Destinations · New Mexico
Chimayó
NM · 36.0020, -105.9300
High Road to Taos, El Camino Real and Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway are 3 of 8 signed byways within 30 miles of Chimayó, New Mexico.
Get in
Albuquerque is the nearest city with a major airport, although Santa Fe has off-again, on-again commercial jet service as well. Chimayó is reachable from Santa Fe on good and scenic 2-lane roads, but be a bit careful driving on them in the winter, as this is high country and mountain snowstorms can make a nasty mess out of a good road in remarkably short order. NM 76 east from Española or NM 503 northeast from Pojoaque will bring you to Chimayó.
The same roads run past Santa Fe, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Chimayó 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
- High Road to Taos · inside
- El Camino Real · 6 mi · national
- Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway · 11 mi
- Historic Route 66 · 15 mi · national
- Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway · 16 mi
- Santa Fe Trail · 22 mi · national
Public land
- Santa Fe National Forest · 3 mi
- Carson National Forest · 4 mi
- Río Grande del Norte National Monument · 21 mi
Campgrounds
- Borrego Mesa Campground · 9 mi
- Aspen Basin Campground · 16 mi
- Big Tesuque Campground · 17 mi
- Santa Barbara Campground · 19 mi
- Jacks Creek Campground · 19 mi
- Jacks Creek Group Campground · 19 mi
- Jacks Creek Horse Camp · 19 mi
- Panchuela Campground · 19 mi
Lookouts
- Vista Grande Overlook · 16 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 16 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 17 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 17 mi
Named places
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site · 0 mi
- Chimayo Historical Marker · 1 mi
- Santuario de Chimayo Historical Marker · 1 mi
- Descanso · 1 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground · 2 mi
- Mesa de la Ceja · 3 mi
- La Puebla Park · 4 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center · 6 mi
A day out of Chimayó, planned on real roads
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Española · 8 mi
- Pojoaque · 9 mi
- Santa Fe · 21 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 27 mi