Capulin Volcano: located in Northeastern New Mexico, was designated a U.S. National Monument on August 9, 1916. It is an example of an extinct cinder cone volcano that is part of the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. (Map)
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The Santa Fe National Historic Trail crosses the five states of Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. You may decide to travel its entire length, or visit just one or two sites. (Link)
Sugarite Canyon State Park
Sugarite includes two lakes,Lake Dorothy and Lake Maloya, which host some of the best trout fishing in New Mexico.
HCR 63, P.O. Box 386
Raton, New Mexico 87740
Phone: 505-445-5607
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The Clayton Lake State Park
dinosaur tracksite, has over five hundred dinosaur footprints preserved, and is one of the best-preserved and most extensive dinosaur tracksites in the U.S.