Clayton, New Mexico
Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway
Take NM 406 north to NM 456, 40 miles north of Clayton....
Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway
Grasslands for outdoor recreation, range, watershed, fish, wildlife. Santa Fe Trail hiking, 2
Clayton, NM Wildlife AreasBegan as a saloon in 1873. The hotel was added to serve Santa Fe Trail traders, mountain men, desperadoes, some of whom reput...
Natural spring baths....
Nature photography, fishing, wildlife viewing, picnicking. Waterfowl, eagles, prairie dog town. ...
Displays of Folsom Man (ca. 12,000 B.C.), replicas of Folsom spear points excavated in 1920s....
Trade center for Hispanics and Americans after 1835, site of Kearney's proclamation of New Mexico as a United States possessi...