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New Mexico

King_Klonopin

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5. Chaco Canyon !!

Reply to pamela (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 05:06 AM

May 2013

You will feel like you're camping on another planet!
You shouldn't drive a regular car, though.
The 25 mile dirt road will destroy it.

I lived there for 4 years. Ojo Caliente hot springs
was also a favorite place (south of Taos / north of Santa Fe)

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Favorite New Mexico State Park? [View all] pamela May 2013 OP

If you can travel just a bit more, consider Bandelier National Monument Warpy May 2013 #1

Thanks, we definitely want to go there eventually. pamela May 2013 #3

I agree with Warpy about Bandelier. likesmountains 52 May 2013 #2

Valley of Fires, Aztec marybourg May 2013 #4

Chaco Canyon !! King_Klonopin May 2013 #5

Ojo Calliente hot springs has camping too womanofthehills May 2013 #7

Villanueva is very beautiful womanofthehills May 2013 #6

Thank you! pamela May 2013 #8

I remember a couple of steep spots heading N. out of Villanueva Quixote1818 May 2013 #9

No, not yet. pamela May 2013 #10

I've always entered Villanueva from the south womanofthehills May 2013 #11

I wish we'd gone to Villanueva. pamela May 2013 #12

Is there a fire down your way? pamela Jun 2013 #13