Things To Do In The Santa Fe Area:

Historic Santa Fe Plaza
Exit the KOA Kampground, turn right. Follow the frontage road (Old Las Vegas Highway) for nine miles to the second stoplight. Turn right on Old Pecos Trail (which turns into Old Santa Fe Trail) straight into the Plaza area. Ask at the KOA front desk about RV parking in downtown. The Santa Fe plaza has many beautiful shops and galleries along with the following historical sites:

The Round House - State Capitol
corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta. Across the street from the New Mexico Department of Tourism

San Miguel Mission
Oldest Church in America
401 Old Santa Fe Trail

Oldest House in America
Next to San Miguel Mission

Loretto Chapel
See the Miraculous Staircase
211 Old Santa Fe Trail

Palace of the Governorrs
New Mexico Museum
Palace Ave. on the Plaza

St. Francis Cathedral
131 Cathedral Place

Fine Arts Museum
Corner of Palace and Lincoln

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson Street

Canyon Road
The “Art and Soul” of Santa Fe – numerous art galleries, studios & boutiques; also Cristo Rey Church

Museum Hill
International Folk Art Museum, Museum of Indian Arts, Wheelwright Museum and Museum of Spanish Colonial Art - Old Santa Fe Trail to Camino Lejo

Bandelier National Monument
Native American Cliff Dwellings
Exit campground on Frontage Road, take exit 290 ( 2 1/2 miles from campground) and I-25 South to St. Francis Exit. Take St. Francis (Hwy. 285) north through Santa Fe to the turnoff of State Road 502 (Los Alamos) and follow the signs (State Road 4) to the Monument. If you continue north on Hwy 4, you will drive into the beautiful Jemez Mountains through Valle Grande, the largest volcano caldera in the world. If you take the Los Alamos turnoff, you can visit “the town that wasn’t there” – visit the Bradbury Museum where you can learn about the “Manhattan Project” which created the first atomic bomb.

Chimayo Miracle Church
Exit Campground at Frontage Road, take exit 290 ( 2 1/2 miles from campground) and I-25 south to St. Francis Exit. Follow 285 North through Pojoaque, turn right on State Road 503. Travel 8 miles to the intersection of 98, turn left to Chimayo. The church is on your right as is the famous Rancho de Chimayo Restaurant and the Leona’s Restaurante for quick and delicious handmade tamales & local fare.

Pecos National Monument &
Pecos Wilderness
Exit campground left. Follow the signs on I-25 North to Glorieta/Pecos exit 299 and follow the Pecos National Monument signs. Pecos Monument is the ruin of the largest and most important Indian Pueblo at the time the Spanish came to New Mexico. To go into the Pecos Wilderness, turn left on Hwy. 63 as you enter the village of Pecos. The wilderness presents unlimited outdoor possibilities including fishing, picnicking, and hiking.

Tent Rocks National Monument
Exit the campground right, take exit 290 and follow I-25 South to the Cochiti Recreation Exit (264). The unusual “moon like” tent shaped rock formations have recently been named New Mexico’s newest National Monument. 2 mile hiking trail.

Turquoise Trail
Exit campground right, exit 290 and follow I-25 South to the 278-A (Hwy. 14 exit). The scenic route to and from Albuquerque goes through Spanish villages, old mining towns (Golden, Madrid and Cerrillos) where you will find craft and antique shops, galleries and colorful restaurants. You may also take State Road 536 to the Sandia Peak Ski area for beautiful long-range views.

Abiquiu & Echo Amphitheater
Georgia O’Keeffe Country
Exit campground on Frontage Road, take exit 290 ( 2 1/2 miles from campground) and I-25 south to St. Francis (285) to Espanola. Take Highway 84 through Abiquiu to view the beautiful colored cliffs and mesas. Beyond Abiquiu dam is Echo Amphitheater where you can take a short scenic hike and have a picnic. If you continue further north, you will enter the beautiful Chama Valley. You may want to take the Cumbres and Toltec narrow gauge railway that takes a scenic route to Antonito, CO.

Taos, NM
Exit campground on Frontage Road right, take exit 290 ( 2 1/2 miles from campground) and I-25 south to St. Francis (Hwy 285/843) north through Santa Fe to Espanola. Follow highway 68 to Taos. The Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously occupied structure in the US. The Pueblo Indians graciously allow admittance to the feast days/religious ceremonies for a small fee. Just west of Taos on US 64 is the Rio Grande Bridge, which spans the Rio Grande Gorge at 650 feet. Ask at the KOA desk for directions regarding the alternate Taos “High Road” trip.

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