Destinations · New Mexico
Belen
NM · 34.6628, -106.7764
From Belen, New Mexico, Byway's registries place 4 scenic byways, 1 public land unit and 4 campgrounds within 30 miles.
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.
Day-trip loops
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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
- ATSF M-1 · 0 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum · 1 mi
- Harvey House Museum · 1 mi
- La Loma Alta · 5 mi
- Korean War Memorial · 6 mi
- Korean War Memorial · 6 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site · 7 mi
- El Cerro Tome · 8 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Los Lunas · 10 mi
- Central New Mexico · 20 mi
- Albuquerque · 30 mi