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
Site of Lucien Maxwell & Kit Carson's 1848 fortified settlement. Carson's reconstructed home offers a glimpse of 1850
Cimarron, NM MuseumsLakes, visitor center, campsites, historic exhibits....
Eastern gateway, from US 64 north on NM 38 begins 85-mile road journey....