Socorro, New Mexico
City of Socorro Parks
Fields, tennis/basketball courts, horseshoe pits, playgrounds, jogging, Olympic-size pool....
City of Socorro Parks
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 RecreationGarcia Opera House, Socorro Plaza, Spanish colonial & territorial architecture. Also, Old San Miguel Mission, active 1915-1928; south wall dates from 1598
Socorro, NM ToursVisitors can take up to 15 lbs. of rocks. Visitor center, campsites....
Built with Hearst money in 1898, now museum/art gallery....
Seven total. Bath houses, indoor tubs, saunas....
Hiking, picnicking at moutain-camp ruins. (only guide dogs allowed.) ...