New Mexico

Every scenic byway, national park and public-land unit in New Mexico, and the measured connections between them.

scenic byways

national parks

public-land units

lookouts

8,486

miles of byway

National parks

Public land

Lookouts

Connections

Measured to each protected area’s official boundary, not its centre point.

Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes near Carlsbad Caverns National Park · within 3 mi
Sunspot Scenic Byway passes near White Sands National Park · within 19 mi
Historic Route 66 passes near Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · within 29 mi
El Camino Real passes near Carson National Forest · within 10 mi
Santa Fe Trail passes near Carson National Forest · within 14 mi
Jemez Mountain Trail passes near Carson National Forest · within 25 mi
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway runs through Carson National Forest · inside
High Road to Taos runs through Carson National Forest · inside
Santa Fe Trail runs through Cibola National Forest · inside
Turquoise Trail runs through Cibola National Forest · inside
Trail of the Ancients - NM runs through Cibola National Forest · inside
El Camino Real passes near Cibola National Forest · within 1 mi
Historic Route 66 passes near Cibola National Forest · within 5 mi
Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes near Cibola National Forest · within 9 mi
Trail of the Ancients - NM runs through El Malpais National Conservation Area · inside
Historic Route 66 passes near El Malpais National Conservation Area · within 7 mi
Chain of Craters Back Country Byway runs through El Malpais National Conservation Area · inside
Billy the Kid Trail runs through Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area · inside
Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway runs through Gila National Forest · inside
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway runs through Gila National Forest · inside
El Camino Real passes near Gila National Forest · within 21 mi
Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes near Gila National Forest · within 4 mi
El Camino Real passes near Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument · within 5 mi
Jemez Mountain Trail passes near Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument · within 10 mi
Historic Route 66 passes near Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument · within 18 mi
Turquoise Trail passes near Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument · within 19 mi
Santa Fe Trail passes near Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument · within 26 mi
Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes near Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument · within 22 mi
Santa Fe Trail runs through Kiowa National Grassland · inside
La Frontera del Llano Byway runs through Kiowa National Grassland · inside
Billy the Kid Trail runs through Lincoln National Forest · inside
Guadalupe Back Country Byway runs through Lincoln National Forest · inside
Sunspot Scenic Byway runs through Lincoln National Forest · inside
Lincoln National Forest adjoins Carlsbad Caverns National Park · inside
Lincoln National Forest passes near White Sands National Park · within 12 mi
El Camino Real runs through Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument · inside
Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes near Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument · within 23 mi
Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes near Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument · within 9 mi
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument passes near White Sands National Park · within 17 mi
Santa Fe Trail passes near Pike and San Isabel National Forests · within 20 mi
El Camino Real passes near Prehistoric Trackways National Monument · within 4 mi
El Camino Real passes near Río Grande del Norte National Monument · within 22 mi
Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway runs through Río Grande del Norte National Monument · inside
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes near Río Grande del Norte National Monument · within 1 mi
High Road to Taos passes near Río Grande del Norte National Monument · within 6 mi
Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes near Río Grande del Norte National Monument · within 30 mi
Santa Fe Trail passes near Rita Blanca National Grassland · within 10 mi
Jemez Mountain Trail runs through Santa Fe National Forest · inside
Santa Fe Trail runs through Santa Fe National Forest · inside
Historic Route 66 passes near Santa Fe National Forest · within 1 mi
El Camino Real passes near Santa Fe National Forest · within 2 mi
Turquoise Trail passes near Santa Fe National Forest · within 5 mi
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway runs through Santa Fe National Forest · inside

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