Destinations · New Mexico
Central New Mexico
NM · 34.8300, -106.4800
El Camino Real, Salt Missions Trail and Historic Route 66 are 3 of 7 signed byways within 30 miles of Central New Mexico, New Mexico.
Understand
A New Mexican who hears "central New Mexico" automatically thinks "Albuquerque," but there is more to the region than just its largest city. Broadly, central New Mexico is bounded on the: North, by Santa Fe and environs, although Santa Fe itself is usually considered part of the North Central region.
The same roads run past Albuquerque, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Central New Mexico 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 · 12 mi · national
- Salt Missions Trail · 12 mi
- Historic Route 66 · 14 mi · national
- Turquoise Trail · 18 mi · national
- Abo Pass Trail · 19 mi
- Corrales Road · 27 mi
Public land
- Cibola National Forest · 2 mi
Campgrounds
- Bosque Campground · 6 mi
- Capilla Peak Campground · 10 mi
- Tajique Campground · 10 mi
- Red Canyon Campground · 15 mi
- Cedro Peak Camping Sites - Robin and Jay · 17 mi
- Cienega Equestrian Trailhead · 24 mi
Lookouts
- Flat Rock Overlook · 19 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 19 mi
- Bet's Rock · 19 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
Named places
- Los Vayas Spring · 4 mi
- Guadalupe Peak · 4 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring · 4 mi
- Mosca Peak · 5 mi
- North Bosque Peak · 5 mi
- Yellowstone Spring · 5 mi
- Bosque Peak · 5 mi
- Upper Fourth of July Spring · 5 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Los Lunas · 14 mi
- Albuquerque · 20 mi
- Belen · 20 mi
- Cedar Crest · 20 mi
- Edgewood · 23 mi