KOA Journey campgrounds are the perfect oases after a day on the road. Whether it’s along the way or a quick getaway, they’ve got you covered. Located near the highways and byways of North America with long Pull-thru RV Sites, they deliver convenience to the traveling camper. Pull in, ease back and take a load off.
KOA Journey campgrounds are the perfect oases after a day on the road. Whether it’s along the way or a quick getaway, they’ve got you covered. Located near the highways and byways of North America with long Pull-thru RV Sites, they deliver convenience to the traveling camper. Pull in, ease back and take a load off.
Northbound on US 84: Turn left just before I-25.
On I-25: Take Exit 339 onto US 84 and take first right.
Hermit's Peak is a mountain in San Miguel County, in northern New Mexico, United States. (Looks like a face) A great view from the top if you wish to hike. Proceed cautiously on this 7.7-mile out-and-back trail near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Generally considered a highly challenging route, it takes an average of 5 h 7 min to complete and should only be attempted by experienced adventurers. This trail is great for hiking and horseback riding, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring.
The Valles Caldera Naitonal Monument contains the cabin used as Walt's Cabin in the television series Longmire.
The Plaza Hotel is on the north side of the old town plaza in Las Vegas, originally an area where wagons were parked. The town was founded in the 1830s.=10.8333px During the Mexican–American War, in 1846 Stephen W. Kearny gave a speech on the plaza where he proclaimed that New Mexico was part of the United States. The Historic Plaza Hotel and Event Center has 70 guest rooms, with 19 overlooking beautiful Plaza Park.
230 Plaza
Las Vegas, NM 87701
Situated in the railroad district and within blocks of the historic Castañeda and El Fidel hotels, the 600-person event hall, bar, and barbeque joint draws lovers of smoked and grilled meats, concert goers, wedding guests, and billiards and cornhole players to its lofty, rustic space.
528 Grand Avenue
Las Vegas, NM 87701
Located six miles outside Las Vegas, New Mexico, Montezuma Hot Springs is tucked away along the Gallinas Creek near the historic Montezuma Castle Resort. The pools located on private property offer a variety of temperatures and experiences, and the geothermal springs are free and easy to access.
Las Vegas, N.M. is frequently the location of TV Shows and Movies. The Sheriff's Office from the TV Show Longmire is located on the historic square of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The show was filmed in multiple locations around Las Vegas, N.M.
1811 Hot Springs Blvd
Las Vegas Plaza
Las Vegas, NM 87701
The Skillet is Las Vegas New Mexico's premier Art-bar and restaurant, serving contemporary New Mexican food and inspired cocktails. Located in the heart of Las Vegas' historic district, The Skillet resides in a renovated limestone building built in 1924, originally known as “The Teichert Wool Warehouse. Inside the restaurant, the space is an immersive art experience with artwork created by Sandoval and a collaboration of other artists and craftsmen. The Chingon Room is The Skillet's newest space built in the “Trolly Barn” the next building. The Chingon Room also has full bar and food service with room for 100 guests and outdoor patio access.
619 12th Street
Las Vegas, NM 87701
Solo screen with a capacity for 340 cars,open seasonally,
weekends only, screening double features.
26 NM 518
Las Vegas, NM 87701
The Sabinoso Wilderness is a remote area in the northeastern portion of New Mexico. The Wilderness includes a series of high, narrow mesas surrounded by cliff-lined canyons. The rugged country primarily supports piñon pine and juniper woodlands with occasional clusters of ponderosa pine. A perennial warm season grass savanna is found on the mesa tops. Streams periodically flow in the canyon bottoms supporting riparian vegetation including willow and cottonwood. The deep canyon area, surrounded by the wide-open New Mexico plains, is unique for this region. The deep incisions cut by Cañon Olguin, Cañon Largo, and Lagartija Creek create a striking topographical and geological contrast in this otherwise flat terrain.
San Miguel Chapel, is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Originally built around 1610, it is often referred to as the oldest church in the United States. The church was rebuilt twice, once in the mid to late 17th century, and again in 1710 following the Pueblo Revolt.
