano National Monument — New Mexico national park

Capulin Volcano National Monument

NM

Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic g...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park — New Mexico national park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

NM

High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife—treasures above t...

Chaco Culture National Historical Park — New Mexico national park

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

NM

Explore the monumental structures and breathtaking landscape at Chaco, a thriving regional center fo...

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail — New Mexico national park

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail

NM,TX

Travel along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail to experience and learn from a...

El Malpais National Monument — New Mexico national park

El Malpais National Monument

NM

The richly diverse volcanic landscape of El Malpais (el-mal-pie-EES) offers solitude, recreation, an...

El Morro National Monument — New Mexico national park

El Morro National Monument

NM

Imagine the refreshment of finding water after days of dusty travel. A reliable waterhole hidden at ...

Fort Union National Monument — New Mexico national park

Fort Union National Monument

NM

Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, and along the eroded Santa Fe ...

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument — New Mexico national park

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

NM

For thousands of years, groups of nomads used the caves above Cliff Dweller Creek as temporary shelt...

Manhattan Project National Historical Park — New Mexico national park

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

NM,WA,TN

The Manhattan Project is one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It ushered in th...

Old Spanish National Historic Trail — New Mexico national park

Old Spanish National Historic Trail

AZ,CA,CO,NV,NM,UT

Follow the routes of mule pack trains across the Southwest on the Old Spanish National Historic Trai...

Pecos National Historical Park — New Mexico national park

Pecos National Historical Park

NM

Pecos is a natural and cultural crossroads through which hunters, gatherers, traders, missionaries, ...

Petroglyph National Monument — New Mexico national park

Petroglyph National Monument

NM

Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featurin...

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument — New Mexico national park

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

NM

Tucked away in the middle of New Mexico you’ll find Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Its t...

Santa Fe National Historic Trail — New Mexico national park

Santa Fe National Historic Trail

CO,KS,MO,NM,OK

You can almost hear the whoops and cries of "All's set!" as trail hands hitched their oxen to freigh...

Valles Caldera National Preserve — New Mexico national park

Valles Caldera National Preserve

NM

About 1.2 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created a 14-mile-wide circular depress...

White Sands National Park — New Mexico national park

White Sands National Park

NM

Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the gliste...

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