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Late June to late August lightning and thunderstorm research; gate blocks last mile to laboratory (gate is often closed). Hikers, picnickers welcome year-round.

Cars with low clearance, travel trailers and motor homes discouraged.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Quebradas Backcountry Byway

24 miles, showcases wildlife, rock formations, colored cliffs, arroyos. Two access areas: 1) Go 2 miles north of Socoro on I-25

Socorro, NM Scenic Drives




Historic Walking Tour

Garcia Opera House, Socorro Plaza, Spanish colonial & territorial architecture. Also, Old San Miguel Mission, active 1915-1928; south wall dates from 1598

Socorro, NM Tours

Things to do near Socorro, NM

Winding Roadside Picnic Grounds

Oasislike picnic area overlooks Elephant Butte Lake...

Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex

Bernardo Unit. State waterfowl area, crops grown for birds. Wildlife viewing, sighing / hunting in season. 1600 acres along R...

Ralph Edwards Riverside Park

Downtown picnicking on banks of Rio Grande....

Mogollon Museum

Local history, mining artifacts....