401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
For over a century, the house across the street from the San Miguel Chapel has been known as the oldest house in the city. While the structure is labeled the “oldest building” on the J. J. Stoner Bird's Eye View of the City of Santa Fe, N.M. 1882, its actual age is not known. While tree-ring specimens taken from wooden vigas date to about 1740–67, portions of the lower walls of one room in the house are made of puddled adobe, an indigenous building technique that predates the adobe mud bricks introduced by Spanish colonists. Even though its age remains debatable, it is a tourist destination that demonstrates how long tourism has been an important part of Santa Fe's economy.From Old Santa Fe Today, 5th edition by Audra Bellmore
215 E De Vargas St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Pecos National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The park, operated by the National Park Service, encompasses thousands of acres of landscape infused with historical elements from prehistoric archaeological ruins to 19th-century ranches, to a battlefield of the American Civil War. Its largest single feature is Pecos Pueblo also known as Cicuye Pueblo, a Native American community abandoned in historic times. First a state monument in 1935, it was made Pecos National Monument in 1965, and greatly enlarged and renamed in 1990. Two sites within the park, the pueblo and the Glorieta Pass Battlefield, are National Historic Landmarks. Epicenter of the Pueblo Revolt against Spanish Rule
1 Peach Drive
Pecos, NM 87552
A classic theater in Santa Fe always hosting great concerts and Events.
211 W San Francisco St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Now essentially a ghost town, Loma Parda was forever changed when Fort Union moved into the neighborhood. Loma Parda became the town where soldiers could go for wild nights. Saloons, gambling, dance halls, and women of ill repute put Loma Parda on the map, especially if you were a soldier bored with your isolated existence at Fort Union. When a soldier went AWOL, it was half expected that he was still at Loma Parda, either passed out or just too drunk to know where he was. Not all drunken debauchery was on account of the soldiers, though; cowboys and teamsters from the Santa Fe Trail engaged in their share of the mayhem.
Thirty miles, give or take, north of Las Vegas. Getting There: Driving north from Las Vegas on NM Highway 518 to Mora at 26 miles, turn right onto New Mexico 161. Go approximately 14 miles, turn left, and cross the cattle guard - there will not be a sign. Loma Parda will be about 1.4 miles ahead. Check locally for road conditions. There are no services, so be sure to have a full tank of gas, and food and water.
Las Vegas station is the Visitors Center and an Amtrak train station at Railroad Avenue and Lincoln Street in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Built in 1899, the two-story brick station building was designed in the Spanish Mission style and features a red tile roof, ornate metal brackets and a curving parapet.
500 Railroad Avenue at E Lincoln St, Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, NM 87701
About 1.2 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created a 13-mile-wide circular depression in the earth now known as 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. Valles Caldera National Preserve covers nearly 89,000 acres nestled inside a volcanic caldera in north central New Mexico. The main park entrance is located on NM-4, approximately halfway between the towns of Jemez Springs to the west and Los Alamos to the east.
By the mid 1800's the plaza of Las Vegas Grandes en el Rio de las Gallinas (the large meadows on the Turkey River) had been laid out according to the Spanish and Mexican Custom, and the first waves of traders and pioneers had ventured westward across the plains on the Santa Fe Trail. Las Vegas, rich with history and architecture boasts a legacy of New Mexico's original architecture and is considered one of the best preserved "outdoor museums" in the country. With over 900 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, visitors can view Adobe, Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Territorial, Richardsonian Romanesque, Eastlake, Italian Villa, Italianate and Folk Renaissance Revival styles.
The park is popular for fishing, and picnicking, however there is no running water, so visitors must pack their own. The lake is stocked with trout, and kokanee salmon. Boats are allowed on the lake, but no gas powered motors are allowed. Its high altitude (8,000 ft) and location in northern New Mexico cause the lake to freeze over in the winter, allowing ice fishing to take place.
Morphy Lake Road
Mora, NM 87732
William Becknell left Old Franklin, Missouri in September, 1821, heading west to trade with the Indians. However, in New Mexico he encountered Spanish dragoons who, instead of taking him prisoner for having entered Spanish colonial territory illegally, urged him to bring his goods to Santa Fe. Becknell quickly sold his goods and organized another expedition. thus was born the Santa Fe Trail. The largest visible network of Santa Fe Trail ruts can be seen at Fort Union National Monument.
