Destinations · New Mexico
Española
NM · 36.0019, -106.0647
El Camino Real, Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway and High Road to Taos are 3 of 8 signed byways within 30 miles of Española, New Mexico.
Understand
The town sits at the heart of North Central New Mexico in a wide valley between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the east and the Jemez on the west.
The same roads run past Bandelier National Monument, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Española 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 · 1 mi · national
- Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway · 5 mi
- High Road to Taos · 6 mi
- Historic Route 66 · 17 mi · national
- Jemez Mountain Trail · 20 mi · national
- Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway · 21 mi
Public land
Campgrounds
- Borrego Mesa Campground · 16 mi
- Aspen Basin Campground · 20 mi
- Big Tesuque Campground · 22 mi
- Black Canyon Campground · 23 mi
- Panchuela Campground · 25 mi
- Santa Barbara Campground · 26 mi
- Cowles Campground · 26 mi
- Holy Ghost Campground · 26 mi
Lookouts
- Vista Grande Overlook · 21 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 21 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 21 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 21 mi
Named places
- Noland · 0 mi
- "La Jovencita" Mural · 0 mi
- Renezmae Oana Faith Calzada · 0 mi
- Corn Field Mural · 1 mi
- enezmae Calzada · 1 mi
- Welcome Española · 1 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site · 1 mi
- Cutting Edge Mural · 1 mi
A day out of Española, planned on real roads
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Chimayó · 8 mi
- Pojoaque · 8 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 21 mi
- Santa Fe · 23 mi