Cerrillos Hills State Park, New Mexico Camping & Hiking

Cerrillos Hills State Park, New Mexico Camping & Hiking

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Directions

37 Main Street
Cerrillos, NM 87010
Make a reservation on the New Mexico State Parks reservation website.

Phone

505-474-0196

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Cerrillos Hills State Park is New Mexico’s newest park. Cerrillos Hills were originally known by the Spanish as the Sierra de San Mateo. Cerrillos Hills, New Mexico’s 35th State Park, is a year-round, day-use park located off the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway (NM Highway 14) between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. You will cross paths with over 1,100 years of mining history along the five miles of trails and enjoy spectacular views of the Sandia, Ortiz, Jemez, and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges.

Most of the trails at the park, such as the Cortez Mine and Jane Calvin Sanchez Trails, allow visitors to see many of the late 1800s to early 1900s mines and prospect pits. Historic mine shafts are safeguarded and signed with interpretive information. A newly installed interpretative museum can be found at the visitor center in the historic village of Cerrillos.

Cerrillos Hills State Park is open year round from sunrise to sunset for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and picnicking.

The park has five miles of trails which offer scenic views of the Galisteo Basin and surrounding areas. Elevations range from 5,800-6,100 feet.
Make a reservation on the New Mexico State Parks reservation website.

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