Adobe ruins and Santa Fe Trail ruts mark what was once the largest military post in the American Southwest (1851-1891). Stroll amid the time-worn walls of Fort Union established to guard wagon trains and traders from attack along the Santa Fe Trail.
Ride up through the scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains to Taos, Questa and Red River. Enjoy a leisurely lunch and browse the many gifts/antique stores in Red River. Don't forget to ride up the mountain on a ski lift, no snow but a beautiful view. Then continue onto Eagle Nest with a stroll by the lake and lastly to Angel Fire to see the Viet Nam Memorial. You'll want to take more time to visit the shops and maybe have a snack. The temps are perfect and the scenery definitely worth the drive.
We're only 45 minutes away from Santa Fe where you will find some of the best shopping and food on the Plaza. Visit the downtown market and don't miss Loretto Chapel where you will be truly amazed and spiritually enlightened. Take the trolley to learn about Santa Fe and to see a lot of the sights.
A window to the past of Pueblo, Spanish and Anglo peoples whose centuries of interaction have molded New Mexico. Take the ruins trail walk (1-1/4 miles round trip). It will take you through 500 years of history . . . winding up the hill past vistas of meadows and the ancient walls that marked the boundaries of the pueblo. Take a ladder down into a Kiva that once served as the Indians' sacred place of meeting and ritual and then walk thru the ruins of two Spanish mission churches from 1625 and 1717.
Located near the tiny mountain settlement of Rociada, Pendaries is one of the best kept secrets in the Rockies. The expertly manicured 6,080 yards, par 72, 18-hole golf course begins at 7500 feet in the clear, fresh mountain air. Breathtaking scenery and the tranquil valley beckon visitors each year to this hideaway in the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rockies.
With 18,750 acres of grassland, crop land, marshes, canyons, ponds and streams, this refuge is a natural paradise for native plants and animals: Golden Eagle, Prairie Falcon, Mule Deer, Antelope, Badger, Coyote, Bobcat. Migratory birds use the refuge as a central "flyway" area . . . among them Sandhill Crane, Long-billed Crulew, Rough-legged Hawk. Winter guests include Bald Eagle, Snow and Canada Geese, and some 21 species of ducks.
Ride up through the scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains to Taos, Questa and Red River. Enjoy a leisurely lunch and browse the many gifts/antique stores in Red River. Don't forget to ride up the mountain on a ski lift, no snow but a beautiful view. Then continue onto Eagle Nest with a stroll by the lake and lastly to Angel Fire to see the Viet Nam Memorial. You'll want to take more time to visit the shops and maybe have a snack. The temps are perfect and the scenery definitely worth the drive.
The City of Las Vegas Museum is housed in the Historic Municipal Building, a 1940 Works Progress Administration project. The City of Las Vegas Museum has over 7,000 answers questions you haven't even asked yet. Explore the heritage of the Las Vegas area through objects, dating from as early as the 1300s. Most of the collection is from the mid 19th through the mid 20th century. Artifacts, photos & documents tracing the frontier history of Las Vegas & the Rough Riders regiment.
727 Grand Avenue
Las Vegas, NM 87701
We're only 45 minutes away from Santa Fe where you will find some of the best shopping and food on the Plaza. Visit the downtown market and don't miss Loretto Chapel where you will be truly amazed and spiritually enlightened. Take the trolley to learn about Santa Fe and to see a lot of the sights.
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area, established in 2012, is located in the transition zone between the Great Plains and the Southern Rocky Mountains. The refuge is 4,224 acres and has shortgrass prairie, riparian wetlands, piñon/juniper, oak, and coniferous forests. Five miles of the Mora River meanders through the refuge. The variety of habitats supports a wide range of animal and plant life. Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge partners with many organizations and facilitates research, outreach, interpretation and environmental education.
1611 NM Highway 161
Watrous, NM 87753
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