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Socorro, New Mexico

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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Migratory waterfowl, including sandhill cranes. 377

Socorro, NM Wildlife Areas


Socorro Fat Tire Trails

Quebradas to east, Rio Grande floodplain and Bosque del Apache to south. Magdalena /

Socorro, NM Trails


Langmuir Laboratory

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

Socorro, NM Recreation

Things to do near Socorro, NM

Three Crosses

Commemorates 1830 group of travelers killed by Indians and from which Las Cruces derives its name....

Pancho Villa State Park

Site of March 9, 1916, Villa raid on U.S. Camp Furlong site. Botanical Garden, visitors center, 61 campsites....

The Catwalk

Steep Trail over suspended bridges through whitewater canyon, handicapped accessible. Grand Reopening May 29...

Bicentennial Log Cabin

Pioneer artifacts, furnishings in Black Range cabin....