Outdoor Adventures

35.5287854°N, 106.7580301°W

Zia Reservoir is 28 acres in the high desert that is known for it's bass fishing.

• Lakes & Rivers

36.03988° N, 106.84893° W

(505) 476-8000

San Gregorio Lake is in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness Area. Rainbow trout thrive here. It is a wonderful hiking experience because of its beauty and isolation.

• Lakes & Rivers

35.6481° N, 106.3375° W

(505) 465-2300

A no wake lake that is perfect for sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and fishing. Campgrounds Camping is available.

• Lakes & Rivers

455 Fenton Lake Road, Jemez Springs, NM 87025

(575) 829-3630

Fenton Lake State Park is a mellow mountain escape. The Rio Cebolla flows through the park and the lake provides an opportunity to fish and canoe. The park also attracts campers, hikers, and cross-country skiers.

• Lakes & Rivers

16 Hidden Valley Rd, Jemez Springs NM 87025

(575) 829-3500

Located in the beautiful Jemez Valley. Pick your adventure, plan your trip and get all your supplies.

• Lakes & Rivers

35.767288 N -106.311607 W

(505) 672-3861

Bandelier National Monument is an epic vista of the Pajarito Plateau’s rugged canyons and mesas on the slopes of the Jemez Mountains. The archeological sites are the ancestral lands of the ancient Puebloans dating to 1150 AD and offer a view into times past of age-old dwellings, petroglyphs, and pictograph images. There are over 33,000 acres of land and 70% of the Monument is wilderness. There are over 70 miles of trails within its boundaries and many more that connect out into the Santa Fe National Forest lands waiting to be explored.

35.9166887°N, -106.5089223°W

(575) 829-4100

Valles Caldera National Preserve became the country’s newest national park in 2016. Just 20 miles north along Hwy 4 Jemez Springs is an easy access point to this spectacular preserve with 89,000 acres located in Sandoval County. One of only six super volcanoes in the entire world, Valles Caldera is comprised of a 13-mile wide depression which came about after a huge volcanic eruption more than 1.25 million years ago. Thousands of visitors explore the preserve each year, drawn in by its history, flora and fauna. Historic cabins dating back to the 1860’s provide a glimpse into the lives of sheep and cattle ranchers.

34.3915° N, 107.5505° W

(505) 346-3900

Cibola National Forest is a massive 1,633,786 acres. Legend is that Cibola is the original name from the Zuni for their tribal lands. The Sandia district area encompasses land in eastern Bernalillo, Placitas and southeastern Sandoval County.

• National Parks

36.1024152°N, -106.8266788°W

San Pedro Parks Wilderness is classified as a Wild Area. With over 41132 acres it has high altitude of 10,000 feet above sea level. With 9 trails to select from you will enjoy the rolling mountain tops, meadows and dense stands of spruce and conifers, aspen and plenty of wildlife.

• National Parks

35.9410° N, 106.2758° W

(505) 438-5300

Some of the finest mountain scenery in the Southwest is found in the 1.6-million-acre Santa Fe National Forest. Here, you can find the headwaters of Pecos, Jemez, and Gallinas Rivers; mountain streams; lakes; and trout fishing. Travel into Pecos, San Pedro Parks, Chama, and Dome Wildernesses via wilderness pack trips, saddle, or on 1,000 miles of hiking trails. Try whitewater rafting on the Rio Chama or Rio Grande from May to September. Consider turkey, elk, deer, and bear hunting, or visit one of many nearby Indian pueblos, Spanish missions, and Indian ruins. Golden aspen grace the high country from September to October and snow blankets Santa Fe Ski Basin in winter.

• National Parks

35.8819662°N, -106.7292036°W

(575) 829-3630

The Jemez Mountains provide the backdrop for this stunning year-round retreat surrounded by beautiful ponderosa pine forests. Fenton Lake State Park is a mellow mountain escape. The Rio Cebolla flows through the park and there is a fishing and canoeing lake too. The park also attracts campers, hikers and cross-country skiers. There's even a fun playground for the kids. Stocked with rainbow trout from fall through spring, the lake is home to German brown trout, an ideal spot for flyfishing. Although most anglers prefer the warmth and comfort of summer, there is also winter ice fishing.

