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Rockhound State Park. Rockhound State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Deming. [1] It is named for the abundance of minerals in the area, and visitors can search for quartz crystals, geodes, jasper, perlite, and many other minerals. When the park opened in 1966, it was the first park in the ...
Park map. One mile South from the park entrance is the visitors center. Inside the center there are murals of the wildlife and desert plants found in the state. And one of the otter walls there is a large mural; a result of the combined efforts of the local Youth Mural Program and the Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Outdoor Program.
New Mexico currently has 35 state parks. It has been calculated that 70% of the state's population lives within 40 miles (64 km) of a New Mexico state park. [ 2 ] The system as a whole saw 4.5 million visitors in 2009. [ 2 ] The parks are managed by the New Mexico State Parks Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources ...
Valles Caldera National Preserve. Valles Caldera (or Jemez Caldera) is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) wide volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico. [1] Hot springs, streams, fumaroles, natural gas seeps and volcanic domes dot the caldera floor landscape. [4]
With a length of about 24 miles, [2] the Quebradas Back Country Byway can be picked up in the north of southwestern New Mexico, near I-25, close to Socorro at the Escondida Exit. [3] The byway stretches over to the east and then down to U.S. 380 in the south. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy a variety of activities along the byway including hiking ...
May 21, 1971. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is a U.S. National Monument created to protect Mogollon cliff dwellings in the Gila Wilderness on the headwaters of the Gila River in southwest New Mexico. The 533-acre (2.16 km 2) national monument was established by President Theodore Roosevelt through executive proclamation on November 16 ...
The Zuñi Mountains (Navajo: Naasht'ézhí Dził or Ńdíshchííʼ Ląʼí[1]) are a mountain range located mainly in Cibola County of northwestern New Mexico, United States, [2] with a small portion extending into McKinley County. [3] The range is located largely in the Cibola National Forest, [3] lying south of Interstate 40 from southeast ...
Rockhounding is allowed on these lands under non-commercial circumstances, including recreation, research and education. Individuals can hunt for rocks without a permit, groups need a non ...