Cimarron, New Mexico
St. James Hotel
Began as a saloon in 1873. The hotel was added to serve Santa Fe Trail traders, mountain men, desperadoes, some of whom reputedly haunt it today. Bullet holes in ceiling from gunfights....
St. James Hotel
Features Cimarron Palisades, 400-foot-high crenellated granite formations. Campsites, rainbow/
Cimarron, NM RecreationCamping fishing, waterfowl viewing. Eagles nearby in winter....
Take NM 406 north to NM 456, 40 miles north of Clayton....
Mining, railroad, ranching artifacts. Art exhibits....
100,000-acre special management area. Prime elk habitat. Fishing, hiking, renovated campground, backcountry camping....