• National Parks

5200 Cochiti Highway, Cochiti Lake NM 87083

(505) 465-2239

Cochiti Golf Club is an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Jr. public golf course located in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico. The Cochiti Golf Club is consistently ranked as one of the best golf courses in New Mexico. To go along with the fantastic layout of the course, it is nestled in the beautiful high desert terrain of northern New Mexico.

• Golf

30 Rainbow Road NE, Albuquerque, NM

(505) 798-3990

The Sandia Golf Club features a 7,752-yard golf course. The Par 72 Championship Course stretches from 5,113 to 7,752 yards and will challenge and delight golfers of all skill levels with a memorable layout routed through the rugged high desert landscape featuring 48 strategically placed bunkers, challenging green complexes and panoramic views of the Sandia Mountains. The facility also features a full size practice range with a double-tiered teeing area, a 10,000 square foot practice putting green, a practice chipping green with bunker, and a putting green next to the number 1 tee to practice those last few putts before teeing off.

• Golf

288 Prairie Star Road, Santa Ana Pueblo NM 87004

(505) 867-9464

The Santa Ana Golf Club offers golf the way it was meant to be played. "The New York Times" calls Santa Ana "one of America's three best true links-style golf courses." The course follows in the tradition of golf's first and finest links-style courses and was highly rated by both Golf Week and Golf Digest.<br />
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You'll enjoy a 27-hole championship links-style golf course, five sets of tees on every hole, play from 5,500 yards to 7,400 yards, a 22,000-square-foot Club House, eight lakes, full-service Pro Shop, practice facilities, hospitality quarters, four-star restaurant, and casual bar and grille.

• Golf

1301 Tuyuna Trail, Santa Ana Pueblo NM 87004

(505) 771-6155

Twin Warriors Golf Club is eighteen holes of high desert, championship golf routed in and around 20 ancient cultural sites of previous habitation and activity. The course has beautiful grassy knolls and ridges dotted with Juniper and Pinon Pine.  Ranked 49th Best Public Golf Course in America by Golf Digest<br />
Ranked the 3rd Best Golf Course in New Mexico by Golf Digest<br />
Top 75 Golf Resorts In America by Golf Magazine

• Golf

453 NM-165, Placitas, NM 87043

(505) 867-3355

Each year Placitas has a Cosmic Experience with Astronomer Tony Hull with members of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society. There are 30 sophisticated telescopes aimed at a variety of night sky phenomenon. We will see the richness of the surface of the moon, and galaxies.

• Dark Skies (Stargazing)

39201 Highway 4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025

(575) 829-4100

Designated as a dark sky park in 2021, Valles Caldera National Preserve is New Mexico’s newest International Dark Sky Park. This 89,000 acre National Preserve is in the heart of one of three super volcanoes in the United States and is known for its expansive mountain meadows, abundance of wildlife, and stunning views of the night skies. The Preserve is located in the Jemez Mountains from where it is possible to see the Milky Way, meteor showers, planets, and star constellations, unobstructed by light pollution.Visitors have the opportunity to attend an astronomy event or can observe the night skies on their own.

• Dark Skies (Stargazing)

38724 Hwy 126, Jemez Springs NM 87025

(575) 829-4333

A one stop shop in the Jemez. All the supplies you need for camping, fishing, picnicking, or hiking can be found.

• Fishing

16 HIDDEN VALLEY RD, Jemez Springs NM 87025

(575) 829-3500

Located in the beautiful Jemez Valley. Pick your adventure, plan your trip and get all your supplies.

• Fishing

1300 Tuyuna Trail, Bernalillo, NM 87004

(505) 554-5938

The Stables at Tamaya in Bernalillo, NM, is operated by true horse lovers and staffed by expert riders. We are your best source for group trail rides and other great adventures on horseback.

• Horseback Riding

149 Angelo Luigi Road, Corrales, NM 87048

(505) 250-3216

New Mexico Wilderness Rides. For both horses and people, these are our favorite rides—the rides where everything comes together. Not a two-hour break from the world—but a different world entirely. This is where you learn to think like a horse, where you learn a lot about wild country and riding, and sometimes a lot about yourself.

• Horseback Riding

763 Applewood Road, Corrales, NM 87048

(505) 270-6418

 Ride the Trails in Corrales. If you love the trails in Corrales, you'll love our location. We are right on the ditch on Loma Larga and just a short ride down the tree-shaded ditches to Top Form Arena.

• Horseback Riding