Hiking
Over 500 miles of trails offer a vareity of experiences, from the Rio Grande Gorge to the highest peak in New Mexico.
General Hiking
Our recreation database is under construction. Please consult our temporary trails page for a list of trails. The sites listed below, such as campgrounds, offer access to trails.
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Bear Mountain Trail
The Bear Mountain trail is 3.3 miles long. The trail is open for the following uses: Hiking, Horseback Riding and Mountain Biking.Accessed from the north side of Forest Road 116 on the way to the…
Buena Suerte Trail
The Buena Suerte trail is 2.5 miles long. The trail is open for the following uses: Horseback Riding, Hiking, Mountain Biking.This trail follows an old unmaintained logging road. Trail access points…
Bull Creek Trail
Access: The Bull Creek trail can be accessed either from Lake Fork Trail #82 or Midnight Trail #81.Attractions and Considerations: The Bull Creek Trail leaves the Lake Fork Trail 2.3 miles from…
Cabresto Lake Campground
Site Open
Surrounded by high peaks, this small campground of four semi-dispersed campsites at 9,500 feet overlooks Cabresto Lake from a level ridge.
Camino Real Trail
The Camino Real trail is 2.5 miles long. The trail is open for the following uses: Horseback Riding, Hiking and Mountain Biking.Trail #3 receives very little use and is difficult to find and follow…
Canjilon Lakes Campground
Site Open
Located in a picturesque setting of three lakes and a meandering stream.
Capulin Campground
Site Open
A popular roadside campground with access to Rio Fernando de Taos for fishing and the trail to "Ice Cave" waterfall.
Capulin Ice Caves Trail
The Capulin Ice Caves trail is 0.5 miles long. The trail is open for the following uses: HikingThe trail located 5 miles east of Taos on Highway 64. It parallels the Capulin and La Sombra Campgrounds…
Capulin Trail
Access:From Taos – Follow US Highway 64 to Forest Road 10 (Capulin Canyon), just west of Shady Brook. Drive 1.9 miles to Forest Road 10AA. You may want to park here, as parking and turnaround…
Cebolla Mesa Campground
Site Open
Camp in a piñon-juniper woodland along the gorge, where the Rio Grande flows some 800 feet below.