Socorro, New Mexico
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Migratory waterfowl, including sandhill cranes. 377 identified species. Year-round birding, auto tour, hiking. ...
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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 RecreationQuebradas to east, Rio Grande floodplain and Bosque del Apache to south. Magdalena /
Socorro, NM TrailsArtifacts, gift shop, water tanks with murals of spacecraft, astronauts, space-program symbols....
Monolith resembles praying nun....
Campsites, showers, playground, swimming, fishing. ...
Begin at Caballo, 16 miles south of TorC on I-25, go 17 miles west on NM-152 to Hillsboro, drive 31 miles south on NM-27 to N...