New Mexico
ModerateZuni Mountains Loop — Cibola National Forest High Road via Oso Ridge and Agua Fria
Sky island loop above the Rio Puerco that nobody runs.
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Overlanding Trails in New Mexico
Trails curated for overlanders in New Mexico.
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DifficultLonesome Highway — Gila River Canyon Road to Redrock via Box Canyon
Six river crossings, zero crowds, pure Gila.
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La Ventana Natural Arch — El Malpais Sandstone Formation
One of New Mexico's largest natural arches, carved from Zuni Sandstone and sitting a short walk off NM-117…
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El Malpais Information Center — Grants NM-117 Gateway
NPS ranger station in Grants where you grab trail maps, permits, water intel, and current conditions before dropping…
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El Malpais National Monument — Zuni-Acoma Trailhead at NM-117
The eastern trailhead for one of New Mexico's most brutal and beautiful lava-field crossings — 7.5 miles of…
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Cibola National Forest — Mount Taylor Campground
High-elevation ponderosa camp on the flanks of New Mexico's most sacred peak, 20 miles from Grants — cool…
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BLM Grants — Bluewater Lake State Park Campground
Year-round state park camp on a high-desert reservoir 25 miles west of Grants — reliable water, hookup sites,…
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El Malpais National Monument — Joe Skeen Campground
The only developed NPS campground inside El Malpais, sitting right on the edge of the lava field near…
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Cibola National Forest — Lobo Canyon Road Dispersed Camp
Dispersed camping on USFS land along Lobo Canyon Road north of Grants, tucked into the Mount Taylor volcanic…
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BLM Albuquerque Field Office — Cerritos de Jaspe Dispersed Camp
Open BLM dispersed camping in the red rock and jasper hill country west of the Zuni-Acoma Trail's western…