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Las Palomas Marsh
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
Las Palomas Marsh is a natural area that is protected and managed for aquatic and riparian habitat. Depending on water levels, the area offers good shore and marsh birding; desert scrub bird species a ...
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Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701Filed Under: Hiking, Hunting
With the Rocky Mountains to the west, the Great Plains to the east, and the Chihuahuan Desert to the south, Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a diversity of habitats. Located along the C ...
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Baylor Pass National Recreation Trail
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Hiking, Running
About 6.0 miles one-way. All other info for west to east traverse: 1515 feet in altitude gain in first 4 miles; 700 feet altitude loss in last 2 miles. At about 4 miles you cross over Baylor Pass and ...
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Sierra Vista Trail
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Hiking, Horseback
The Sierra Vista Trail is a 25-mile nonmotorized recreation trail along the western flank of the Organ Mountains and the eastern side of the Franklin Mountains. The trail provides spectacular views of ...
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Soledad Canyon Day Use Area
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
The Soledad Canyon Day Use Area is at the juncture of two canyons -- Bar Canyon and Soledad Canyon -- and is in the western foothills of the Organ mountains. The area includes the three-mile loop Bar ...
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Kilbourne Hole Volcanic Crater
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Hiking
A remnant of an ancient volcanic explosion, Kilbourne Hole was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1975. This crater can be found in a desert basin between the Potrillo Mountains and the Rio Gra ...
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Dripping Springs Natural Area
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Hiking
Overlooking Las Cruces from the east are the Organ Mountains, a haven for hikers and adventure seekers alike. The Organs, which rise to over 9,000 feet in elevation, are so named because of the steep, ...
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Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Hiking
The Three Rivers Petroglyphs are outstanding examples of prehistoric Jornada Mogollon rock art. The basaltic ridge rising above the Three Rivers Valley contains over 21,000 petroglyphs, including mask ...
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Gila Lower Box Canyon
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting
The Gila Lower Box Canyon is a true oasis in the desert, 20 miles north of Lordsburg, New Mexico. Since livestock has been prohibited in the river canyon since 1990, the canyon has grown into a lush t ...
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Granite Gap
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005Filed Under: Hiking
From surrounding flat country, spectacular granite and limestone ridges and rock formations rise up to encircle a secluded bowl of land called the Granite Gap near the Arizona border. The area is an e ...
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