Destinations · New Mexico
Belen
NM · 34.6628, -106.7764
El Camino Real, Abo Pass Trail and Historic Route 66 are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Belen, New Mexico.
Get in
Belen is just off Interstate 25, with three freeway exits. However, there are a couple of more scenic back roads that run parallel to I-25 east of the interstate. The nearest major airport is in Albuquerque.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
4 scenic drives near Belen
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Belen. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
El Camino Real
National Scenic Byway · 3 mi out
Runs through Cibola National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest.
- 02
- 03
- 04
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Belen are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- El Camino Real · 3 mi · national
- Abo Pass Trail · 3 mi
- Historic Route 66 · 15 mi · national
- Salt Missions Trail · 25 mi
Public land
- Cibola National Forest · 15 mi
Campgrounds
- Capilla Peak Campground · 21 mi
- Red Canyon Campground · 21 mi
- Bosque Campground · 22 mi
- Tajique Campground · 28 mi
Named places
- El Corazon de Belen Garden Park · 0 mi
- Anna Becker Park · 0 mi
- ATSF M-1 · 0 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum · 1 mi
- Harvey House Museum · 1 mi
- Rosedale Park · 1 mi
- Jose Gallegos Park · 1 mi
- Vivian Fields · 1 mi
A day out of Belen, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Belen.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- Los Lunas · 10 mi
- Central New Mexico · 20 mi
- Albuquerque · 30 mi