Destinations · New Mexico
Chimayó
NM · 36.0020, -105.9300
From Chimayó, New Mexico, Byway's registries place 8 scenic byways, 3 public land units and 21 campgrounds within 30 miles.
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.
Day-trip loops
Baked loops for Chimayó are growing. The weave below 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
- Descanso · 1 mi
- Mesa de la Ceja · 3 mi
- Yogi Bhajan Memorial Highway · 7 mi
- Ben Lujan Memorial Highway · 7 mi
- Mesa Borrego · 7 mi
- Cerro Piñon · 7 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site · 8 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