Capulin Volcano National Monument

View 4 states from rim of dormant 1,000-foot-high symmetrical volcanic cinder cone. Wildlife, birds, wildflowers.

Getting There & Details

Address
12 miles west of Des Moines via US 64 / 87 and NM 325
Phone
505-278-2201
Website
www.nps.gov/cavo
Map
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More Things to Do

Leave room for the unexpected.

The best parts of a trip rarely show up on an itinerary.

Folsom Museum

Displays of Folsom Man (ca. 12,000 B.C.), replicas of Folsom spear points excavated in 1920s.

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